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.
Keywords
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