South Africa is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of HIV infection in the world, particularly among the youth between the ages 15 and 24 years. The number of infections among the youth in South Africa is still increasing and this does not exclude the youth under study in the community of Eersterust. The HIV and AIDS epidemic is affecting large numbers of adolescents, throughout South Africa leading to serious psychological, social, economic and educational problems. Because of the devastating effect and rapid increase of HIV-infections among adolescents, it has become evident that not only government departments (Department of Health and Department of Education), but also community-based educational support structures (organisations) should share the responsibility by playing a pro-active role in awareness and the curbing of the spread of HIV-infection among adolescents. Various researchers have been focusing on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of adolescents but limited research has been done on the contribution of community-based educational support programmes with regard to creating awareness and the curbing of the further spread of HIV-infection among adolescents. This study which seeked to address the need for ongoing research in this field, attempted to investigate whether and how communitybased educational programmes address the educational needs of adolescents within a particular community, namely Eersterust. In order to determine these needs, quantitative and qualitative descriptive research approaches were utilized comprising of a questionnaire survey and focus group interviews. The questionnaire survey explored the knowledge, skills, attitudes and sexual behaviour of the 916 participants. The results from the questionnaire were utilized to determine the educational needs of adolescents. Focus group interviews were conducted with 11 adolescents who attended the educational support programmes at the Youth Development Outreach Centre and the Circle of Life Centre. The latter are two community-based organisations in the community under study (Eersterust). The focus group interviews were utilized to determine the views of the adolescents with regard to the mode of delivery and effectiveness of the community-based educational support programmes. From the data in the questionnaire the educational needs of adolescents were identified and compared with the content of the community-based educational support programmes of the two community-based support structures. The findings revealed that the community-based educational support programmes are to a large extent addressing the HIV and AIDS educational needs of the adolescents under study. The focus group interviews revealed that the participants are of the opinion that they find the programmes interesting and enriching. They benefit educationally by attending the educational programmes and they would recommend the programmes to other adolescents. The findings indicate that the educational programmes are appropriate to address the HIV and AIDS educational needs of the adolescents. The educational needs identified in the empirical research are however not fulfilled because many of the adolescents do not attend the educational programmes. There are only a few adolescents who attend these educational programmes. The latter might be a contributing factor to the high HIV-infection among adolescents. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2013 / Early Childhood Education / unrestricted

The Diploma thesis examines roots of social exclusion in the Czech Republic and the role of NGOs in the field of education and social inclusion. The theoretical part is focused on the defining of the very terms of inclusion, mechanisms of social exclusion, its sources and consequences which it may cause. The situation in Czech Republic as well as in Europan union is described , as well as the general situation of the Roma community and possible osurces of financing. In the practical part four projects financed by The Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations in the Usti Region will be analysed with the help of project documentation, interviews and examination of the questionnaire survey.

The thesis describes the evolution of development co-operation in CR and Portugal, compares impacts of the membership in the EU on the development co-operation systems, answers the question if there is any convergence between development policies and territorial priorities. Further analyses position of NGOs in two countries and their possibility to influence development policy of the government.

The main aim of this diploma thesis is to create a prediction of the future development in non-profit organizations funding for the new EU programming period 2014 - 2020. To achieve the aims of this thesis the strategic documents of the Czech Republic and above all relevant documents of the European Commission, aimed to set up support system for the new programming period have been used and analyzed.

The objective of this Master's thesis to formulate recommendations and to create a proposal of the marketing strategy for the Non-governmental organization  Kredance, whose area of activities lies in culture and contemporary movement theatre. The thesis is divided into four principal parts; the first part is focused on the theoretic framework of non-profit sector and NGOs with accent to the Czech reality. The second part deals with the management of NGOs, mainly with marketing management and management of finances (with stress on fundraising). The third part is composed of the profile of the organization Kredance and of the research. Last part of the thesis is based on the research and it presents a proposal of the marketing strategy and few recommendations (in the area of marketing).

This thesis deals with a strategy of non-profit organization on a concrete example of the civic association ZaKladno. ZaKladno is still relatively short-lived organization, which is still developing. Practice shows that for subsequent systematic and efficient development of the organization is need for a strategic plan. Creating a realistic strategic plan is the goal of this thesis. The theoretical part deals with the principles and legislation of the non-profit sector in the Czech Republic. The methodology of the theoretical part is based on a literature review. The practical part consists of a description of the current state of the cultural sector in the Czech Republic, principles of operation of civic association ZaKladno and especially a draft strategic plan for the association. The conclusion discusses the confirmation or refutation of hypotheses and outlines other problems to solve.

Girls’ opportunity to attend and stay in school is a worldwide issue especially for secondary education predominantly experienced in Sub-Saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is caused by gender inequality as most children who is not able to attend to school are female. This thesis investigates how the NGO Dandelion Africa attempts to tackle cultural obstacles for girls’ access to education in Kenya, where girls face a plethora of problems e.g. cultural norms. Through a qualitative case study comprising of online interviews with the staff, the data gathered presented the main initiatives that DA implement to improve girls’ access to education. The interviews are thematically analysed through combined theories; capability approach, cultural relativism, and feminist theory to examine the initiatives DA implements to provide girls with capabilities to gain access and completion of education defying cultural and societal norms e.g. preferences to boys, early pregnancy, menstrual stigma. The conclusion showed the need for all-inclusive development and education that teaches both children and parents about basic rights, gender equality and health.

I ABSTRACT The thesis deals with analysis of the needs of intermediate management of non- governmental organization Counselling Centre for Citizenship/Civil and Human Rights, whose main activity is providing social prevention service in the Czech Republic. The main object of the thesis is to identify the needs of intermediate management and to settle mechanisms which could help the organization to improve more. The methods used for obtaining relevant data were SWOT analysis, marketing mix and cost-benefit analysis. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with basic terms related to non-governmental organizations with a focus to the Counselling Centre for Citizenship/Civil and Human Rights. The thesis furthermore identifies the needs of intermediate management, which are visible in need of better internal and especially external communication, where a PR specialist or PR agency should be of help to the organization. Keywords: analysis, management, non-governmental organization, external communication, PR

The aim of the thesis is to present the topic of migration and integration of foreigners in the Czech Republic and to define a role of non-profit organizations in this process. The main goal of the thesis is to analyze a degree of the involvement of the non-profit organizations and their contribution to the integration process of foreigners in the Czech Republic. The first part of the thesis presents the topic of migration and integration and applies theoretical perspectives onto the current situation in the Czech migration and integration policy. It tries to introduce the development of the policy after 1989 to its reader and to describe its current issues. The second part focuses onto the non-profit sector, defines possible forms of partnership with government institutions and describes the current situation and the main actors. The third part of the thesis consists of the analysis of the semi-structured interviews with the chosen representatives of the non-profit organizations and the government institutions with the aim to define a role of Czech non-profit organizations in the integration process including any obstacles which might impede the deeper involvement of the non-profit organizations.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of climate change policy by a transnational non-governmental organization (TNGO) in a developing country. The study specifically focuses on the case of Bangladesh Rural Action Committee (BRAC) and its climate change strategy in Bangladesh. The theoretical framework of the thesis comprises three parts: climate change as a security threat and the issue of survival, the discourse of weak and strong sustainability, and the needed shift towards critical green theory in International Relations. To conduct the analysis, the research utilized the strategic report published by BRAC in 2017. The chosen analytical methods encompass Dryzek's environmental discourse analysis and a simplified taxonomy of neoliberal and green environmental governance. The study found that BRAC's climate change policy in Bangladesh displays both weak and strong sustainability characteristics. However, strong sustainability appears to be more prominent within the organization’s strategies, as they predominantly strive to effect systemic transformation with a long-term orientation.