,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Increasing the Reliability of Wellness Metrics in Unique Groups,3,rd,International Conference on Gross National Happiness,Bangkok:26 November 2007,Presented by,Linda A.E.Nowakowski,Ubon Ratchathani University,Thailand,Development,Human Development Index(HDI),Life span-objective,Literacy-objective,GDP-objective,GDP,Gross National Happiness,What is happiness?,Subjective,Cultural,Linguistic,Requires a degree of emotional/linguistic maturity,How is it related to development?,What is development?,Health of a country or group of people,Economic,Physical,Mental,Intellectual,Social,Spiritual,Cultural,Regression Why measure development?,Report on who is better than whom?,To assess areas that the people are doing well in and where they need work?,Assist in guiding program development?,GDP,Using GDP as the measure of development only tells you how much the country has participated in the western economic model.,HDI,Gives you a measure of GDP,Tells how you are doing in getting people to go to school,Gives you a hint at the physical health,Gross National Happiness,Provides some broad and fuzzy feeling of well-being.,No indicators of the economy,No indicators of health,No indicators of education,Thailands GNH,It has shown a decline over recent reporting periods.,What does it mean?,Northern Uganda-1980,The richest farmland in the country,Large commercial farms,Educated population,Northern Uganda-2007,Civil war for the last 20 years,People living in IDP camps,External dependence for everything,Child soldiers,Broken educations,HIV/AIDS pandemic,Has killed XXXX people in YYYY years.,Peace on the horizon,It is safe to return to their lands,Land has been fallow for 20 years,Homes and equipment are gone,The people are gone,Uganda has thousands of child-headed households,Parents killed in the war,Parents killed by HIV/AIDS,The children are gone,Children who have not had the opportunity to play or learn,Children who have been raped and forced to be soldiers,Children who have had to assume the roles of adults,Hurting children with the responsibility of raising other hurt children,The community wisdom is gone,What crops grow best?,What do you do about the local pests?,What plants and herbs are safe to eat?,What plants and herbs can be used as local medicines?,Opok FarmsAn Organically Grown Community,Sufficiency Economy,Sufficiency entails three components:,moderation,reasonableness,a self-immunity system,i.e.being able to cope with shocks from internal and external changes.,Two underlying conditions are necessary to achieve this sufficiency:,knowledge(breadth and thoroughness in planning,and carefulness in applying knowledge and in the implementation of those plans are required),morality,(people are to possess honesty and integrity,while conducting their lives with perseverance,harmlessness and generosity),Evaluating this development,Sufficiency Economy models generate little to no GDP,The children have broken educations,Many of the children are already HIV positive,What is happiness here?,These children will need to work for the first time in their lives,These children have few adult role models,These children have no money,no education,no vocational training and few skills,These children must behave as responsible adults,Coming up with new metrics,Maslow,Max-Neef,Being,(qualities),Subsistence,Physical and mental health,Protection,Care,adaptability,autonomy,Affection,Respect,sense of humor,generosity,sensuality,Understanding,Critical,capacity,curiosity,intuition,communities,Participation,Receptiveness,dedication,sense of humor,Leisure,Imagination,tranquility,spontaneity,Creation,Imagination,boldness,inventiveness,curiosity,Identity,Sense of,belonging,self-esteem,consistency,Freedom,Autonomy,passion,self-esteem,open-mindedness,UN Millenium Development Goals,Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger,Improve maternal health,Achieve universal primary education,Combat HIV/AIDS,malaria,and other diseases,Promote gender equality and empower women,Ensure environmental sustainability,Reduce child mortality,Develop a global partnership for development,Health of a country or group of people,Physical health,individual and family,Mental/psychological health,individual,family and community,Mental/intellectual health,individual,family and community,Political health,community and nation,Social health,family and community,Spiritual health,individual,family and community,Financial health,individual,family and community,Needs,A list of indicators for each area,Objective,Subjective,Specific,Guidance for communities on how to set goals,Goals and toolbox what next?,Selection of indicators by the community based on the goals.,Administration of the survey,Evaluation,Sample list,Physical health individual:,Adequate diet,Calories,Under-development,Height,Weight,Access to health care,Contraceptive use,Infant mortality rate,Low birth rate,Childre