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DMI-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST UNIVERSITY-252 SW 005-Problems in Developing SocietiesSEMESTER VII3-5 KassanKaselema kkaselema@gmail.com +265881247599
Measures to remove Unemployment The measures for removal of unemployment can be stated as below; • Population control • Encouragement to cottage industries • Agricultural development • Industrial development • Educational reforms • Five year plans • Encouragement to vocational education • Rural development programmes • Employment guarantee programme
Features of SHGs • The motto of every group members should be ‘saving first-credit later’. • Self help group is homogeneous in terms of economic status • The ideal size of a self help group ranges between 10 and 20 members. • The groups need not be registered • Groups are non political, voluntary associations and follow a democratic culture • Each group should have only one member one single family
The group is to be formed with only men or only with women. • Self help groups holds weekly meetings mostly during non working hours, and full attendance is made mandatory for better participation. • The groups have transparency among themselves and they have collective accountability in respect of financial transactions. • Every group provides a platform to its members for exchange of their views and ideas freely
Limitation of self help groups, SHG • Too much dependence on government and NGOs • Lacks qualified facilitator • Lacks upgradation of skills • SHGs are run by non professionals • Lacks security
Reading assignment • Discuss the impact of self help groups at local and district level. • What are the social effects of bad housing? • What are the reasons attributing to migration rate among Malawians? • Family planning programs
Strategies To Eliminate Cyclical Unemployment To prevent cyclical unemployment; • policymakers should focus on expanding output, which is most effectively achieved by stimulating demand. • The goal of expansionary fiscal policy is to increase aggregate demand and economic growth through increased government spending and decreasing taxation
Factors enhancing migration Causes of Migration are; • Economic factors • Demographic factors • Socio-economic factors • Political factors • Miscellaneous factors
Population growth rate in sub-Saharan africa The region of the world with highest natural increase rates is sub Saharan Africa. The population growth rate is being exacerbated by the following factors; • The lack of education • Decreasing death rate • Lack of access to health care
Pillars of Family Planning • Responsible parenthood • Respect for life • Birth spacing • Informed choice Couples and individuals are fully informed on the different modern family planning methods
Family planning policy in Malawi • The goal of family planning programs in Malawi is to reduce unmet need for family planning through the provision of voluntary comprehensive family planning services at all levels of care to all men, women, and young people of reproductive age, thereby promoting good health and socioeconomic development
Problems faced by students in tertiary education • Cognitive challenge • Have short attention spans and are easily distracted. • Have very little endurance, have low motivation, and tire easily. • Demonstrate poor memory skills. • Struggle to follow verbal instructions to complete an assignment • Becoming an active learner
Coping with reading materials • Instructional problem • Language barrier • Time management • Burden of assignment • Culture differences in higher education
Impact of bad housing on children’s lives • Poor housing has an impact on growing children as it affect many areas like; • Financial and social cost • Health • Educational • Economy
National education policy in Malawi • The NEP attempts to define the provision of quality education in a holistic manner through expanded access and equity, improved quality and relevance, and improved governance and management. • The NEP is the Malawi Government's document that spells out government policy on education
strategies Malawi implementing to ensure there is integrated early child hood development • Introduction of ministry of gender, children, disability and social welfare, MoGCDSW. • Introduction of FBO, CBO, ECD Centres • Introduction of national reading programmes The development services are offered in organized settings including creches, playgroups, religious centres, kindergartens, nursery schools, day care centres, community based childcare centres CBCC, preschools, nutrition rehabilitation units, pediatric wards of children and/or child rehabilitation units, children’s corners, primary schools for children aged six to eight
Challenges faced by ECD centres • Access and equity of ECD • Quality and relevance of ECD • Governance and management of ECD
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something • END