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Analysis of the Kindernothilfe self-help group approach for the empowerment of the Ngabe indigenous people, Panama : an empirical qualitative study in the Muna District of the Ngabe- Bugle Comarca

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dc.contributor.advisor Kusch, Andreas
dc.contributor.advisor Kroeck, Thomas
dc.contributor.author Mannale, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned 2019-10-01T10:34:39Z
dc.date.available 2019-10-01T10:34:39Z
dc.date.issued 2018-11
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25800
dc.description.abstract This research examines the applicability of the Kindernothilfe self-help group approach among the Ngäbe indigenous people in Panama from the perspectives of complex system theory and development as empowerment. It is based on an extensive literature review and an empirical qualitative study with focus group discussions and expert interviews following the grounded theory method. The dissertation displays the multiple dimensions that have reverberated to poverty and to the failure of development and most group approaches in the Ngäbe region. Nevertheless, it indicates that a culturally fitting self-help group concept could become a promising approach to empowering the Ngäbe people. Some crucial adaptations, however, are necessary. The most significant change regards the suggestion to work with mixed-sex ‘family groups’ that combine peer group meetings and joint gatherings. It represents the most suitable approach both from the perspective of the Ngäbe people and from the viewpoint of gender mainstreaming and complexity. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xvi, 269 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Complex sysytems theory en
dc.subject Empowerment en
dc.subject Gender and development en
dc.subject Indigenous research en
dc.subject Kindernothilfe en
dc.subject Ngabe en
dc.subject Panama en
dc.subject Post-development critique en
dc.subject Rural development en
dc.subject Self-help groups en
dc.subject.ddc 361.4309728717
dc.subject.lcsh Kindernothilfe (Association)
dc.subject.lcsh Self-help groups -- Ngobe-Bugle Comarca
dc.subject.lcsh Sex role -- Ngobe-Bugle Comarca
dc.subject.lcsh Women in development -- Ngobe-Bugle Comarca
dc.title Analysis of the Kindernothilfe self-help group approach for the empowerment of the Ngabe indigenous people, Panama : an empirical qualitative study in the Muna District of the Ngabe- Bugle Comarca en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Development Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Development Studies)


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