Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS): Recent submissions
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Adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS in Valhalla Park: an exploratory study
(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 ... -
Finding new coping mechanisms: the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's access to land in Mozambique
(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 role of community-driven participatory monitoring and evaluation in empowering communities and improving their decision making: a case study of the KARI/CIAT collaborative project, Coastal Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The researcher has been working for CIAT, as a community development facilitator and research assistant for past five years (2001-2006). CIAT has been involved in testing tools and methods for promoting participation and ... -
Women and land: acces to and use of land and natural resources in the communal areas of rural South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The typical face of poverty in South Africa is African, rural, and female. As the primary users of rural land, women engage in farming and subsistence activities. Despite this pivotal role played by rural women, they ... -
The role of community participation in development initiatives: the case of the danga ecological sanitation project in the Zvishavane district, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine the level and extent of community participation in the Danga Ecological Sanitation Project carried out in the Zvishavane district of Zimbabwe. The people-centered approach was chosen ... -
Challenges that offenders face upon release that contribute to recidivism in the Department of Correctional Services: a case study of the West Coast Medium ' A' Correctional Centre in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Recidivism, the tendency to revert to crime upon release from prison, seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon as inmates keep on re-offending, which impacts negatively on the already overcrowded correctional centres in ... -
An investigation of community participation in housing delivery at the Joe Slovo Settlement in the Western Cape
(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; ... -
An evaluation of empowering volunteers for capacity-building: a case study of Women for Peace, Nobantu Centre, Mfuleni, Western Cape
(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 ... -
Public participation at a grassroots level : it's impact on service delivery in Elsies River, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The birth of democracy in South Africa in 1994 not only meant the end of apartheid, but also served as the catalyst for community participation in the affairs of local government. Despite the creation of an enabling ... -
The role of sustainable tourism in poverty alleviation in South Africa : a case study of the Spier tourism initiative
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)In South Africa, poverty engendered by the apartheid regime has long been part of the fabric of the economy. Against this background of social marginalisation, material deprivation and individual vulnerability, tourism has ... -
Vulnerable children, schooling and the feminisation of the AIDS pandemic in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study aimed to explore the gender imbalances that exist in access to education and participation in schooling of the female orphans and vulnerable children, and also how this relates to the continuing feminisation of ... -
Blaming the others: refugee men and HIV risk in Cape Town
(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 ... -
Resilience of young people exposed to parental alcohol abuse
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explores the possible resilient factors which prevent young people who have been exposed to parental alcohol abuse from abusing alcohol themselves. Additionally, this study explores the coping mechanisms of young ... -
Challenges of land conflict negotiation in Mulanje District of Malawi
(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 ... -
The influence of institutional arrangements on intra-party democracy in Malawi
(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, ... -
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
(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 ... -
Towards a tenure system for sustainable natural resource management for the communal and commonage land of the Leliefontein rural area, Namaqualand
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this research is firstly, to determine the impact of the current practiced tenure system in the Leliefontein Rural Area on the use of the natural resources and secondly, to devise and establish the most appropriate ... -
An explorative study of child and youth care workers experiences of "lifespace therapeutic care"
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The goal of this research was to explore and describe child and youth care workers lived experiences of life space therapeutic care in a residential setting. Life space refers to the daily living environment, context and ... -
The political economy of food aid: a case of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The food security crisis which gripped the sub Sahara Africa after the drought in 1999/2000 threatened development initiatives in these countries. Zimbabwe’s situation has since worsened and the country has failed ... -
State-Society networks and social capital: a case of political participation in the Western Cape Province (South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Social capital is a concept discussed in recent years in many debates, particularly in the development context. The objective of the study is to investigate empirically whether social capital as part of networks could ...