Building Sustainable Communities : Civil Society Response in South Asia

The book aims to explore South Asian third sector - the nonprofit organizations as provider of social services. The book defines social welfare and describe its relationship to social service programmes and individual well-being; understands the social policy development from the problem identification to policy implementation; describes the range of organization of social service agencies that are responsible for providing social welfare programmes; explores the various roles that professional and non- professional helpers provide in the delivery of social welfare and their influence in promoting change in policy development; and understands the umbrella concept of Child welfare, welfare of people with disability and elderly welfare in welfare policy. Md Nurul Momen is a Professor in the department of Public Administration at University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Rajendra Baikady is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Confucius Institute Understanding China Fellow at the Department of Social Work Shandong University, Peoples Republic of China. Cheng Shengli is a Professor in the Department of Social Work School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, Peoples Republic of China. Basavaraj M. is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Department of Economic Studies and Planning School of Business Studies Central University of Karnataka, India Front Matter ....Pages i-liii Introduction: Civil Society in the Era of Globalization—Emerging Concerns as a Social Welfare Provider (Md. Nurul Momen, Rajendra Baikady, Cheng Sheng-Li, M. Basavaraj)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-28 Role of Civil Society Organization in the Inclusion of People with Deafblindness in South Asia: A Case Study on Sense International India (Akhil Paul, Atul Jaiswal, Uttam Kumar, Parag Namdeo)....Pages 29-46 Samurdhi Programme as a Poverty Alleviation Strategy: An Evaluation Study Based on Sri Bodhi Gramma Village in Gampaha District in Sri Lanka (R. L S. Fernando, H. O. C. Gunasekara, H. K. S. Gunasekara)....Pages 47-74 Vulnerability of the Charland Dwellers to Climate Change: Various Adaptation Practices in Bangladesh (Mahfuzul Haque)....Pages 75-85 Front Matter ....Pages 87-97 Media and NGOs: Strategic Effective Governance (Akbaruddin Ahmad, Rashidul Islam, Touhid Alam)....Pages 99-113 Role of Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation Process in Bangladesh (Mostafijur Rahman)....Pages 115-139 Civil Society and Political Change: Globalization and Transforming Relations in South Asia (Anju Lis Kurian, C. Vinodan)....Pages 141-150 Democratic Practice and Good Governance in Nepal (Girdhari Dahal)....Pages 151-169 Taxonomy of State-CSOs Relations in India (Binod Kumar)....Pages 171-190 The Civil Struggle to Access Airwaves: Study on SARU Community Radio Initiative in Sri Lanka (M. C. Rasmin, W. A. D. P. Wanigasundera)....Pages 191-209 Front Matter ....Pages 211-222 Civil Society as the Guardian of Women’s Human Rights in India (Bharti Chhibber)....Pages 223-240 Role of Civil Society Organisations in Women Empowerment: A Study of SKDRDP, India (Naveen Naik Karje, Anjali Kulkarni)....Pages 241-262 Role and Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations in Women Empowerment: A Case Study of the All Pakistan Women’s Association (Nasreen Aslam Shah)....Pages 263-284 Civil Society’s Contribution to Women Empowerment: Bangladesh Perspective (Tania Afrin Tonny, Jewel Ahmed)....Pages 285-299 Women Empowerment: Impact Assessment of Select Interventions by Various Third Sector Organizations in India (K. N. Veena, Shashidhar Channappa, V. J. Byra Reddy)....Pages 301-314 Front Matter ....Pages 315-326 Social Audit: A Tool to Access Social Justice (Nitin Dhaktode)....Pages 327-344 Social System Breakdown of Bangladesh Due to Rohingya Crisis: In Search for Possible Solution (Md. Zahir Ahmed)....Pages 345-360 Impact of Organic Farming on Sustainable Livelihood of Farmers (Ramesha Naika, C. Sivapragasam, Sri Krishan Sudheer Patoju)....Pages 361-375 Managerial Efficacy of Jagratha Samithi cum Family Empowerment Forum: A Case Study of Panancherry Panchayat (Neena Joseph)....Pages 377-402 People with Disabilities: The Role of Social Workers for Rehabilitation in Bangladesh (Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Zulkarnain A. Hatta, Ndungi Wa Mungai, Muhammud Shariful Islam et al.)....Pages 403-424 Poverty and Social Inequality: Bangladesh Experience (M. Rezaul Islam, Niaz Ahmed Khan, Adi Fahrudin, Md. Rabiul Islam, A. K. M. Monirul Islam)....Pages 425-451 Front Matter ....Pages 453-463 Civil Society and Governance in South Asia: Issues and Challenges (Abhishek Pratap Singh)....Pages 465-479 Role of Civil Society in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects (Md.AwalHossain Mollah)....Pages 481-495 Proactive Functions of CSOs in Post War Situations: Importance of Having Branded CSOs (Learnings from Sri Lanka) (Jeganathan Thatparan)....Pages 497-502 Scaling Up NGO Impact on Development in South Asia (Firdous Ahmad Dar)....Pages 503-520 Making Sense of Civil Society: The Experience of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal (Debasish Nandy)....Pages 521-546 Civil Society, Political Stability and Peace-Building in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study (Z. R. M. Abdullah Kaiser)....Pages 547-569 Front Matter ....Pages 571-583 Child Welfare Practices in Organizational and Institutional Context of Bangladesh (Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Zulkarnain A. Hatta, Muhammud Shariful Islam, Tahmina Akhtar)....Pages 585-610 Trafficking of Children: Social Work Strategies in Prevention and Reintegration (Lakshmana Govindappa)....Pages 611-630 Efforts Towards Education: Looking into Non-Government Support for Non-Formal Education in Bangladesh (Gazi Arafat Uz Zaman Markony)....Pages 631-655 Front Matter ....Pages 657-671 Popular Participation in Environmental Governance in Non-Western Societies: Procedure and Application (A. K. M. Mahmudul Haque)....Pages 673-699 Bridging Gender Gap in Bhutan: CSOs’ Response to Gender Disparity (Pema Rinzin)....Pages 701-716 Forest Rights Act 2006, Customary Laws, and Sustainable Community Development: Study on Lodha Tribe of West Bengal, India (Koustab Majumdar, Dipankar Chatterjee)....Pages 717-732 Ensuring Safety for Women at Public Space: Need and Approaches (M. Nagaraj Naik)....Pages 733-746 We Are Stressed of Nuclear Power Plant: 2014 and 2017 (Ghouse Basha Ahameed Mustafa, Prince Annadurai)....Pages 747-780 Hajj and Umrah Management in Bangladesh: Issues, Challenges and Human Rights Perspective (Isahaque Ali, Azlinda Azman, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Mahathir Yahaya, Zulkarnain A. Hatta, Muhammud Shariful Islam)....Pages 781-801 Conclusion: The Modern Welfare States–Civil Society Organization and the Welfare Challenges—Global and Local Debates (Md. Nurul Momen, Rajendra Baikady, Cheng Sheng-Li, M. Basavaraj)....Pages 803-819 Back Matter ....Pages 821-850