Nazneen Kanji’s research while affiliated with Aga Khan University and other places

... This is perhaps most apparent across low and middle income countries. For example, non-profit organizations contributed to disaster relief and reconstruction after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (Lassa, 2018) and improved labor conditions in industries of Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka through international campaigns for aid and trade reform following the tsunami (Lewis et al., 2020). Non-profit organizations also have proven themselves as profound actors in responding to disease-related public health crises. ...

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Benefits and challenges of collaborative networks addressing food system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

... In line with this, donor demands can stifle creativity among implementors. Here, the terms on which funding is provided determine the room for maneuvering, flexibility, and creativity of implementing development actors ( Lewis et al. 2021 ). It is important to consider how this plays out for FBOs, considering their ways of legitimizing their work in relation to their specific donor networks. ...

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It is Who You Know: The Influence of Faith-Based Donor Networks on the Antitrafficking Work of Faith-Based Organizations

... The persistence of rural-urban linkages is thoroughly documented in the literature (e.g. Murray 1981;Berry 1983;Unwin 1989;Baker 1990;Gugler 1991;Baker and Pedersen 1992;Potts 1997;Kamete 1998;Smit 1998;Tacoli 1998;Beall et al. 1999;Andersson 2001;Chukwuezi 2001;Kamete et al. 2001;Meagher 2001;Englund 2002;Gugler 2002). They manifest themselves in a variety of ways. ...

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Rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa: Contemporary debates and implications for Kenyan urban workers in the 21st century

... Gender and economic participation may explain this (Boserup et al, 2013). Reform will increase Saudi Arabia's economic focus and competitiveness. ...

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Saudi and U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Saudi Vision 2030 Concerning Women in Online Newspapers

... These elites are also perceived as perpetuating brand-new neo-patrimonialism-inspired structures in underprivileged areas. According to Lewis & Kanji, (2009), NGOs have contributed ideas and techniques to foreign aid as well as changed donor objectives. Moreover, NGOs are frequently accused of misinterpreting local situations and employing amateurs with less expertise, which misleads the goal of community empowerment (Bodja, 2006;Chabal & Daloz, 1999;Wuyts et al., 1992). ...

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Poverty Alleviation Models in Bangladesh: An Analysis Within Systemic Oppression Framework

... As has been shown elsewhere, women's income provides them with psychological and practical leverage in their gender relations. Women, however, may use their often low earnings not so much to increase their power in gender relations but to diminish conflict by asking their husbands for money less often (Kanji 1995: 51-52;Kanji and Jazdowska 1995). Quite a large proportion of women, though recognising positive changes in the status of women, felt that they were not part of this process. ...

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Women's Household Environmental Caring Roles in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area: a Qualitative Appraisal

... Many factors influence NGOs' decisions to engage in the work they do (Lewis & Kanji, 2009;Powell & Steinberg, 2006). Choosing to combat illegal wildlife trade may stem, in part, from perceived need, available funding, and compatibility with the NGO's mission (Brockington & Scholfield, 2010a;Delfin & Tang, 2008;Gauri & Fruttero, 2003;Townsend & Townsend, 2004). ...

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Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Combating Illegal Wildlife-pet Trade in Peru

... Thus, this study approaches the issue of gender dimension of access to livelihood assets by adopting a participatory approach. Sociocultural context and intra-household allocation rules determine who within the household has access to a particular resource and for what purpose (Beall and Kanji, 1999;Meinzen-Dick et al., 2013). ...

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PERCEPTION OF LIVELIHOOD ASSET DEPRIVATION AMONG WOMEN IN ISOKO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE

... By multiple measures, quality of life in Badakhshan Province is below national averages (Kanji et al., 2012) and lower than in the neighboring GBAO region of Tajikistan (Sherbut et al., 2015). The poverty rate had risen from 63.3% in 2012 to 81.5% by 2017. ...

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Medicinal Plants and Health Sovereignty in Badakhshan, Afghanistan: Diversity, Stewardship, and Gendered Knowledge

... The lack of adequate water supply to mountain villages, especially those located in remote areas, is a factor that aggravates the socio-economic disadvantages of the physical remoteness of these settlements. To overcome this scenario, different solutions may be adopted, according to the hydrological, climatological, and socio-economic conditions, encompassing the use of surface water, groundwater, and even rainwater (Kanji et al. 2012;Komatsu et al. 2020;Kim et al. 2022). ...

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Water supply to a mountain village (Drave, North Portugal): historical overview, current scenario, and future perspectives