From needs to competencies a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises

The objective of this qualitative case study is to provide knowledge on the possibilities of incorporating a rights based approach (RBA) into practises of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the context of development and children. The study is confined to examine the possibilities of RBA in...

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Main Author: Mesiäislehto, Virpi
Other Authors: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/40109
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author Mesiäislehto, Virpi
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description The objective of this qualitative case study is to provide knowledge on the possibilities of incorporating a rights based approach (RBA) into practises of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the context of development and children. The study is confined to examine the possibilities of RBA in realising children’s rights within the child sponsorship programme (CSP) of a Finnish NGO, Fida International (Fida), and the conceptualisation of the child in regard to different approaches. The theoretical framework is built on contemporary development discourse concerning the approximation of human rights and development as well as the underlying reasons for the emergence of RBA as a contribution to critical development theory. Special attention is given to children’s rights as a normative framework that has altered the conceptualisation of childhood. A synthesis of different childhood paradigms and development approaches function as a frame of analysis for the research data. The empirical data consists of 6 semi-structured interviews conducted on different organisational levels within the case organisation’s CSP. The study shows that Fida is mainly implementing the charity and rights based approaches in its work, yet perceives a welcomed trajectory from charity to needs and to rights. RBA is not in use by the CSP but rights based thinking and activities are gaining increasing attention. The findings suggest that the two current approaches generate normal and natural conceptions of childhood, which in turn trigger images of a needy child. The problematics of seeing the child as needy are discussed in relation to the possibility of undermining the child’s potential. RBA is seen as generating more cultural and contextual conceptions of childhood in comparison to other approaches. As a contrast to the dominant image of the needy child some recessive images of the competent child were identified. The results show that RBA promotes images of a child who is competent and an active catalyst for social change. The findings are meaningful when the conception of the child is understood to play a significant role in the formulation of the development process. In addition to the conceptual changes, the practical possibilities of RBA were perceived as three-fold: providing a coherent framework for the practises of CSP, producing a new understanding of responsibility and securing specific interventions. The results indicate that it is possible for an organisation to adhere to parallel approaches simultaneously and that instead of promoting a dichotomy between approaches, a balance should be discovered that suits the NGO’s ideology and profile. Considering different approaches and rethinking ‘the child’ is important as it engages the organisation to examine its current practises.
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title From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_alt Case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_full From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_fullStr From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_full_unstemmed From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_short From needs to competencies
title_sort from needs to competencies a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into ngo practises
title_sub a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
title_txtP From needs to competencies : a case study on the integration of a rights based approach into NGO practises
topic oikeusperustainen kehitystyö rights based approach human rights child sponsorship programme childhood children's rights case study Yhteiskuntapolitiikka Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Social Policy Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation Tapaustutkimus 209 211 ihmisoikeudet lapsen asema lapsuus lapset oikeudet kansalaisjärjestöt kehitysyhteistyö
topic_facet 209 211 Kansainvälinen kehitystyö (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation Social Policy Tapaustutkimus Yhteiskuntapolitiikka case study child sponsorship programme childhood children's rights human rights ihmisoikeudet kansalaisjärjestöt kehitysyhteistyö lapsen asema lapset lapsuus oikeudet oikeusperustainen kehitystyö rights based approach
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