Evolving Perspectives
Featured Assessing Mama Mkubwa Ecological Model for Child Development in Tanzania through Ubuntu Lens: A Literature Review View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Meinrad Haule Lembuka
Mama Mkubwa Model (MMM) is an indigenous model practiced in Tanzania from pre-colonial era focuses to address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) guided by African Ubuntu values at community level. According to MMM all community members and social institutions are responsible for child protection and development under the guidance of African Ubuntu values including compassion, care, and inclusion etc. The model is holistic and collective in nature and functions across various ecological frameworks in the society. The review used desk research method guided by Ubuntu theory. Results show that the model represents other African Ubuntu models on development with capacity to work with formal systems. MMM focuses on ecological strengths to address the community problems, shortage of child care work force and HIV/AIDS pandemic increased affected the effectiveness of formal systems to address child needs through informal alternatives within the community a trusted elder woman from the extended family, under the supervision of whole community. MMM worked well to improve the welfare and mental health of OVC and their families, and capacitate children affected by HIV and AIDS through voluntary home visit, alternative care and community counseling. MMM worked well to empower communities with skills to collectively identify and timely address problems faced by children and their families through pooling collective resources for addressing identified problems. In conclusion, MMM is a vital ecological framework for child development as it is voluntary and community-owned in nature which guarantees sustainable and timely accessible service to children.
Ambulant Street Vendors in Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippines: Analyzing The Impacts on Traffic Congestion View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Francheska Antoinette Anzures,
Gizel Quitiol,
Gia Marie Macatuno,
Albert Romero
One of the social issues in the town of Balagtas in the province of Bulacan is the unimaginable traffic congestion along Mac Arthur highway due to the presence of ambulant street vendors. The study aims to find solution regarding persistent problems brought by economic hardships to these people. The tradition and culture behind the economic activity they are engaged with. Ambulant vendors are visible in every center of commerce of every town because every walks of life converge in these places.
Overloaded Trucks and Trailers: Assessing their Impact on Roads and Daily Travel for Drivers and Commuters in Meycauayan, Bulacan View Digital Media
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Rona Delgado,
Albert Romero,
Cielo Jean Estrella,
Rowell Baluyot
The study examines the impacts of overloaded trucks and trailers on infrastructures like roads and bridges in the City of Meycauayan, Bulacan. It’s already recognized to quickly worsen road surfaces, resulting in countless pavement repairs, higher traffic delays, and high road maintenance costs that impact residents in the community and its immediate environment. This study aims to evaluate the consequences of these problems on road surface quality as well as to collect drivers and commuters’ experiences of delays and road safety. The research used an open-ended survey with 30 local respondents, who reported observations of the negative impact of the issue on road quality and the inefficiency of traffic enforcement. Results show that overloaded trucks play an important part in why roads are damaged and have traffic congestion, with few respondents reporting that enforcement is not effective in monitoring violators and sometimes perform bribery. Participants reported longer travel times, damage to vehicles, and difficulty in using damaged roads, which leads to stress and expense in their daily travel. The research finds that stronger regulation and enforcement related laws, ordinances, quality of materials for road pavement, and easily available reporting platforms are required to address these problems. Making these recommendations may result in safer roads, shorter travel times, and reduced maintenance costs that will benefit both citizens and local governments.
Financial Performance of Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies View Digital Media
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Michaela Kiermeier
In this paper we apply Wavelet Analysis to investigate if and for how long information with regards to environmental, social and governance (ESG) influences financial performance of investment strategies of asset managers. Literature suggests that performance of firms implementing ESG strategies only manifests itself in the long term. With Wavelet Analysis this insight is investigated within an event study. In a first step expected returns are modelled using factor models. We then use wavelet analysis to investigate how long ESG-related information might be useful to generate outperformance. We therefore filter the return data and analyze the performance on a scale-by-scale basis. For the largest European Companies we find that medium and long term wavelets are significant in explaining performance.
