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Learning Activity 8

• Discuss the concept of Participatory development approach and critique with an example from the SA context

The concept of Participatory development is to include all parties from all backgrounds into the development of a state. This is to enable communication between the community and stakeholders. According to Roberts,T (2017) “Participatory development seeks to give the poor a part in initiatives and projects that are designed by outside organizations in the hopes that these projects will be more sustainable and successful by involving local stakeholders in the projects goals.” In having said this each human longs to be a part of a system or structure within society! Thus if our state created initiatives in which enabled the poor to constitute themselves within a system it would create a lot more sustainability as well as self-reliance in and around the poor communities. An investment into education, training, healthcare and food aid could ensure sustainability in and around the poor communities around South Africa. In South Africa we have failed to include the whole community within development due to corruption. This is caused by individuals in whom do not want to enable much power unto the community. Thus because they want to remain in power and they do so by keeping the people uneducated.  

Referencing

Roberts, T., 2021. [online] Available at: <https://www.thegrassrootscollective.org/what-is-participatory-development> [Accessed 21 June 2021].

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