Aging in a Rural Community Wanda W. Jones Webster University Introduction Living and aging in a rural community has many challenges. The aging of America in rural communities has gone from being the prominent lifestyle of American citizens to approximately a quarter of the country living in rural areas. Because elders prefer to remain in their homes and age in place‚ living in rural communities presents barriers that are not easily overcome. Transportation is a critical component of aging
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Group 2 Rural Bank of Suares Case Synthesis: In a stockholders’ meeting of the Rural Bank of Suares (RBS)‚ Peter Arguelles‚ the bank general manager‚ proposed that the bank should open another branch in the capital city. However‚ the stockholders are reluctant with this motion‚ given that there are branches of the big banks of Manila and already two rural banks in the city. For more than 20 years‚ the Rural Bank of Suares struggled financially because of the government’s lending program. Point-of-View:
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The Megacity The movement and concentration of the global population in urban areas is growing at a rapid rate. The increased growth rates of major urban areas calls for the development of megacities to keep up with the increase in the population. According to the definition provided by the United Nations‚ megacities are cities with populations of over 10 million (UNFPA‚ 12). Based on this definition‚ it is expected that the number of megacities in the world will be mostly located in the
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’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’rural livelihood in india • ’ ’ ’ ’ ’Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature.. For Example farmer * farming * herding * fishing * off-farm employment‚ * exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering. * forest product collection * women does house hold chores It is diverse but simple livelihood strategies Agriculture and food production plays a major role Child
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study Methodology of the study Theoretical discussion Concept of NGOs Historical background of NOGs in Bangladesh Types of NGOs Functional coverage of NGOs Role of NGOs behind the rural development Advantages and disadvantages Findings Jagorani chakra foundation (JCF) Objectives Working area Programs Programs related rural development Exceptional and successes of JCF Achievements of JCF Concluding remark Subject Page 02 02 02 03 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 17 1 INTRODUCTION:
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Voting behaviour in rural and urban areas of Punjab Dr. Mughees Ahmed 1 Abstract The study of voting behavior of the rural and urban voters is the main objective of this paper. Ideological and biradari (clan‚ tribe) based considerations of voters are discussed in this case. Biradarism (casteism‚ tribalism) is the main component of this behavior. It has a very deep impact on political alignments of the people of Punjab. This factor gained more importance in the era of non-political governments
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Will today’s small rural towns be the ghost towns of tomorrow? Will what’s now a moderately busy main street be overtaken by grasses and tumbleweeds? According to the CEDS “Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy”‚ which was compiled in 2003 by the South Central Economic Development District‚ Franklin County ranks last in housing unit counts‚ wage and salary income‚ employer establishments. County population has declined over 34% from 5‚449 in 1960 to 3‚574 in 2000. (Gorman‚ 20) Is the future
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Allegations against employees in the area of child protection: A critical essay ACT Council of P&C Associations Inc‚ 2006‚ Submission to Legislative assembly Standing Committee on Education‚ Training and Young People Restorative justice in youth settings‚ Accessed on 29.5.07 from http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/downloads/submissions/RJ%2016.pdf Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2003 Accessed on 23/05/07 from http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/nswbills.nsf/131a07fa4b8a
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RURAL MARKETING A Project on T.Y.BMS COMPILED BY: RAJIV.B (09) NAVIN.C (11) ANKIT.G (15) ROHAN.M (31) RINKI.W (59) Introduction Gone are the days when a rural consumer went to a nearby city to buy ‘branded products and services’. Trends indicate that the rural markets are coming up in
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Sector “Challenges in Rural Market ” “Challenges in Rural Market ” Mr. M Q Khan‚ Director (LPG Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd.) Mr. M Q Khan‚ Director (LPG Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd.) Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Industries Ltd. 1 Indian Scenario Urban Population (Million)‚ 2001 House Holds (Million)‚ 2001 LPG Connections (as of 01.04.04 (Million) LPG Consumption (MMTPA) As of 01.04.04 LPG Per Capita Consumption KG (PA) Penetration 286 54 68.52 7.95 Rural 742 138 8.58 1.55 Total
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