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

[摘要] This thesis used the Logical Framework Approach to create a project proposal for theestablishment of a community-driven educational and training model for sustainable communitydevelopment based in the Western Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province. The project aims toprovide much-needed socio-economic upliftment to this area, which is characterized by manylarge poor local communities with relatively few employment opportunities.The proposed programme focuses on the formation of the Soutpansberg Centre for SustainableDevelopment. This Centre is intended to be a demonstration model for land and agrarian reformbased on sustainable development principles, indigenous knowledge and appropriatetechnologies. It would serve as a working example of how the reform process could beaccelerated thus making a significant impact particularly on the lives of the rural poor andlandless in the surrounding area.The research that was undertaken for this proposal entailed assessing and building on availableprimary data and information. It was informed by existing documentation, research andinterviews with key stakeholders. The intention is for this project to become a reality in the nearfuture and therefore it was necessary to create a document that is both viable and practical takinginto consideration and assessing the various elements involved in such a sustainable developmentinitiative.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University