Child-headed households (CHHs), in which adults or guardians are either absent or not fully
functioning in terms of providing for the material and emotional needs of children, have been …

Drawing on the institutional sociology framework of coercive isomorphism, the study
explores the effects of upward hierarchical accountability on the program outcomes of NGOs …

This paper aims to empirically investigate the effect of total quality management (TQM)
dimensions on the performance of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) …

Ethnography is increasingly being used in the evaluation of quality improvement and
change initiatives in healthcare settings, particularly in the form of 'focused'and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of social context on young
people's sexual lives and sexual health, and to highlight the need for HIV prevention and …

Health systems in many African countries are failing to provide populations with access to
good quality health care. Morbidity and mortality from curable diseases such as malaria …

This article provides insights into the evaluation of a government-funded action for climate
change program. The UK-based program aimed to reduce CO2 emissions and encourage …

Purpose In today's risk society, foundations are essential for sustaining democracies.
However, the proof of a value-creating function of foundations is rarely assessed. Therefore …

The Girl Summit held in 2014 aimed to mobilise greater effort to end Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM) within a generation, building on a global movement which viewed the …

Drawing on findings from a two-year in-depth qualitative study conducted in three rural
areas in Uganda, this paper describes the 'systematic structuring of vulnerability'arising from …