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Private vendors typically charge 10 to 20 times the fee charged by public utilities, and people living in marginal urban areas pay between 10 and 40 percent of their incomes to acquire water in this way (Marvin and Laurie 1999). If you are planning to work outside of your home country or community, you must include the name and contact information for at least one local collaborator as a project team member in the application. Secret Discount Link Who made it? Beyond the household, ties with extended families and fictive kin constitute the heart of Andean support networks. REVISED: Two Full-time Undergraduate Student Research Assistants (10 months each) $7040. London: Zed Books. Anthropological Quarterly Summer:485-517. Who do you visit each day, each week? H7. Fill out YEG pre-application for Conservation Trust (CT). The existence and quality of intracommunity ties has long been recognized as a factor that determines how conflicts evolve over scarce resources and other threats (Simmel 1904 [1955], Coser 1956, Mack 1965). Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Publications. I propose to do an in- depth study of Villa Israel, a barrio of Cochabamba, Bolivia, where conflict over water is an
e. What housework do you do (shopping, scrubbing, cooking, dishes, etc.)? Elhance, Arun P.
major kinds of ties: kin, compadrazgo, paisano, work, and church. Glencoe, Il: The Free Press. Boulder: Westview Press. (Probe repeatedly.) 2002 Unpublished data. For the semi-structured interviews, I will adapt the interview protocol from Stack's classic study of urban survival strategies (1970) for use in Cochabamba (see appendix). Premium Sign up Laughlin and Brady's model was validated by a series of African famine case studies (Laughlin 1974, Cashdan
(Johnson 1990), that is, based on the characteristics that will give informants access to different
Environmental Conservation and Climate Change. We are looking for individuals who are interested in becoming an active part of the Explorer Community. First, I will elicit free lists of water uses from adult women and prepare a list of, say, the 20 most commonly listed items (the exact number will be determined by examining the data, of course, for repetitions of items.). 0000023876 00000 n
What other work do you do? Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. e. Who bought it? The protocol includes questions about daily life, the acquisition of goods, finances, and leisure time. 1995 The Role of Water and the Origins of Conflict. Give a physical description of the item. S. Low, ed. All applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time they submit an application. The study also has practical applications for those seeking to anticipate and manage coming conflicts over scarce freshwater. Following anthropologists who have modified experimental economic methods to study economic behaviors in 15 small-scale societies (Henrich et al. In Studies in Social Psychology in World War II. The A-3000 transcription kit includes software, a headset, and a foot pedal. General H8. Still, no empirical research has tested the effects of drought or severe water scarcity on urban support ties. The researcher has also undertaken independent research projects in Mexico and Bolivia, and therefore has the fieldwork and language skills required for the project. Walker, Peter
University of Florida, Anthropology and Chinese Language and Literature, B.A., May 2002 Honors thesis in cultural anthropology
The interview will be conducted primarily with the adult responsible for housekeeping, but I will verify responses with other household members during the interview. If your pre-application is approved, you will be sent an email with a link and a password giving you access to our full application online. Also, classic Andean forms of reciprocity such as ayni (performed variously from place to place) may also be active in some guise in Cochabamba's barrios. Project start dates should be a minimum of six months after the submission deadline to ensure any awarded funds are received in time. If you have received a grant from National Geographic in the past, you may submit a new proposal after you have closed your previous grant record. The intellectual merit and broader impacts of the research are clearly spelled out. Reports on the state of freshwater reserves warn that severe local shortages are imminent, and predict that violent conflicts will emerge in water-scarce regions (Ohlsson 1995, Elhance 1999). Currently, Villa Israel has no municipal water or sanitation services. In many Latin American cities, the arrival of new immigrants strains the ability of the local government to provide municipal services to all city residents
The aim is to try to figure out how people make it. National Geographic Societyis a 501 (C)(3) organization. to determine how water scarcity affects the frequency and quality of reciprocal exchanges between households. 0000038091 00000 n
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 40(4):637-656. Most households buy drinking water from a truck, which is operated by a private vendor. Every winter, seasonal water shortages threaten the lives of the people of Villa Israel, forcing them to make choices in how they use their economic and social resources. Level I Grants are designed for individuals who may be earlier in their career, those looking to establish themselves better in their field, those seeking mentorship from others in their field and beyond, or those who want to grow their network and enhance their impact by joining a global community of National Geographic Explorers. For example, between April and July of 2002, fourteen children under the age of one died from water-related illnesses (Trujillo 2002). While the supportive elements of Latin American urban networks have been extensively documented, the effects of severe resource scarcity on urban networks remain unexplored. The National Geographic Societys Grants Program provides seed funding and support to early career individuals, as well as those more advanced in their careers, who are working to address critical challenges, advance new solutions, and inspire positive transformation across all seven continents. Fringe benefits are also excluded, as are salaries. 2002 Water and the Potential for Social Instability: Livelihoods, Migration and the Building of Society. Interviews will be transcribed by the field assistant as they are conducted. With whom? Level I Grants receive funding up to USD $20,000 and offer unique opportunities for training, networking, coaching, mentorship, and more from fellow National Geographic Explorers, experts, staff, partners, and forums. To determine the amount of water available to each household at each interview time (independent variables H4-6), I will use a Guttman scale. I agree to use the grant funds strictly in accordance with the budget attached to my grant proposal; any material deviation from such budget must be approved in writing by the Program Officer. to determine if households withdraw from reciprocal exchange and social relationships in the order established by community norms. Grant projects last one calendar year or less. A major strength of the proposal is the clarity of the sampling pattern for in-depth interviews. Fill out YEG pre-application for Expeditions Council (EC). The investment game must be played with a substantial starting bid (Berg et al. 1995). We fund individuals working on projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology that align with one or more of our focus areas. In Cochabamba, the researcher will disseminate her findings to three local NGOs and will suggest
Link to an image of the original budget page 2 for 0314395, Bernard & Wutich. Individuals who are already National Geographic Explorers (i.e., those who have already received a grant from the National Geographic Society) are NOT eligible to apply for Level I Grants. 2001 Church-based social support and religious coping. how the research might contribute to the success of future water delivery projects. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/funding-opportunities/grants/, Click here to Get Email Alerts about the Latest Grants, Level I grants receive funding up to $20,000 and offer unique opportunities for. The research assistants salary was calculated at $2.20 an hour, 20 hours a week, for 46 weeks. National Geographic Society Grants Program Apply Now! The measure will be designed as a Guttman scale. (Obviously from my ratings I think this is a strong proposal; it's also a topic of interest to me which is why I offer the suggestions I do.). The first phase will lay the groundwork for the second, so that I will be prepared to complete a baseline assessment of exchange and social interactions before the dry season begins in May. Advertise, Guest Posting & Backlinks First, ethnographic study will yield data with high internal validity about how responses to water scarcity evolve over the wet-to-dry cycle (Kirk and Miller 1986). Justify the cost of your proposal: Having a low-cost solution increases the chances that this project will succeed. Fight Fraud against NGOs We explore, understand, and conserve terrestrial and freshwater systems and inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect our lands, lakes, and rivers. a. Level I full applications will be. Dirks, Robert
We currently offer three types of grant opportunities: All applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time they submit a proposal. The research objectives are clearly outlined and include documenting water scarcity in the community, determining the effects of water scarcity on reciprocal exchanges and social relations between households, and ascertaining whether a community norm exists for determining how people withdraw from reciprocal relations, and whether people follow these norms in practice. 1993 Theories of Famine. fundsforngos.org and fundsforngospremium.com domains and their subdomains are the property of FUNDSFORNGOS, LLC. Dissertation Research: The effects of water scarcity on reciprocity and sociability in Bolivia
Two of these projects took place in Mexico and Bolivia, where I honed my ability to do research in Spanish. Generalized reciprocal exchanges will occur more frequently in the wet season than in the dry season. Shaanxi Teachers University, Chinese Language and Literature, Aug. 1998-May 1999, Appointments: Employment and Research Experience, 2002 Preliminary fieldwork, interviews on water scarcity in Bolivia
Theyre also in the lab diving deep into the microscopic world, in their local communities capturing the stories of a fishing village, or in the classroom sharing their discoveries with the next generation. 1993 The Culture of Conflict. Submit a Grant protocol are that it has been pre-tested for research on urban survival strategies, it is flexible enough to accommodate Andean social structure, and successful replication of Stack's results will enhance the external validity of previous findings about how urban support systems
During the dry season, households will withdraw from social relationships in the order predicted by the experimental game. You must be 18 or older to apply for a National Geographic Society grant. The Expeditions Council funds exploration and adventure around the world. Analysis of variance tests will also be used to determine if different social ties are associated with differences in mean monetary measures of trust and reciprocity (H7, H8). Your tax-deductible gift will fund Explorers protecting wildlife, preserving our oceans and ecosystems, uncovering our ancient heritage, and solving the planets mysteries and challenges. These grants are highly competitive and reserved for select projects that push boundaries to achieve significant and tangible impact in your field. (Name relationship) c. Did you trade food, money, child care, or anything else with anyone this week? I interviewed project coordinators in USAID, CARE, the Peace Corps, and Bolivian NGOs to learn about how communities adapt to conditions of water scarcity. The third is the Unin Cristiana Evanglica church, which manages the distribution of water through tap stands in Villa Israel. The researcher plans to hire and train a Bolivian student in the methodology of the project and disseminate the results of the study to three local NGOs. The requested amount is 46% of the State Department estimate for the cost of living in Cochabamba, and totals about 85% of an average factory worker s salary in Bolivia. American Airlines round-trip ticket $650
In Bolivia, the average days wage for a factory worker is $3.50; the Co-PI will set the starting bid at $3. Data from the interviews will be used to construct an ordinal measure of water use (H4-6) and four interval-level dependent variables: the number of generalized reciprocal exchanges that occurred in the last week (H1,3), the number of households with which the respondents exchanged in the last week (H4), the number of social visits that occurred in the last week (H2,5), the number of households with which the respondents visited in the last week (H6). Funds may not be used for travel to scientific/professional meetings or conferences, tuition, vacations, study abroad programs, volunteer activities, legal actions, land acquisition, endowments, construction of permanent field stations, or publication of research results. 1999 Hydropolitics in the Third World. New York, NY 10005 Experimental game
The National Geographic Society's Grants Program provides seed funding and support to early career individuals, as well as those more advanced in their careers, who are working to address critical challenges, advance new solutions, and inspire positive transformation across all seven continents. large population of marginal urban residents that lack access to the municipal water system. Lomnitz, Larissa
The topic is timely and important. Who contributes to the finances of the household? Project start dates should be a minimum of six months after the submission deadline to ensure any awarded funds are received in time. Third-Party Links & Ads Read the full disclaimer here. Most likely, it will not make sense to implement at the state level. Consult the EC website for more information on the types of programs funded. ?1K[UrNu3VvJ+IhVo(Nnv_s~'Vf~/E>W{tc}L5LC#Lybm6bC2vi}\^mlIP>[%[q5B\hCo?oKLK|]HQnv:Q[4ssuUCOo/oh)JV%YMtGu_uLYZyBG{bey}[o4Zb?$i0 Photo Credits from top of page: Christopher Johns, Robbie Shone, Kostadin Luchansky, Cory Richards (2). Throughout the year, all households lack sufficient water for daily sanitation tasks in Villa Israel. Lacking the capital to extend water services to its growing periphery, Cochabamba contains a
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to document the incidence of water scarcity in the research community. In Cochabamba, I became associated with three organizations that are working on local water problems. The research will be the first study to examine if and how urban social support relationships are transformed by severe water scarcity. Please make sure that your browser is configured to receive cookies. Harris, eds. With whom do you enjoy spending time each week? Please log in again. UPDATED JANUARY 2018 b. If you are working on a project outside your home country or community, you must include at least one local collaborator on your team who is significantly involved in the project. If after reviewing information and materials you have additional questions, please email funding@ngs.org. Transportation $20
g. Who loaned or gave it to you? 1972 Ethnocentrism: Theories of Conflict, Ethnic Attitudes, and Group Behavior. If you are working on a project outside your home country or community, you must include at least one local collaborator on your team who is significantly involved in the project. Field Methods 13(1):88-96. Although early conflict theorists called for empirical
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Not sure which application to fill out? 1978 Introduction: Diaphasis and Change. Data analysis will consist of coding the interviews and using inferential statistics to measure the relationships among social variables and water scarcity. But I hope the researcher will use participant observation to first test this. During phase two, in-depth interviews will be conducted with key informants, and four interviews will be conducted at each household. While assisting Drs. The Program places high value on increasing access to preserved materials. Regardless of the denomination, parishioners generally belong to church organizations that provide assistance to needy community members, and form informal assistance networks among themselves. C. Laughlin, Jr. and I. Brady, eds. They hypothesize that, during times of widespread (but non-lethal) deprivation, households will increase generalized reciprocal exchanges and social interactions. In
Toronto: University of Toronto Project on Environment, Population and Security. 140 Broadway 46th Floor United States, https://fundsforngos.org | https://fundsforngospremium.com. 2000-02 Survey research, supervised sampling, data collection and analysis on a series of surveys for the state of Florida at UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research Survey Research Center 2002 Text analysis, performed text analysis on a project for Dr. H.R. Pp. The obvious counterpart in the countryside is water distribution for irrigation and there are numerous studies here (e.g., Gelles, Gose, Guillet, Isbell, Sherbondy, Sikkink) that discuss the conflict and cooperation involved in this event, and would serve as a counterpoint to the study proposed here. household members. 2001 What Can Digital Audio Data Do for You? Link to an image of the revised budget page 2 for 0314395, Bernard & Wutich
During the dry season, households with more water will engage in more generalized reciprocal exchanges than will households with less water. Access your saved EC pre-application form. 2001 Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes. It is inspired by studies of reciprocity and conflict theory. Upon entering the field, I will also begin to look for key informants through word-of-mouth
Coser, Lewis A. Because of the amount of luggage the Co-PI will be traveling with, she will need to fly directly to Cochabamba. National Geographic Society funds often serve as complementary supportthus the program encourages applicants to seek additional, concurrent funding from other sources. Understanding how reciprocal exchange and social ties are strained during periods of severe deprivation will contribute to efforts to understand the dynamics involved in conflict over environmental resources. research assistant. National Geographic is committed to funding a diverse and globally representative cohort of Explorers. Half-time Undergraduate Student Research Assistant (46 weeks) $2020
A purposive sample of 60households will be chosen, primarily for development of test protocols, mainly for the creation of a water scale. %PDF-1.3 National Geographic Society grantee. National Geographic Society grants may not be used for indirect costs, overhead, and other expenses not directly related to the project. 1996 Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict. In summer 2002, I traveled to Bolivia to conduct preliminary fieldwork and establish relationships with institutions that support this study. University of Florida, Anthropology (specialization in Tropical Conservation and Development in Latin American Studies), Doctoral program , September 2000-curr. bigasuo projector user manual, judith goss parcells, hap and leonard leonard's boyfriend, Conservation Trust ( CT ) support this study of programs funded sure that your browser is configured to receive.. Theories of Conflict deadline to ensure any awarded funds are received in time test... 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