Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Institute for Social Development"
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Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
Isaacs, Conrad Henry (University of the Western Cape, 2008)In South Africa there is still a substantial amount of prejudice towards people living with Aids (PLA). Initially, Aids was seen as a 'gay' disease, then a 'black' disease. People thus tended to avoid high-risk groups ... -
The application of Sen's Capability approach to selected women in Khayelitsha
Sawyer, Asha (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Measuring poverty adequately is critical for any type of development project, and yet there are still no clear guidelines as to which approach is best to be used for different circumstances. There is a variety of different ... -
Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of targeting methods in public works programmes in Malawi: the case of MASAF and CARE managed programmes in the central region of Malawi
Lembani, Martina Esinala (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research was aimed at assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of community based targeting and self-targeting methods in the selection of beneficiaries in Safety nets programmes in Malawi. These methods have been ... -
Attitudes and beliefs around HIV and AIDS stigma: the impact of the film "The sky in her eyes"
Lesko, Igor (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research explored cultural perceptions of HIV & AIDS with students at the University of the Western Cape and attempted to understand how these perceptions of the disease reinforce stigma and stigmatising attitudes ... -
Blaming the others: refugee men and HIV risk in Cape Town
Iboko, Ngidiwe (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study investigated the societal perception of refugee men as being a risk group, being polluted and the consequent risk of HIV infection they might face. It also determined the factors that could expose them to the ... -
Challenges of land conflict negotiation in Mulanje District of Malawi
Lombe, Felix Benson Mwatani Editor (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study identifies and discusses the challenges of negotiation as a conflict management tool with reference to the negotiation process of the land conflict in the Mulanje district of Malawi between tea companies and the ... -
Community development initiatives and poverty reduction: the role of the Ethiopian Kale Heywot Church in Ethiopia
Tefera Talore Abiche (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Ethiopia is a country well endowed with a number of development related NGOs who have been involved in socio-economic development at national, regional and grassroots level. In a country like Ethiopia, where natural and ... -
Community service in Uganda as an alternative to imprisonment: a case study of Masaka and Mukono districts
Birungi, Charles (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Community service as an alternative to imprisonment at its inception was taken up very strongly by the judiciary as part of the reform of the criminal justice system in Uganda. The successful enactment of the Community ... -
The contemporary construction of the causality of HIV/AIDS :a discourse analysis and its implications for understanding national policy statements on the epidemic in South Africa
Judge, Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study was concerned with the social construction of HIV/AIDS at the policy level in contemporary South Africa, and how such constructions shape the manner in which the epidemic is understood in popular discourse. -
A critical analysis of participatory community development initiatives: a case study of the small business development department of the Elgin learning foundation in the Overberg Region
Mulu, Ngwi Nnam Thecla (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Development thinking in the 21st century has embraced the challenge to inform development practice towards managing the relationship between the macro and micro level of development with an emphasis on people-centred ... -
Current manifestation of trauma experienced during forced removals under apartheid: interviews with a former "Vlakte" inhabitant
Hector- Kannemeyer, Renee Allison (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Much has been researched in South Africa about the trauma of losing one's home, one's community and rebuilding one's life in a new environment. Several books have been published tracking the lives of the forcibly removed ... -
The debt trap: the indebtness of the poor in South Africa
Nagdee, Qureisha (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Providing international loans to governments in developing countries is seen as contributing to the upliftment and development of the Third World, according to a set of pre-determined criteria. From the neo-liberal capitalist ... -
Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
Msewa, Edwin Filbert (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets ... -
An evaluation of empowering volunteers for capacity-building: a case study of Women for Peace, Nobantu Centre, Mfuleni, Western Cape
Burrows, Michelle Isabel (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis explored the empowerment needs of volunteer members of Women for Peace at the Nobantu Centre, Mfuleni in the Western Cape. The volunteer members, the majority of whom are women, come from a previously disadvantaged ... -
An evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha: a case study of site C
Ndingaye, Xoliswa Zandile (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study seeked to investigate an evaluation of the effects of poverty in Khayelitsha Site C. Poverty in this area has manifested in the conditions people live under and the social effects of such conditions in the life ... -
Experiences and coping strategies of women living with HIV/AIDS: case study of Khomas region, Namibia
Nashandi, Johanna Christa Ndilimeke (University of the Western Cape, 2002)This study focuses on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in Namibia. Namibia, with a population of only 1.7 million people, is ranked as the seventh highest country in the world in terms of HIV/AIDS infections. The percentage ... -
Finding new coping mechanisms: the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's access to land in Mozambique
Seuane, Sonia Marisa James (University of the Western Cape, 2008)In this full thesis, I explore the impact that HIV and AIDS pandemic is having in the livelihood strategies of rural women in Mozambique. My intention in this work is to highlight the navigation of Mozambican women through ... -
The influence of institutional arrangements on intra-party democracy in Malawi
Lembani, Samson Brown (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research study seeks to investigate how institutional arrangements impact on intra-party democracy in Malawi. Intra-party democracy is essential as it promotes party unity through reduced fragmentation and factionalism, ... -
An investigation of community participation in housing delivery at the Joe Slovo Settlement in the Western Cape
Mnguni, Sabelo (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research endeavours to identify existing participatory structures and explore the role of local government officials, community representatives and other role players in the housing delivery process in Joe Slovo; ... -
Land tenure and rural livelihoods in Zambia: case studies of Kamena and St. Joseph
Chileshe, Roy Alexander (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study explores how land and natural resources in rural communities are accessed, used, and managed in livelihoods. In particular it examines first, crop field tenure, and livelihoods in natural resources. Second it ...