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Haylz
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Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
June 26, 2008 - 07:53 AM
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Hi All
Was wondering if anyone had any general thoughts or research on wellbeing / happiness in developing countries
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Ramsha Zia
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
June 27, 2008 - 03:08 AM
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well i live in a developing country, been a year and half now. And from what i can tell of Pakistan, people, and by people im referring to the general man-on-the-street, are so unaware that their demands dont go beyond wat would be considered "basic needs" elsewhere. All they want generally revolves round peace and protection from militants and tribal wars, affordable food; shelter and some form of employment (even if it only offers minimum wage)
another cause of misery for the locals is the unreliable water and electricty supply.
i believe if something could be done to ensure that the masses had their most basic needs met, the general level of wellbeing would soar.
they really dont want much to be honest
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
June 27, 2008 - 05:32 AM
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Happiness is a universal concept...no single recipe for Africa..just live for others..that's why your'e here...and get in touch with your spirituality...
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Danjuma Mohammed
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
June 27, 2008 - 03:03 PM
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who say's there is happeness in Developing countries, that is capital lie. the government go to urban centers of those countries interview people who they have designed to say yes to there questions and we feel things are alright, but thats not true. Lets go to the grassroot ask people there and you will hear what they have to say. Ihave the experience of working with people in the grassroot in Nigeria and you just have to see the way these people are so unhappy about government activities and policy, couple with there low standard of living.
No joy,No happiness! ! !
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
July 23, 2008 - 05:29 AM
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Yes happines and wellbeing in developing countries is a very current and contemporary theme in development studies. To know more about who's talking about this have a look at the site www.welldev.org.uk. This was a 5 year research group looking at wellbeing in 4 developing countries. There is also a master's programme in wellbeing (Bath University, UK). To the person who says that there is no wellbeing (and it depends on how you define wellbeing- since it's a very loose term) - I might beg to differ. That is not to undermine the impact of poverty and other vulnerabilities on the lives of peoples. However people are not always wholly defined by their obejective life circumstances and might be far more resilient than we give them credit for.
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Tina
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
September 27, 2008 - 05:49 PM
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Happiness & wellbeing can be acquired, but most important is "creating it'
creating from within first,which means we can create our surrounding environment by acting good to ourselves & to others, understanding & following the healthy ways of living
increasing the awareness of the importance of hygiene is one of the most effective ways of living in a healthy atmosphere
how to deal with our environment & going green is one of the most inspiring campaigns to keep this world flowing in peace
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Re: Happiness and wellbeing in developing countries
October 4, 2008 - 02:03 PM
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I remembered Movie "INTO THE WILD"
Happy is when SHARED
yeahh...just shared our smiling to make others happier.
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