http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46787 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:52:18 GMT 2013-05-24T14:52:18Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51120 Title: Health of our heroes : access to sexual and reproductive health services and information of women migrant domestic workers Authors: Sobritchea, Carolyn I.; Subingsubing, Dino Alberto; Quesada, Amara T. Editors: Parel, Maria Teresa O.; Lourdes S. Marin, Maria Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51120 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51097 Title: State and community responses to drug-related violence in Mexico Authors: Martinez Solarez , Veronica Description: PowerPoint presentation Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51097 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51016 Title: Health of our heroes : qualitative study on access to sexual and reproductive health services and information of women migrant domestic workers; final technical report for a research study Authors: Lourdes S. Marin, Maria; Sobritchea, Carolyn I.; Quesada, Amara T. Abstract: This research project assessed the level of access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services of women migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Qatar. The study was guided by an analytical framework that took into account the personal, socio-cultural and structural factors that either facilitate or hinder access to SRH services in the three study sites mentioned above. Qualitative data collection methods were utilized for this study – focus group discussions, in-depth interviews for case studies, and key informant interviews. These techniques were supplemented by desk research that mapped existing laws, policies and services related to migration and health in the study sites. Data collected for this study shed light to the experiences of women migrant domestic workers in the destination countries and the various sexual and reproductive health concerns that they face. Although the study shows that SRH services are available in these countries, access to them is largely facilitated or hindered by existing – or the lack of – migration and labor laws and policies and the way these are interpreted by the employers. For the most part, the nature of the relationship of the worker to her employer is a big factor that determines her access to SRH information and services. Overall, this study provides evidence that can improve advocacy for better conditions for women migrant domestic workers, especially in relation to their sexual and reproductive health. Already, plans are being drawn by concerned government agencies and civil society organizations in the Philippines and Hong Kong to integrate SRH education in the training programs of communities of migrant workers. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/51016 2011-02-28T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50958 Title: Peace and Development : Democratization, Poverty and Risk Mitigation in Fragile and Post-conflict States; final technical report Authors: Oxhorn, Philip Abstract: The social sciences literature and policymakers often take for granted that positive developmental outcomes, including poverty reduction, risk mitigation and democratization, are mutually reinforcing. Yet the empirical evidence is still ambiguous, particularly for post-conflict and fragile states. To help fill this void, the study addresses three sets of related issues: 1) Power sharing for Peacebuilding and Development; 2) Participatory Governance and Service Provision; and 3) The Economic Agenda for Post-Conflict Reconstruction. The project consists of two component parts: The first includes 5 papers exploring the three sets of issues, with a focus on their larger theoretical aspects and empirical trends. The second component of the project includes detailed case studies that also address the same sets of issues in seven cases: Bosnia, Colombia, Lebanon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Sudan. A multidisciplinary team consisting of an economist and a political scientist or sociologist wrote each case study. This overall structure is intended to help ensure that that the case studies inform the development of macro-level theory, at the same time that the theory provides a strong foundation to maximize the coherence of the overall study and the comparability of findings from the seven case studies. The project has the particular strength of developing a new, multi-disciplinary, cross-regional research network that will have the additional benefit of using both sophisticated quantitative and rigorous qualitative research methodologies. The group of Southern and Northern researchers involved in the project also has considerable ties with the policy communities, both nationally and internationally, increasing the project’s potential for generating policy change by helping to ensure that the project’s findings are relevant to potential stakeholders and more politically viable in Southern countries. Ultimately, the project will serve as a model for developing effective North-South and South-South research collaboration. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50958 2011-12-20T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50910 Title: Violentas y violentadas : relaciones de género en las maras Salvatrucha y Barrio 18 del triángulo norte de Centroamérica Authors: Tager, Ana Glenda; Aguilar Umaña, Isabel; Gereda, Marcela; Escobar Sarti, Carolina; Ramírez, José Manuel; Castro, Misael Abstract: Las pandillas juveniles en el triángulo norte de Centroamérica están integradas principalmente por hombres. Sin embargo, las mujeres se encuentran presentes de múltiples maneras en la vida de los pandilleros, sea como madres, hermanas, novias, amigas o compañeras de pandilla. Este estudio, de carácter exploratorio y cualitativo, examina las motivaciones que a algunas niñas y jóvenes impulsan para ingresar a las pandillas, sus experiencias como mujeres en estas agrupaciones dominadas por hombres, así como las razones por las que algunas de ellas deciden salir del grupo. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/50910 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z