The role of the Community Work Programme (CWP) in poverty alleviation: a case of Naledi Local Municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, North West Province
| dc.contributor.author | Mongale, Ontiretse | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-02T06:59:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-02T06:59:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | A research report presented to the Department of Social Work, School of Human and Community Development: Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree: Master of Arts in the field of Social Development, 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | South Africa is of a typical example of countries which adopted development welfare services. Social development approach has been practiced since 1994 in South Africa. Evidently development policies, projects and programmes illustrate such. The Community Work Programme (CWP) was adopted in 2009 to contribute towards poverty alleviation in South Africa. CWP is a Public Employment Programme (PEP) led by government which provide regular employment and social protection to people vulnerable to poverty. Therefore, this study aimed to explore contributions of CWP in poverty alleviation in Naledi Local Municipality (NLM) in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, North West Province. The research approach was qualitative in nature, and an instrumental case study design was applied. This research is rooted in interpretivism paradigm hence purposive sampling technique was used to select participants who could provide in-depth examination of the topic. The sample consisted of twenty research participants. These include thirteen CWP participants, four field supervisors and three participants from the office staff and implementing agent. Three different semi-structured interview guides were used to collect data. Data was collected through in-depth face to face interviews to collect data from CWP participants and field supervisor while visual platform called Zoom was used to collect data from office staff members. Covid19 protocols were adhered to during face to face interviews with respondents. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. The main conclusion derived from the study is that the CWP provides sufficient benefits to its participants and community of NLM that accelerate government efforts to alleviate poverty and reduce unemployment. The study also established that the CWP has the potential to improve provision of basic social needs and skills required to enter in the job market only if multiple stakeholder partnerships and collaborations are enhanced. The study concludes with an optimistic view that social protection directly reduces the effect of unemployment across South Africa. | |
| dc.description.librarian | PM2024 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38410 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | © University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | School of Human and Community Development | |
| dc.subject | Community work programme | |
| dc.subject | Poverty | |
| dc.subject | Poverty alleviation | |
| dc.subject | Social development | |
| dc.subject | Social protection | |
| dc.subject | Public employment programmes | |
| dc.subject | Naledi Local Municipality | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-1: No poverty | |
| dc.title | The role of the Community Work Programme (CWP) in poverty alleviation: a case of Naledi Local Municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, North West Province | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |