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Modernisasi Pesantren Salaf Terhadap Transisi Kehidupan Sosial Dalam Tinjauan Filsafat Sosial

Salaf pesantren is one of the Islamic educational institutions that has a great influence and contribution to Indonesia in encouraging the progress of science and character education. So it is appropriate to study the renewal carried out by these salaf pesantrens. The renewal carried out by these salaf pesantren is a form of answering the needs of a dynamic society. So the review conducted in this paper is to look at the innovation of Hidayatut Thullab pesantren in the review of social philosophy, so the question in this paper is how the social inetarchy relationship between the characters produced between the community or the pesantren family and the educational innovations it makes to society as a whole. The method used is a combination of literature studies and field studies, using the domain analysis method, componen analysis, taxonomy analysis, and cultural theme analysis, the purpose of this method is to find the construction of social situations clearly. The results of the analysis of this paper are, that this semi-modern salaf pesantren has been able to build its social culture clearly, because it is assisted by a curriculum, adequate Islamic material and the environment of pesantren life based on salaf culture, so that the character of social interaction is clearly illustrated as a family or pesantren community that has a strong Islamic identity, a thick cultural culture and tak'dzim to the kiaiKiyai. However, because the innovation is only limited to the digitalisation of online mass media-based da'wah communication, the impact is only in the field of da'wah, and the social environment is also still limited to the relationship network environment, not yet to a more famous national level, as we know that the world of digital communication still needs something unique so that it goes viral and is widely known and captures more people. While the pesantren's relationship with the surrounding community as a form of social interaction has not been carried out optimally, because it is still confined to the salaf pesantren system with a traditional classical paradigm, thus making the salaf pesantren movement more limited than modern pesantren, such as the lack of cooperation between pesantren as a whole as educational institutions to the government and NGOs in order to obtain integrated activities, adequate facilities, teacher support and so on.

“I’m 'just' a community pediatrician” views and challenges of pediatricians working in the community in Israel

BackgroundThere are ongoing changes around the world in the training and practice of pediatricians who work in the community. These changes are driven by the understanding that pediatricians are required to provide not only acute primary care but also to address more comprehensive concerns, particularly the ‘new morbidities’. The present study examines the professional identity of Israeli pediatricians in the community in light of these changes, the barriers and challenges to their work and professional adaptations in the field.MethodsWe used a mixed-methods approach, collecting the perspectives of 137 pediatricians who work in the community through an anonymous online survey, followed by in-depth semi-structured interviews with 11 community pediatricians.ResultsThe survey results show that community pediatricians in Israel have limited knowledge on a variety of developmental, behavioral and emotional issues; that they lack working relationships with medical or other professionals; and are rarely engaged with other community services. Three main themes arose from the interviews that support and deepen the survey results: perceptions of the profession (pediatrics in the community vs. community pediatrics), the stature of pediatricians in the community (during residency, the choice to work in the community, their daily work) and barriers and change in community pediatrics (isolation, limited resources and challenges arising from the nature of community work).ConclusionsThe present study sheds light on the professional identity and the day-to-day challenges and successes of pediatricians working in the community. Continuing medical education, providing a supportive framework and professional community, better resources, more time with patients, and tools and opportunities for professional development would help pediatricians who work in the community to overcome some of these challenges. The research findings reinforce the need for policy change in the field of community pediatrics with a specific community training curriculum, provision of more resources and ongoing support for pediatricians. This requires partnership between the HMOs, the Ministry of Health, the Scientific Council (Israel Medical Association, professional organizations) and NGOs in order to turn individual-level solutions into system-level and policy-changing solutions.

From “Do Trees Have Rights?” to Wondering About Ecocide: Some Legal Reflections+

This article is the revised text of the 2020 Stockholm Environmental Law lecture. Its two parts discuss, respectively, some of the issues surrounding access to justice by NGOs in order to protect the environment and whether the time has come to add a fifth crime of ‘ecocide’ to the crimes against humanity that are criminalised under the Rome Statute.

Assessment of Development Prospects of Non-Profit Organizations: Foreign and Domestic Practices

Relevance. The socially oriented economy of foreign countries and Russia has led to an increase in the role of the non-profit sector in ensuring the effectiveness of supporting the population, primarily in the social sphere. However, the level of development of non-profit organizations (NPOs) largely depends on the existing mechanisms of state support, which they can use in the course of their activities to obtain additional benefits. There is a tendency for NCOs to accumulate in economically developed regions and to reduce their presence in remote or small regions.Purpose. The purpose of the study is to study the features of the development of NGOs in Russia and abroad, as well as the mechanisms for their support.Objectives: analyze the key aspects of the development of NGOs in the Russian Federation and in foreign countries; to consider the measures of assistance to NGOs used by foreign partners of the Russian Federation, to identify shortcomings in the existing mechanism for providing support to NGOs in our country, to formulate proposals for changing the tools for providing assistance to the non-profit sector.Methodology. The study is based on a general scientific approach, including methods of analysis and synthesis, a systematic analysis of domestic and foreign experience in the field of NPOs, and the identification of key aspects of the functioning of NPOs.Results. The study analyzes the dynamics of growth in the number of NGOs in the Russian Federation and in foreign countries. The impact of NPOs on the development of the Russian economy, in terms of the share of NPOs in the country's GDP, is analyzed. Based on a generalization of the current situation in the field of development of the non-profit sector in the Russian Federation, the key directions for the formation of the “Strategy for the Development of Non-Commercial Organizations in the Russian Federation” are identified.Conclusions. As part of the study, the degree of development of NGOs in Russia and abroad is considered in detail, the main directions for supporting this sector at various levels are identified, and the importance of the functioning of NGOs in order to develop civil society and the social sphere is emphasized.

“Fallen Angels” under European Union’s migration gesture

According to the European Commission, from January 2020 till now, there have been new 8636 asylum requests to Greece. In the meanwhile, the living conditions of refugees and migrants in the overcrowded camps and hotspots, have attracted the attention of the press once again, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.After her visit at the Greek, and thus European, borders, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen was alarmed by the current situation of thousands unaccompanied minors and asked Commissioner Ylva Johansson to ensure their protection. (European Commission, 2020).This policy brief outlines the parameters of all International and European judiciary background, which protects children under refugee or migrant status. Moreover, referring to recent quantitative data, it analyses the current state of affairs, as well as the problems children face as residents in current camps and hotspots in Greece. Thus, taking all these into account it suggests briefly the following possible measures:The creation of a minors’ allocation platform for all EU countries.Public awareness-raising, through media campaigning at a European level.The adoption of the Proposal for a new Asylum Procedures Regulation 2013/32/EU.The facilitation of mutual trust and cooperation between national authorities, in order to proceed quickly with the relocation of unaccompanied minors and the raising of funds for that purpose.The increase of juvenile prosecutors per child.The application of safety measures in camps and hotspots, in order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.The establishment of external consultancy methods for NGOs in order to monitor the use of EU funds in accordance with childrens’ needs.

An investigation of migrant entrepreneurs: the case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: what motivates refugees to create their own businesses in a developing country, and how do they go about it?Design/methodology/approachA quantitative study was conducted before Syrian refugees in main camps in Lebanon. The self-administrated survey was translated into the Arabic language to fit the respondents understanding of the questions asked and answers choices. Closed questions with nominal ratio and Likert scales were used to gather the primary data in the line of the study of Wauters and Lambrecht. The data were analysed with a logistic regression analysis under SPSS.FindingsThe findings show that 71 per cent of Syrian refugees seem to have a willingness to start a new business in Lebanon. The respondents are mostly young, with 62 per cent being between the ages of 18 and 35. Most of them are men (66.67 per cent) against 33.33 per cent of women. 60 per cent have already been entrepreneurs, and they are mostly motivated by earning a living but in the sector they used to work in before in their home country. Finally, the obstacles seem to be linked to financial and administrative issues, but also to the local policies. However, the fact that they share some cultural values with Lebanese such as the language or food, allow them to integrate easier and to create social bonds.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is limited by the fact that the authors cannot generalise the findings since the Lebanese environment is very different from other countries’ environment. Besides, the Syrian refugees share already a lot of values and lifestyle with Lebanese. So, the authors cannot transpose their case to other ethnic population. Also, the study is limited by the lack of a gender statement and the link between the education level and the decision of creating a new business.Practical implicationsThe authors propose some recommendations to the Lebanese Government and NGOs in order to facilitate and support the entrepreneurship actions of refugees shortly after they arrive to Lebanon.Social implicationsThis paper confirms the importance of social ties in encouraging entrepreneurship in the case of refugees.Originality/valueIn this paper, the authors make four contributions to the academic debate: first, the authors studied the entrepreneurial motivations of refugees in a middle-eastern developing country while the other studies have focussed upon the adaptation of such individuals in a western and developed environment. Second, the refugees are motivated by pull and push factors at once as the authors discussed in the precedent section. Third, although adaptation to the Lebanese culture is easier, resilience is nevertheless needed due to the Lebanese Government’s policies, which forbid refugees to work in the country. Fourth, with regard to migration studies in general, this paper stands half way between the various studies conducted on ethnic entrepreneurship, immigrant entrepreneurship and refugees. Indeed, the authors brought together many concepts such as social bonds, social capital, culture, political environment, and the service industry. On the managerial level, the findings allow the institutions and the government to target those refugees who show an appetence to entrepreneurship to stimulate their action, shortly after arriving in Lebanon, as their entrepreneurial intent decreases with the time they spend, often unemployed, in the host country. Should government policy change, both the integration of refugees, and entrepreneurship in general would benefit.

Whither human rights in the era of Trump

This essay catalogs some of the early actions of the Trump administration in an attempt to discern its approach to human rights. It concludes that human rights are not likely either to be a priority of the administration, and, indeed, the administration may be supporting human rights violators and violations through its actions. It observes the parallels between the current U.S. administration and 1930s Germany. Rather than despair, the essay proposes positive, lawful and peaceful responses by countries, individuals and NGOs in order to maintain in place the liberal post-World War II international order.

Financial Management Practices and Sustainability of Non Governmental Organisations Projects in Juba, South Sudan

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of financial management challenges on financial sustainability of Non-Governmental Organizations in south Sudan.Methodology: The study used descriptive research design. The target population of the study was all the 112 NGO in South Sudan at July 31st 2015. A census of all the 112 key financial manager personnel was taken since the population is small. Primary data was collected through the administration of the questionnaires. This study generated both qualitative and quantitative data. Data was analyzed mainly by use of descriptive and inferential statistics that is, graphical and numerical methods, measures of central tendencies as well as measures of variability. The particular inferential statistics were regression and correlation analysis. Multiple regression equation was used to determine the strength and directions of the association between the variables with the results.Results: The study findings indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between budget control and the financial sustainability of NGOs in South Sudan. The results also indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between financial reporting and the financial sustainability of NGOs in South Sudan. Also, results found out that there is a significant and positive relationship between income source diversification and the financial sustainability of NGOs in South Sudan. Further, the results indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between donor relationship management and the financial sustainability of NGOs in South Sudan.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that budget control activities such as financial resources, competent human resource, and participation of both staff and other stakeholders in the budgeting process, proper planning, evaluation, monitoring and control of the budget process and staff motivation should be fully adopted by NGOs in order to sustain their financials. The study also recommended that income source diversification activities such as charitable donations from individuals and corporations, grants, fees, commission, contracts for service, and sales of goods and should be adopted in order to enhance the financial sustainability of NGOs.

El testimonio como estrategia política para visibilizar la Violencia contra las Mujeres

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar un recuento acerca de cómo el movimiento de mujeres retomó el testimonio de víctimas como estrategia para hacer escuchar sus demandas de reconocimiento y justicia en el tema de violencia contra las mujeres. Se divide en tres momentos: la revisión de “la era del testigo” y cómo se legitiman socialmente los relatos de las víctimas; las acciones implementadas por las feministas que representan ONGs para ser escuchadas en los organismos internacionales de Derechos Humanos; y las dos perspectivas que articulan la demanda de justicia: la perspectiva penal y la sanitaria, específicamente analizadas en el caso de la violencia sexual a través del ejemplo de la política anti-trata. Finalmente, se retoman algunas críticas a esta estrategia y a las perspectivas planteadas.

Dispossession by ‘Development’: Corporations, Elites and NGOs in Bangladesh

In this article, which is based around two case studies of extractive multinationals in Bangladesh we show how the multinationals concerned worked with states, local elites and national NGOs in order to gain access to land and resources. In negotiating these complex relationships the multinationals often found themselves in potentially contradictory positions, requiring the muscle of the state where land had to be forcibly acquired but also the partnership of national NGOs in order to carry out development programmes as part of their policies of ‘community engagement’ or ‘uplift’. As this implies, whilst the state-corporate nexus is central to land appropriation in South Asia, we must also consider the role of NGOs and other development agencies, especially in a context such as Bangladesh where NGOs have taken on the role of ‘shadow state’ (Karim, 2011: xviii) . Indeed, the growing links between NGOs, private finance and corporate interests requires urgent attention.

Quality management and safety assurance in Horticultural chains of Bangladesh

Horticultural produce, especially fruits and vegetables, are rich sources of phytochemicals, namely vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Currently, controlling quality and assuring safety of fruits and vegetables in supply chain has become one of the most challenging issues in Bangladesh. Often consumers are dissatisfied with the poor quality produce due mainly to the sub-standard postharvest handling practices. Side by side, the issue of food safety has been emerged as the most serious threat in the context of nutrition security and public health of the country. There are huge concerns over the use of harmful chemicals during production and postproduction stages. The main concerns are related to the presence of heavy metals, chemical residues and microbial contamination. Hence, immediate interventions are needed to stop any malpractice during production and marketing of fruits and vegetables. The recently introduced Food Safety Act 2013 and Formalin Control Act 2014 are two important steps from the Government of Bangladesh to deal with this deep-rooted concern. Apart from laws, various training and awareness programmes are needed so that the relevant stakeholders adopt improved practices to maintain quality and safety of produce along the supply chains. Consumption of good quality, nutritious and safe fruits and vegetables can only be assured if quality and safety control can be ensured at the production (manures, fertilizers, waters, pesticides, plant growth regulators, etc.) and postproduction (during harvesting, sorting, grading, washing, packaging, transporting, storing, processing and marketing) stages. Since, the problem is interdisciplinary and complex, there should have strong coordination among the various groups in the society including producers, traders, processors, policymakers, law enforcing agencies, researchers, physicians, civil society representatives, and other relevant GOs and NGOs in order to prevent the malpractice and improve the quality and safety situation in the horticultural chains of Bangladesh.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v1i1.22346 Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.1(1): 1-11, Dec 2014

Pie diabético. Fisiopatología y consecuencias

The reflections that are made in this paper respond to the increase of this disease in the community. The considerations about it from its initial diagnosis are minimal, and it seems that as time passes, increases its prevalence in the community. Sequels that diabetic foot produces are devastating for the patient from the standpoint of medical complications, quality of life, social behavior, work behavior and great financial costs when these complications occur.Therefore, according to previous studies, we get to know the damage caused by diabetes in the foot, and the development of the pathophysiology of them. This review is presented with the aim of reaching a presence each increasing in university bodies and NGOs in order to promote the establishment of public health programs for the management of this condition.

Urban Governance in Europe: A Theoretical Aproach and Best Practices

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Renewable Energy Policies and Programs in Nunavut: Perspectives from the Federal and Territorial Governments

Nunavut, the youngest Canadian territory, has developed a complete dependence on diesel-generated electricity over the last 50 years, which has led to environmental and economic stress on the territory. However, renewable energy technologies (RETs) could provide substantial electricity to communities, thereby reducing the use of diesel fuel. This study explored the perspectives of government policy-makers, northern energy consultants, and NGOs in order to understand the current status of renewable energy policy and development in Nunavut. Challenges identified included capacity gaps within the communities and government, bureaucratic barriers, barriers to financing RET projects, technological uncertainty, and development and infrastructure challenges. Opportunities explored include future RET funding options, strong renewable resources, increased community engagement through partnerships, and increased education opportunities. Respondents also discussed anticipated short- and long-term actions of each department. We recommend the establishment of a clear point of contact within the federal government: a group that would oversee all renewable energy policy and development in Nunavut. The group would also assess the full economic life cycle of renewable electricity to compare its true cost to that of unsubsidized, diesel-generated electricity.

The Heroin Shortage in the UK and Europe

Increasingly throughout 2010, observers of the UK heroin scene noticed signs of disruption in the normally well-supplied and efficiently administered UK market. From around September, it became clear that something unusual was taking place, and the following months confirmed the impression. By November, illicit heroin had become practically impossible to access, even in major distribution centres such as London and Liverpool. On the street, supplies sold as heroin were largely made up of inert bulking agents combined with substances such as paracetamol and benzodiazepines, the latter including extremely powerful sedatives such as alprazolam. John Ramsey, toxicologist at St George’s Hospital in South London, reported exceptional levels of demand for the testing of street heroin samples, while seasoned heroin users reported seeing nothing like it in drug-using careers spanning 30 years. IDPC has been monitoring the situation closely, and began liaising across its global network of NGOs in order to ascertain to what extent the situation was local to the UK, or whether similar developments were taking place in continental Europe. This briefing paper provides an overview of the European situation, describes the responses of authorities and users, and analyses its possible causes and future development.

Emergency Managers in Ontario: An Exploratory Study of Their Perspectives

Creating effective disaster and emergency management programs can be an enormously challenging task because of the many difficulties and barriers that present themselves to people and institutions working in this field. The present study addresses two main concerns: (1) what barriers exist within Canadian society to effective disaster risk reduction from the perspective of the emergency management community and (2) what barriers exist within the Canadian emergency management community to effective disaster risk reduction, both from a cultural and institutional perspective? We conducted interviews with emergency management professionals from the public and private sectors as well as some NGOs in order to ascertain their opinions and perspectives with respect to these questions. The results have been analyzed and discussed in this paper.

Business Models for Technology in the Developing World: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations

The market at the bottom of the pyramid represents an important business opportunity, provided that managers understand the challenges of reaching this huge market segment. The difficulties in designing and introducing new products and technologies are generally attributed to the lack of understanding of the local environment in these countries. However, accessing the potential market in the developing world also requires an appropriate business model. Non-governmental organizations are uniquely positioned to develop some of the most innovative and successful business models in the developing world. For-profit organizations would do well to engage with NGOs in order to create effective business models to market technologies in the developing world.