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The significance of income generating projects in Kwa-Ngwanase area, KwaZulu-Natal

Submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the Masters of Art (Community Work) in the Department of Social Work University of Zululand, South Africa, 2001. / This study is about the significance of income generating projects in Kwa-Ngwanase area.

The study was conducted on poverty alleviation projects funded by the Department of Welfare and Population Development As an evaluative research, semi-structured interviews were conducted. A sample of twenty projects was drawn, fourty respondents were interviewed where two were from each project-Related literature has been reviewed that focuses on poverty alleviation and income generating projects. Various recommendations have been made based on the findings of the study.

The findings of the study indicated a need for training project members in capacity building. Project members also need to be motivated in one way or the other so that they can develop a sense of ownership and work hard for the success of their own projects.

The research findings indicated clearly that the strategies and policies were not effective enough in achieving the desired goals of poverty alleviation.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1147
Date January 2001
CreatorsGumede, Bonginkosi Mfanawelanga.
ContributorsGumbi, T.A.P.
PublisherUniversity of Zululand
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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