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Impacts of child sponsorship communications: findings from World Vision programmes (2022)
Journal Article
Feeny, S., Clarke, M., Westhorp, G., Jennings, M., & Donohue, C. (2023). Impacts of child sponsorship communications: findings from World Vision programmes. Development in Practice, 33(3), 280-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.2018403

Child sponsorship programmes often seek to establish a personal relationship between a sponsor and child through the exchange of letters, photos, and sometimes gifts. This paper examines the impact of these activities using data from communities supp... Read More about Impacts of child sponsorship communications: findings from World Vision programmes.

A faith-inspired way of working: an exploration of International Faith-Inspired Organisation's local faith-inspired humanitarian partnerships and programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile urban contexts (2022)
Thesis
Goodwin, E. A. J. A faith-inspired way of working: an exploration of International Faith-Inspired Organisation's local faith-inspired humanitarian partnerships and programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile urban contexts. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the lives of many of the worlds poorest. COVID-19 has proved to be much more than a health emergency; as well as the immediate health-related concerns of COVID-19, measures to stem the spread of t... Read More about A faith-inspired way of working: an exploration of International Faith-Inspired Organisation's local faith-inspired humanitarian partnerships and programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile urban contexts.

Daaras and development discourses: Three interventions targeting the practice of begging by talibés in urban Senegal (2022)
Thesis
Macleod, S. Daaras and development discourses: Three interventions targeting the practice of begging by talibés in urban Senegal. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The practice of begging by talibés (Qur’anic school students) in urban Senegal has long attracted the attention of international development actors who either see the talibés’ begging as the result of the exclusion of their daaras (traditional Qur’an... Read More about Daaras and development discourses: Three interventions targeting the practice of begging by talibés in urban Senegal.