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Te Whakaruruhau Transition and Wellbeing programme: An implementation evaluation
Based on the recognition that many women who come into refuge have few options
but to return to the sort of environment in which they have been abused, the
Transition and Wellbeing programme aims to provide medium to long term housing
for families as they reâestablish themselves in the community.
Data for the evaluation of the programme was collected from two main sources; the
women on the programme and key informants at Te Whakaruruhau. Five women,
two of whom are housed in transitional accommodation were interviewed
individually, while focus groups were conducted with middle and senior management
teams.
The completion of the interviews enabled the development of a programme logic,
which describes the âtheoryâ of the programme. The model details the activities or
what the programme does. These activities include linking women to programmes
and resources, providing practical support, addressing specific cultural needs and the
availability of quality advocates. These activities are built on foundational values, such
as, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and wairuatanga. The programme is only made
possible with internal and external inputs. Of the external inputs, funding
contributions are considered vital to the functioning of the programme.
The womenâs perspectives identified varying outcomes from their participation in the
programme. The logic model details the intended outcomes in the short, medium and
longâterm, reflecting personal, relational and community wellbeing. Short term
outcomes include improved communication, improved selfâesteem, improved
confidence and personal growth. Medium outcomes saw (re)engagement in training,
education and for some, (re)entry into the workforce. Long term outcomes related to
the establishment of a sustainable life style free from violence.
The participants did not see a need to modify the programme in any significant way.
Some did think that it could be usefully extended by adding to the existing activities a
hands on, artistic approach. Programme developers may consider more creative ways
in which to assess and measure the impact of the programme. Finally, it is suggested
that the programme could benefit from a more systemic assessment process to
determine whether women are âreadyâ to enter it
Built to Last: Our Legacy and Our Future -- Nonprofits and the Regional Economy
In 2003, The Forbes Funds surveyed the population of nonprofits in Allegheny County.In 2006, The Forbes Funds again commissioned the Allegheny County Nonprofit Benchmark Survey, and, upon receiving responses, called upon researchers from Carnegie Mellon University not only to make sense of the data but also to contextualize the findings against what we already know about the county's nonprofit sector as well as what we know about the state of things generally. Findings from the Nonprofit Benchmark Survey demonstrate the resilience as well as the fraying of our region's nonprofit sector
The Co-operative Model in Practice : International Perspectives
Published with the support of the Scottish Government and the Economic & Social Research CouncilPublisher PD
6. The 1960s
From David Moore â âI served as dean of the ILR School during the 1960s. This was a period that started in relative tranquility and ended in tumultuous disarray with students demonstrating, administrators trying to maintain control, and faculty worrying about traditional academic freedom and values.â Includes: Remembrances of Things Past â 1963-71; Creation of the Public Employment Relations Board; and Alumni Perspectives
Stephen Gwynn and the failure of constitutional nationalism in Ireland, 1919-1921
The Irish Party, the organization which represented the constitutional nationalist demand for home rule for almost fifty years in Westminster, was the most notable victim of the revolution in Ireland, c. 1916â23. Most of the last generation of Westminster-centred home rule MPs played little part in public life following the partyâs electoral destruction in 1918. This article probes the political thought and actions of one of the most prominent constitutional nationalists who did seek to alter Irelandâs direction during the critical years of the war of independence. Stephen Gwynn was a guiding figure behind a number of initiatives to â save â Ireland from the excesses of revolution. Gwynn established the Irish Centre Party in 1919, which later merged with the Irish Dominion League. From the end of 1919, Gwynn became a leading advocate of the Government of Ireland Bill, the legislation that partitioned the island. Revolutionary idealism â and, more concretely, violence â did much to render his reconciliatory efforts impotent. Gwynnâs experiences between 1919 and 1921 also, however, reveal the paralysing divisions within constitutional nationalism, which did much to demoralize moderate sentiment further
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