Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS): Recent submissions
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Socioeconomic development of human well-being at grassroot institutions with special reference to Maitland Garden Village
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Maitland Garden Village is a little hamlet in the City of Cape Town that was originally developed as an area for soldier housing during World War 1. Thereafter, it was established in the 1920s by the Coloured Housing Council ... -
Exploring the challenges faced by the informal waste pickers in the Northern Cape region
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The dominant scholarship on and about informal waste pickers is that they continue to work under difficult challenges: harassed by the city council, and work under risky conditions. While this is known, there has been a ... -
A deeper look at the advent of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and what it means for the marginalized, a social innovation perspective.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The current technological paradigm shift known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), has impacted all parts of the world including the African continent. Developing countries such as South Africa are preparing for the ... -
Gentrification and the disruption of space: residents lived experiences in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Gentrification has become a global urban phenomenon that can be compared to the colonial project. Gentrification is a process whereby capital is reinvested in urban areas and designed to produce space for more affluent ... -
The national health insurance (nhi) and women: making the case for the socialisation of accessing health services a policy perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The National Health Insurance (NHI) bill [B 11 - 2019], which was approved for adoption by the National Assembly (NA) of South Africa’s parliament on June 12, 2023, is the subject of this study, which offers a policy ... -
Negotiating urban informality: narratives of politics and mobility in an informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Recent work on ‘urban informality’- forms of urbanisation such as the growth of settlements outside the confines of the state and its policies- have begun to emphasise the politics and everyday negotiations of those living ... -
Social capital and role of stokvels in the economic lives of poor people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study seeks to understand the role and the impact of stokvels, especially on low-income groups living in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. The focus is on the role of social capital and the economic impact on the lives of ... -
A comparison between Ethiopia and Viet Nam's approaches to reducing extreme poverty
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The World Bank working paper ‘Grow, Invest, Insure’ published in 2016 outlines a three-point plan to reduce extreme poverty to three percent by 2030. Specifically highlighting the achievements of Ethiopia in Africa and ... -
Seeking a dignified life: An exploration of the aspirations and experiences of women refugees in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study documented the experiences of a group of refugee women during the COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa. In late 2019, the women participated in a sit-in protest with a large group of refugees in the ... -
The effect of school feeding programmes among school-going children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)School feeding programmes (SFPs) are known as a significant form of social protection that seeks to address food insecurity and educational improvement worldwide. This study seeks to evaluate the school feeding programmes ... -
Food Security: An evaluation of food choices, household food consumption patterns and health implications: A case study of Khayelitsha in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Many factors result in a shift in food consumption patterns. These include uncertain food production, unequal food distribution, changing food markets, food inflation and fast urbanization (Cockx et al., 2019). All of the ... -
Investigating the role of Meals on Wheels Community Services (MOWCS) on food security among older persons in Brooklyn
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Food insecurity remains a global challenge despite efforts to combat it in all its forms. Africa has the highest prevalence of food insecurity worsened by a deepened poverty affecting mostly children, women and the elderly. ... -
Public sector youth support services efficacy: a case study exploring neets youth perceptions and suggestions for improvement
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Every country has challenges with young people who contribute little or nothing to national development and the welfare of society. They are now referred to as NEETs, meaning that they are ‘not in education, employment or ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Influence of Social Innovation in Addressing Food (In)Security in the Context of Natural Disaster
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The conventional top-down, command-and-control approach to disaster management and buffers implemented during times of crisis are often rendered unsustainable, as these strategies fail to encourage community resilience. ... -
Impact of sport skills for life skills (ss4ls) on the development of capability sets of student athletes: A case study approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In recent years, we have seen an increase in sport for development (SfD) research. However, a current integrated literature review on sport for development found that despite the vast majority of SfD projects being located ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the Western Cape Provincial Youth Development Strategy: A case study of IAP Mitchell’s Plain Youth Café programmes (2014-2019).
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)It has been more than 8 years since the Western Cape Government established the Provincial Youth Development Strategy in 2013. However, there has not been evaluative studies that assess the effectiveness of the programmes ... -
Adulthood, home-leaving and informal settlement: a study of the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Home leaving is an important marker of the transition to adulthood for young adults. Moving out of the parental home and establishing individual residence is often interpreted as a sign of independence for young adults. ... -
Emergence from financial constraints through transformation to a research-led teaching and learning developmental university- University of the Western Cape 2000-2020
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1959, the Extension of University Education Act of 1959 (Parliament RSA 1959), to serve as an institution of higher learning for the so-called ... -
Adulthood, home-leaving and informal settlement: A study of the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Home leaving is an important marker of the transition to adulthood for young adults. Moving out of the parental home and establishing individual residence is often interpreted as a sign of independence for young adults. ... -
Exploring the use of social networks in accessing housing: A focus on the back-yard dwellers of Hanover Park, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study explored social capital and social networks within the affordable housing arena. Although Apartheid officially ended in 1994 with the first non-racial democratic elections, the current housing spatial planning ...