Thesis (MPhil (Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT:
The research was conducted to explore the experiences of people living with
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (PLWAs), especially women,
as well as the factors influencing their non-participation in development
projects aimed at improving their socio-economic status. The study was
conducted amongst PLWAs who are members of the Tembisa Main Clinic
and Winnie Mandela Clinic support groups in Tembisa, South Africa.
The researcher was motivated to conduct the research because in her work
as a social worker she is confronted daily with PWLAs who are from
disadvantaged backgrounds and are struggling to make ends meet. Initiatives
have been undertaken to try and encourage self–reliance and improve the
health status of these women by developing food gardens to provide them
with fresh vegetables and possible income sources from these gardens. The
reluctance of members of two support groups of PLWAs to stay involved in
these projects encouraged the researcher to explore these issues.
The researcher consulted various sources to obtain literature on the factors
influencing non-participation in development projects. In addition she
undertook a qualitative study, wherein twenty participants participated. The
data from this study was then interpreted and compared to the literature.
The findings of this study highlighted several factors such as discrimination,
local beliefs, stigma and lack of support, which influence the non- participation
of PWLAs in sustainable development projects. The findings of this research
also indicate that developments projects often fail to thrive because of topdown
decisions about the projects, the fact that there is no start-up funding
available for the projects and participants who become demotivated to
participate. The research therefore concludes with recommendations in order
to address these problems. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING:
Die navorsing is onderneem om die ondervinding van mense, veral vroue, wat
met Verworwe Immuniteitsgebrek Sindroom (VIGS) lewe, te ondersoek,
asook die faktore wat hulle daarvan weerhou om deel te neem aan
ontwikkelingsprojekte wat daarop gemik is om hul sosio-ekonomiese status te
verbeter. Die studie is onderneem onder pasiënte wat lede was van
ondersteuningsgroepe by Tembisa Hoofkliniek en Winnie Mandela Kliniek in
Tembisa, Suid-Afrika.
Die navorser is gemotiveerd om die studie te onderneem omdat sy daagliks in
haar werk as sosiale werker gekonfronteer is deur mense wat met VIGS
lewe, wat uit minder bevoorregte agtergronde kom en wat sukkel om te
oorleef. Inisiatiewe is onderneem om hierdie vroue se selfstandigheid te
bevorder en om hul gesondheidstatus te verbeter deur groente tuine te
ontwikkel om hulle van vars groente te verskaf, asook moontlike
inkomstebronne uit hierdie tuine. Die onwilligheid van die lede van twee
ondersteuningsgroepe om in hierdie projekte betrokke te bly, het die navorser
aangemoedig om hierdie aangeleentheid verder te ondersoek.
Die navorser het verskeie bronne geraadpleeg om literatuur te verkry oor die
faktore wat die nie-deelname in ontwikkelingsprojekte beïnvloed. Sy het ook
kwalitatiewe studie onderneem waaraan twintig respondente deelgeneem het.
Die data van hierdie navorsing is daarna geïnterpreteer en met die literatuur
vergelyk.
Die bevindinge van hierdie navorsing het verskeie faktore uitgelig wat die niedeelname
beïnvloed van mense wat met VIGS lewe, soos diskriminasie,
plaaslike gelowe, stigma en gebrek aan ondersteuning. Die navorsing het ook
bevind dat ontwikkelingsprojekte dikwels nie floreer nie as gevolg van die ‘topdown’
besluitneming oor die projekte en omdat daar nie genoegsame vooraf
befondsing beskikbaar is vir die projekte nie en die deelnemers dus
demotiveer om verder deel te neem. Die navorsing sluit dus af met voorstelle
om hierdie probleme aan te spreek.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/4322 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Papole, Magdeline Kgomotso |
| Contributors | Muller, Anneka, Sekudu, Johanna, Rust, Urszula, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Management and Planning. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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