geography as an interdisciplinary science that always trying to play their proper role in development process, it has been focused so much attention on the women as half of development power. this research with interdisciplinary approach is trying to analyze influence of ict on empowerment of rural women in the central part of lahijan eparchy. then applied the explanatory approach. field studie...

Critical knowledge gaps seriously hinder efforts for building disaster resilience at all levels, especially in disaster-prone least developed countries. Information deficiency is most serious at local levels, especially in terms of spatial information on risk, resources, and capacities of communities. To tackle this challenge, we develop a general methodological approach that integrates communi...

Introduction: Limited knowledge is the leading cause of high prevalence type 2 diabetes (DM) in rural communities. Community empowerment one strategy to increase regarding control. This study aims design a community model advance controlling diabetes.Methods: The method used was qualitative with an action research design. Data collection included interviews, focused group discussions (FGD), and...

the survival of rural communities depends on appropriate investments and creation of viable and sustainable job opportunities. rural entrepreneurship is a driving engine of job creation and economic growth in rural communities. when we speak of rural business success or longevity, it seems important to determine how rural entrepreneurs define success. for the past decades, profit, growth and in...

— We have seen in last few decades that the progress of information technology with leaps and bounds, which have completely changed the way of life in the developed nations. While internet has changed the established working practice and opened new vistas and provided a platform to connect, this gives the opportunity for collaborative work space that goes beyond the global boundary. ICT promise...

This qualitative, descriptive study investigated how working with Health Brigades influenced a sense of empowerment and a resultant shifting of gender-power relationships for women in a rural Nicaraguan community. A convenience sample of 10 women aged 18 to 65 years who had worked with the Brigades were interviewed. Open and axial coding were used to determine core categories and theoretical co...

BACKGROUND Despite ample evidence that HIV has entered the general population, most HIV awareness programs in India continue to neglect rural areas. Low HIV awareness and high stigma, fueled by low literacy, seasonal migration, gender inequity, spatial dispersion, and cultural taboos pose extra challenges to implement much-needed HIV education programs in rural areas. This paper describes a pee...

OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health, quality of life, and perceived opportunities for change (as one measure of empowerment) in rural Irish communities. DESIGN Pooled data from cross sectional surveys two years apart. SETTING Respondents in four randomly selected rural district electoral divisions with a population size of be...