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Perceptions of selected beneficiaries regarding government grants for sustainable development projectsGwam, Zukiswa Sylvia January 2007 (has links)
The overall aim of the study was to explore and describe the perceptions of beneficiaries of government grants for the sustainability of development projects. A qualitative method was used following an explorative and descriptive design, as the researcher seeks to understand paradigm shifts from a welfare perspective to a developmental perspective. The qualitative approach is most suitable when the aim of the researcher is to understand a phenomenon from the point of view of participants (Creswell, 1998:17) and to elicit thought processes and feelings (Straus and Corbin, 1998:11). The methods of data collection included in-depth semi-structured interviews, field notes as well as the use of focus groups. The semi-structured interviews allowed the researcher to ask specific questions in an open-ended manner when necessary. Data analysis was done according to Tesch’s eight steps for analyzing qualitative research data (Creswell, 1994: 154-155). Guba’s model was used to assess the trustworthiness of research findings for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research (Krefting, 1990: 214-222). It is envisaged that this study will provide insights into the perceptions of beneficiaries of government social development grants. Findings indicate that a great deal of skills development for sustainability of development projects is needed, and will be used for further research in the area of social development.
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Critical assessment of the extent to which the Provincial Government's development programmes are succeeding in reducing regional unemployment : a case of the North West Province's Central Region / Olibile Patience MokolobateMokolobate, Olibile Patience January 2006 (has links)
The research aimed at assessing the extent to which the provincial Government's
development programmes are succeeding in reducing regional unemployment.
The research focused on the North West Province Central District, which is the second
largest of the four districts. It comprises of 5 Municipalities of Mafikeng, Ditsobotla,
Setlakgobi, Tswaing and Zeerust.
The objectives of the research were to determine:
Assess the extent of unemployment. poverty and development status of each of
the municipal areas falling within the central region.
To assess the prevalence of unemployment in the study area with a specific focus
on providing analysis of socio-economic development trends.
To development programmes aimed at eradicating poverty in the province
especially in the Central District.
To evaluate the extent to which government development policies programmes
and projects are succeeding in curbing the increasing of unemployment and
underdevelopment in the region. From the information gathered, the following results or findings were discovered:
The challenges of poverty and unemployment cannot be dealt with by the current
approach from the provincial government's planning processes, which tend to
focus more on smaller projects than large- scales projects.
The current level of migration of people from rural to urban areas seems to be a
viable option for most people caught in poverty and under-development in the
rural areas. Most people have moved out of the central district to look for jobs outside the
region.
The majority of the funded projects are too small to make any noticeable impact
on the major challenges facing the province.
The majority of the proposed projects directly initiated by the provincial
government have not taken off the ground. / (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng campus, 2006
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The effects of government agricultural development support on the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in South AfricaMokgomo, M. N. 11 1900 (has links)
Over the past couple of years, the South African government has been offering varied
support to households that are engaged in small-scale farming, with the objectives of
improving their livelihoods, income and food security. Although the various rounds of
the General Household Survey (GHS) gathered information on the type of agricultural
support received by the farmers, their production, agricultural income and food security
status, there is limited empirical evidence on the extent to which the agricultural
support programme is yielding the intended results. Very little is also known about how
the beneficiary households perceive the agricultural support programme as either
relevant or otherwise. This study fills these gaps in the literature using the GHS data
spanning the period 2013 to 2016 to assess how government agricultural development
support influences the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in South Africa. This broad
objective is divided into two specific objectives: (1) to assess the effects of government
agricultural development support on agricultural income, production and food security
of beneficiary small-scale farmers in South Africa; and (2) to assess the usefulness of
the government agricultural development support for the beneficiary small-scale the government agricultural development support for the beneficiary small-scale
farmers in South Africa. By combining descriptive analysis with Propensity Score
Matching (PSM) and logistic estimation techniques to address these objectives, the
results indicate that from the year 2013 to the 2016 survey years, the proportion of
households who have access to agricultural development support has decreased
marginally by about two percent. Access to support has remained higher among males
than females; farmers who have low levels of education than those with high levels of
education. Across provinces access to agricultural support is high in the Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North -West and Mpumalanga, but very low in the
Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng and Western Cape. The agricultural development
assistance given by the South African government is effective in reducing food
insecurity, as well as in improving the production and income of the beneficiary smallscale
farmers. However, the results suggest that the agricultural support system is
having a heterogeneous impact on beneficiary small-scale farmers, depending on their
gender and geographical locations. / Agriculture and Animal Health / M. Sc. (Agriculture)
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