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    Scaling Up Developmental Principles of Small Intentional
    (2011-05-23) Morgan, Njogu
    The purpose of the research was twofold: i) to explore the relevance of the ecovillage model as viable policy intervention for human development and environmental protection in poor countries, and ii) to explore how the principles and practices of ecovillages might be applied. To answer this question, the research examined how ecovillages manage the nexus between human development and environment protection. It was concluded that while the principles and practices of ecovillages are worthy of emulation and can be applied in the global South, adaptation or spread is only possible with significant external support. This is because a range of enabling socioeconomic conditions necessary to cushion what are effectively islands of social change experimentation, exist more readily in the global North than they do in the South. A broader lesson extrapolated from the research is that if countries in the global South wish to avert or at least mitigate ongoing and future environmental crisis into the foreseeable future, they will have to review their development models. Ecovillages cannot on their own resolve what is a global systemic crisis. Successfully dealing with climate change will therefore require going to the root cause and adopting new development pathways. The research explored these issues by examining the literature and conducting primary research in the Ivory Park Ecovillage in South Africa and the Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland.
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    CAPACITY BUILDING CHALLENGES
    (2011-05-13) MAKGATO, MAMOTINTANE BENNY MAMOTINTANE BENNY MAKGATO
    The apartheid system in South Africa plunged the majority of the people in abject poverty and destitution, including homelessness. The post-apartheid South African government and society today are yet to lift the people out of abject poverty and destitution. The poor and the disadvantaged mostly live in informal settlements, because they are unable to build their own houses in the usual locations. Even when government tries its best to allocate RDP houses to them, other unmet needs make it difficult for them to experience wholesome transformation of their living conditions. They tend to sell or rent out their RDP houses and return to the informal settlements. The research findings has highlighted that when poverty and hunger strikes, the poor and the disadvantaged communities such as Madelakufa beneficiaries can go to the extreme to trade whatever is in their possession in order to put bread on the table. The findings of the data collected highlights that the main source behind the sales and rentals of RDP is due to poverty and unemployment. There is a need to close the gap caused by poverty and hunger among the poor and the disadvantaged communities. The allocation of RDP houses alone is not enough to develop and transform their lives for sustainable development. Capacity building through skills development of this community is crucial to enable them to enter the labour market and be able to cater for their own needs and not rely on government to provide for their necessities