College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | |
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School of Ecological and Human Sustainability | |
Department: Geography | |
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Tel: | 011 670 9492
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E-mail: | Nicolmd@unisa.ac.za
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Project leader of the Roots Driven Rural Development Community Engagement Project. The main purpose of the project is to use applied science to undertake research and community engagement initiatives that will empower community members by sharing technical expertise and knowledge that will allow communities to take responsibility and in this way contribute to relieving their own socio-economic and environmental poverty that is deeply rooted within the rural landscape of South Africa. The fundamental approach of the project is aligned to a Community Asset Mapping Programme (CAMP) developed in collaboration between the Greater Rustenburg Community Foundation and the Department of Geography. CAMP is based on the asset based approach to community development, which opposes the application of the needs approach to development. The various activities of the project include (but would not be limited to) the transfer, awareness and application of technical assistance and knowledge to address important environmental, social and economic issues within rural communities as highlighted by the MDGs/SDGs and the National Development Plan: 2030.