Initiatives across the private, public, and third sectors have increasingly pursued social value beyond mere profit. However, how can be created still requires a more detailed investigation. This paper provides conceptual empirical arguments on initiatives of innovation, which intentionally seek to empower people, contribute generate value. We investigate three European innovation cases—which a...

tthe study area included parts of the villages in behabad, of bafq county, yazd province, and pool research was conducted in 2008 and 2009. research findings show that rural workers and islamic councils have relatively been successful in development of rural entrepreneurship, and local people believe that entrepreneurs, officials, experts and local commentators, islamic council and rural worker...

OBJECTIVE To describe the stages of the empowerment process of a group of seniors in a rural community. METHOD Convergent care research whose foundation is to use the scope of practice. Conducted with the proposal to change the practice of 21 seniors and nine health professionals, with the aim of health promotion empowerment. Data were collected during 22 meetings, and group interviews at the...

Health and literacy share an interesting relationship. The complexities of the relationship between literacy and health need to be recognized by policy-makers and practitioners to dispel myths, reduce stigma attached to low literacy, and empower disadvantaged groups. As we engage in building knowledge in the field, there is a need for multi-sectoral collaboration, both quantitative and qualitat...

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...

Improved agroecological practices tend to lead production diversity but often fall short of achieving optimal dietary in rural contexts. Thus, multi-prong interventions involving knowledge and skill development for consumption are needed. This study assesses nutrition production-related implemented the East African Highlands, Pamir-Tian Shan, Hindukush Andes. Overall, 601 service providers were...

BACKGROUND Ghana's health system is ill-equipped to tackle the country's double burden of infectious and chronic diseases. The current focus is on empowering lay communities to adopt healthy practices to prevent chronic diseases. Understanding how individuals make sense of health, illness and chronic illnesses is an important first step to developing practical interventions. METHODS Six focus...