dc.contributor.author |
Soeda, Yasuko, 1983- |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2008-11-13T01:15:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2008-11-13T01:15:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-06 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7784 |
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dc.description |
x, 243 p. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call numbers: KNIGHT HV446.5 .S64 2008 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Although many development programs addressing gender issues exist, few
development agencies and organizations pay attention to program evaluation and long-term
outcomes. The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether a community-based
organization improves women's quality of life through a combination of sewing, health
education, and general education classes in the rural community of Takaungu, Kenya.
Specifically, I question whether the East African Center for the Empowerment of Women
and Children's (EAC) programs are successful from the participants' point of view. In
interviews with 29 program participants, I asked them how they perceive the programs of
the EAC and whether they are using their acquired skills in their daily lives. Employing the
EAC as a case study through participant observation and survey through interviews from
my 12-week stay with the EAC, I wish to make these women's voices heard. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Adviser: Kathie Carpenter |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: International Studies, M.A. 2008; |
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dc.title |
Education toward Improving the Quality of Life of Women: Impact of A Community-based Organization in Rural Kenya |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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