Education toward Improving the Quality of Life of Women: Impact of A Community-based Organization in Rural Kenya
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2008-06
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
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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x, 243 p. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call numbers: KNIGHT HV446.5 .S64 2008