Title:
Community owned development : a strategy for improving the quality of life amongst the marginalised San communities of the Kalahari, as adopted by a San community development organisation, the Kuru Development Trust
Authors:
Roux, B. le
Place:
[The Hague]
Publisher:
Fundación Bernard Van Leer
Year:
1998
Series Title:
Working papers in early childhood development
Serial number:
22
PAGE:
[29]
ISBN:
90-6195-048-1
ISSN:
1383- 7907
Language:
eng
Subject:
Development Cooperation General
Keywords:
communities
,
development policy
Abstract:
The Kuru Development Trust (KDT) in Botswana is a development support programme owned and controlled by the communities in which it works, the majority being San or Bushmen communities. Its activities include income generating projects, cultural activities and a training programme. It also operates a preschool project in which community members are trained as preschool teachers, and communities are supported to run their own schools. KDT looked back at the lessons it had learned over the years, and studied other programmes. This helped KDT develop a clear strategy and a vision that would guide it in its new work with the communities. This paper sets out that strategy and takes an honest look at KDT's approaches and philosophy, and how these have evolved through the years.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Country:
Botswana
Region:
Africa
,
Africa South of Sahara
,
Southern Africa
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 1998 Bernard Van Leer Foundation
Document type:
Report
File:
115513.pdf