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- Feminism:
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Feminism is a social theory that seeks to analyze social issues from the dimension of gender, with aim of establishing and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes. Feminist campaigns over the years have contributed to major historical changes such as the women rights’ advocacy, women’s suffrage, gender equality, and neutrality.
- Social service delivery:
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In this entry, service delivery is used to define the mobilization and utilization of resources (financial, social, human, and physical resources) by development organizations for the provision of services to disempowered women who probably have no access to productive resources or public services in their communities.
- Nongovernmental organizations:
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Vakil (1997: 2060) defines secular NGOs as “self-governing, private, not-for-profit organizations that are geared to improving...
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Nwokoro, C.V. (2018). Feminist Approach to Social Service Delivery By Aid Organizations in Rural Nigeria. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3514-1
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