Can the Corporate Social Investment initiatives of small businesses contribute to development? Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and its counterpart Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are the terms used for the external and internal initiatives undertaken by companies to contribute to the upliftment of their stakeholders and communities. This research paper attempts to establish whether the CSI initiatives of small, local (Cape Town) companies have the potential to contribute to this upliftment or development. The literature review conducted on the relevant topic discovered three major arguments surrounding this debate. Firstly there are those authors that believe that CSI / CSR cannot contribute to development; secondly those authors that believe that CSI / CSR can contribute to development; and finally those authors that believe that more research on this topic is required before any such statements can be made. The outcome of the literature will reveal some issues surrounding this argument. They are: motivations, compatibility, implementation, business advantage, business and NGOs and community focus and research and sustainability. Following the establishment of the technical issues the paper will then propose that Amartya Sen's Development as Freedom theory be used to further investigate the development potential of CSI initiatives. Along with the technical suggestions, Sen's five 2 freedoms will be used to analyse whether any potential development successes can be observed from seven case studies. The freedoms are: political freedoms, economic facilities, social opportunities, transparency guarantees and protective security. Each of these can contribute to development. The case studies are CSI initiatives selected from local small businesses and the required information was extracted by means of an openended qualitative questionnaire. These case studies will be analysed against the freedoms and the discoveries from the literature review. The conclusions drawn show that some potential does exist for CSI initiatives. It also shows that Sen's Development as Freedom can be effectively applied to small scale projects at the micro level.

Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-93). / This study is an examination of the structures and functions of an unregistered faith-based substance abuse treatment facility, the Recovery Home, run by a Church in Mitchells Plain, a historically disadvantaged community (HDC) in the Western Cape. In addition, the challenges that the Organisation faces in meeting the policy requirements set by the Department of Social Development (DoSD) to obtain accreditation by subscribing to evidence-based practices for an in-patient treatment centre are the main issues upon which this research is structured. Information was collected, through a qualitative case study approach. Methods used were the in-depth interview, observation, documentary research relevant to the registration process and a confidential journal exercise conducted with people being treated in the Recovery Home. A lack of resources and evidence-based practices prevents the Recovery Home from providing adequate treatment services. The Organisation is unable to register as it does not meet the minimum norms and standards set by the Department of Social Development (DoSD) to acquire accreditation. It has been suggested by the relevant authorities that the Organisation fits the description of a half way house. However, no official policy for the registration of such insitutions currently exists in South Africa. The Home's definition of the causes of substance use disorders (SUDs) is inadequate in that it is limited to environmental factors, most particularly the unfavourable socio-economic conditions that prevail in the community. The Organisation is providing a valuable service in a community where the state lacks effective intervention capacity. As it is unable to register, however, it remains limited in what it is able to achieve.

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This study looks at the commercialization of smoked fish on the Pacific coast of Colombia. Innovative individuals have identified this historical process of fish preservation as a social development tool, and through this are attempt-ing to alleviate prevailing local social problems. These processes, however, do face certain obstacles, and the impacts of these processes are felt in various lay-ers. Through fieldwork carried out in 2009, a qualitative investigation was car-ried out in three certain areas: Impacts of the establishment of smoked fish op-erations; obstacles to production and sustainable commerce; and future goals in the commercialization of smoked fish. This study will show the impacts in the form of provision of employment, wealth creation, and the effects on relation-ships. I will move on to highlight the obstacles they face in access to fish, capital, infrastructure, industrial fishing, arrival of floating cocaine, and market trends. The study caps off with the emergence of future goals in the acquisition of a mo-torboat, increased capital, improved production and business processes, and enhanced group dynamics. This investigation serves as a platform into the explo-ration of social entrepreneurship operations in the Colombian Choco, specifically those of smoked fish commercialization, and how we can better understand these obstacles and the future needs practitioners and local citizens are facing.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-64). / This study investigates the reasons behind international migration of people. In particular, the study looks at the reasons behind professional migrants from Zambia to South Africa, taking Cape Town as a case study. The analysis is anchored around five different theoretical frameworks which explain migration from a micro and macro perspective. Theories founded on micro principles are the traditional push and pull theory and the Todaro model. The theory social networks completes the set of micro based models of migration. The two macro theories are the equilibrium and the new international division of labour, which look at the economic inequalities between sending and host regions

Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references. / In particular, the research conducted focused on participants’ perceptions around issues of access to Love Life’s HIV and AIDS campaigns. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey, a focus group, individual interviews and a HIV and AIDS campaign design task. The findings reveal that, firstly, the participants are aware of what Love Life is and what they aim to do, and; secondly, participants have very limited access to Love Life’s print and television campaigns.

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Includes bibliographical references. / Persistent poverty is one of the critical development challenges facing Zambia. Previous development policies have not had any significant impact on the lives of poor Zambians. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) is the latest policy adopted by the current Zambian government to alleviate poverty. The World Bank and the IMF has promoted the PRSP as a blueprint for countries classified as Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to address their development challenges. Poverty is more prevalent in rural areas than in the urban areas. Many of the rural poor are small-scale farmers who rely on agriculture for their survival. The purpose of the study was to gauge, from practitioners, working with PRSP on agricultural development, the extent to which the PRSP was implemented successfully from 2002-2004 to improve the quality of life of poor small-scale farmers. Moore's (1995) "strategic triangle" was used to find out how the implementation of the PRSP "measured up" to his three tests. This qualitative study involved interviewing development managers of the major non-government organisations that are implementing or monitoring the implementation of the current version of the PRSP on agriculture. Documentary sources were also used to complement the in-depth interviews. I drew on Miles and Humberman's (1994) approach to qualitative data analysis to guide the analysis of my data and I used Nvivo software for managing and coding the data.

Includes bibliographical (leaves 97-101). / Cities and nations around the world vigorously compete to host mega-events such as the Olympics and the World Cup, despite the history of mixed economic and social impacts of these events. While such events have been traditionally sought by hosts as vehicles primarily for economic growth, image enhancement, and generation of civic and cultural pride, a recent trend is emerging in which substantial developmental components are integrated into hosting strategies. This study utilizes the human development paradigm, and its attendant emphasis on facilitating gains by the poor and disadvantaged, to evaluate the degree to which Cape Town can integrate developmental priorities into the role it plays as one of South Africa's host cities of the 2010 World Cup. The analysis focuses on the clash between the city's expansive human development objectives and the logistical and commercial dictates of hosting a mega-event. Also brought to the fore are the consequential public planning decisions required when hosting a mega-event in a developing city, with ramifications that can be particularly acute for the disadvantaged..

The implementation of a new citywide Informal Trading By-law and a permit system for registering traders left over 200 traders without a space to trade. Using multiple qualitative research methods, document review, interviews, photography and observation, this study seeks to highlight the experiences and views of a group of MPTCM traders working to protect their livelihoods.