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Community group environment for people participation and empowerment

This study explores participatory development methods which may
be engaged with a smaller community interest group to create an
environment conducive to free and effective participation towards
empowering more participants in rural communities. The study was
conducted in Makhuduthamaga Municipal area in Sekhukhune
District of Limpopo Province. The data was collected through
participants observation during application of Participatory Rural
Appraisal techniques , community groups, documents reviews, and
groups and individual interviews. The study looked into
participation procedures and pattern during Participatory Rural
Appraisal techniques, groups' institutionalisation and internal
participation environment. The study also conducted comparative
analysis between community interest groups and organisational
linkage structures, in order to establish how free and conducive the
groups' internal environments are between the cases.
The study found that: interest groups are more common, accessible
and empowering in rural communities than organisational linkage
structures. People participate and attain self-esteem and selfreliance,
making them participate and develop a sense of
responsibility and ownership. The findings will therefore inform
development agents in government departments and NGOs about the
elements to consider in the implementation of development
programmes, and to make appropriate choice of partic ipatory
models for effective partic ipation and empowerment. The stud y's
theoretical contribution is in sustenance participation theory,
which argues that for people to effectively participate in their
development, they should be made to participate by being given
responsibilities which may motivate them to participate in finding
solutions, own the outcomes, and participate toward sustaining
them. / Development Studies / D.Phil. (Development Studies)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/3434
Date11 1900
CreatorsDiale, Nkgodi Race
ContributorsSwanepoel, Hennie
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format1 online resource (xv, 237 leaves)

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