Community-driven educational and training model for sustainable community development resulting in sosio-economic upliftment in the Western Soutpansberg

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2008-12
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
This thesis used the Logical Framework Approach to create a project proposal for the establishment of a community-driven educational and training model for sustainable community development based in the Western Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province. The project aims to provide much-needed socio-economic upliftment to this area, which is characterized by many large poor local communities with relatively few employment opportunities. The proposed programme focuses on the formation of the Soutpansberg Centre for Sustainable Development. This Centre is intended to be a demonstration model for land and agrarian reform based on sustainable development principles, indigenous knowledge and appropriate technologies. It would serve as a working example of how the reform process could be accelerated thus making a significant impact particularly on the lives of the rural poor and landless in the surrounding area. The research that was undertaken for this proposal entailed assessing and building on available primary data and information. It was informed by existing documentation, research and interviews with key stakeholders. The intention is for this project to become a reality in the near future and therefore it was necessary to create a document that is both viable and practical taking into consideration and assessing the various elements involved in such a sustainable development initiative.
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Thesis (MPhil (Sustainable Development Planning and Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
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Western Soutpansberg, Socio-economic upliftment, Rural communities, Sustainable development, Community development, Economic development projects, Rural development programmes, Dissertations -- Public management and planning, Theses -- Public management and planning
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