The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights is an award organized by the citizens of the Gwangju city in the Republic of Korea. The award is given to individuals, groups or institutions working for improving human rights situation in Korea as well as in other countries. Since it is based upon the ideals … [Read more...] about The Korean Human Rights Prize Open for Nominations
NGO Leaders/Professionals can apply for the Atlas Corps Fellow Program
NGO Professionals/leaders in their mid-career can apply for the 'Atlas Corps Fellow Program for 2009-2010.' Selected candidates will receive an overseas fellowship that includes a placement for one year in one of nonprofit organizations located in the United States and/or Columbia. Other benefits … [Read more...] about NGO Leaders/Professionals can apply for the Atlas Corps Fellow Program
9. Health Micro-Insurance: The Questionnaire for Pre-Feasibility
A summary of the information to be collected in the questionnaire for the pre-feasibility study is given below (The information given below is comprehensive but not complete):A. Demographic Information:(1) Size and growth rate of the target population(2) Distribution of the population by age, … [Read more...] about 9. Health Micro-Insurance: The Questionnaire for Pre-Feasibility
8. Health Micro-Insurance: Data Collection and Analysis
The purpose of data collection is to learn more about the situational context and collect information on community choices on health care providers, health care services, preferred premiums etc for designing the health micro-insurance Scheme.Data collection can be carried out through the use of … [Read more...] about 8. Health Micro-Insurance: Data Collection and Analysis
7. Health Micro-Insurance: Sensitizing the Community
The exercise of holding participatory discussions with the community is not just to get the feel of the idea, but also to sensitise them on local issues. Discussions on food, housing, education and infrastructure can be part of general information to be extracted from them. The difficulties in … [Read more...] about 7. Health Micro-Insurance: Sensitizing the Community
6. Health Micro-Insurance: Contact with the Community
Establishing contact with the community comes after developing the Working Group team. The promoters of the scheme along with the Working Group should establish contact with the community either in an interpersonal manner or through group discussions. Initial discussions on health situation, … [Read more...] about 6. Health Micro-Insurance: Contact with the Community
5. Health Micro-Insurance: Involving the Community
Involving the community at the outset is the key for successful implementation of a Health micro-insurance Scheme. However, owing to time limitations and lack of resources, it may not be possible to consult the entire community. In such circumstances, it is advised to have a Working Group, … [Read more...] about 5. Health Micro-Insurance: Involving the Community
4. Health Micro-Insurance: Human Resource Management
(c) Internal ControlInternal control includes organisational plan and all the procedures adopted by the implementing agency to safeguard its assets, control the preciseness and the accuracy of its accounting documents, promote the efficiency of its operations and follow through the policies … [Read more...] about 4. Health Micro-Insurance: Human Resource Management
3. Health Micro-Insurance: Health Service Providers
Health service providers are key partners of a health micro-insurance scheme. Whether the scheme or provider are under a single entity or separate, it is important for the two to agree on procedures and protocols for information sharing. This is especially important where the scheme is created by a … [Read more...] about 3. Health Micro-Insurance: Health Service Providers
2. Health Micro-Insurance: Managing Data
Entering and Managing DataAfter enrolling members with the fulfilment of membership criteria set by the scheme, membership (or client) databases should be maintained to manage the operations. Due to likeliness of having high volume of data, it is highly recommended that the data should be maintained … [Read more...] about 2. Health Micro-Insurance: Managing Data
