542
R. Pretorius and M. Nicolau
Table 3 (continued)
Date published Title of video
Length of video
URL
Short description
2014/06/18
UNISA completion of 2013/2014
skills training, North West Province
5.07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
l6Afk-v0w3s
Informational video on the training
that followed on the initial CAMP
workshop in 2012 and the certificate
ceremony in March 2014
2015/08/13
Tourism update 2015
3.34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
ooXsqlWmcIw
Informational video on the progress
with the community tourism project
in 2015—preparation of marketing
material, trail runs of tour, profiles
for members, etc.
2015/10/28
Heritage day village tour 2015
3.34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
fDrn4ZEFNK8
Informational video on the heritage
day village tour in Koffiekraal in
October 2015
2016/01/24
Koffiekraal community tourism
promo video
5.01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
JYyJLCayJYU&t=17s
Promotional video to show the
viewer what to expect when they go
on the Koffiekraal community tour
5 Lesson Learnt and Guidelines for HEIs Engaging
with Communities to Work Towards Sustainable
Development
One of the most important constraints experienced in the community engagement
initiative of Koffiekraal was the time available for academics to focus on consistent
and sustainable interventions, while they have to cope with a significant workload in
terms of teaching and other key performance areas. This constraint was exacerbated
by geographical distance as the communities are located about 240 km from the Unisa
Science Campus location in Florida, Johannesburg. Due to challenges experienced
with internet connectivity and access in especially the rural parts of South Africa,
communication between the community members and the university posed many
challenges. As a result, many activities, including planning and preparation, were
delayed until site visits took place, which significantly affected the programme and
the pace of progress. When selecting communities for outreach, the aspect of distance,
time and cost is therefore an important practical consideration and if not accounted
for, can later on lead to project failure.
Related to the issues posed by practicality and logistics, the authors recommend
that HEIs partner with NPOs as they often have a mandate to effect and monitor
change in communities on a regular basis. As such, a partnership will safeguard
continuity that is a requirement for sustainable change in communities. Experience
R. Pretorius and M. Nicolau
Table 3 (continued)
Date published Title of video
Length of video
URL
Short description
2014/06/18
UNISA completion of 2013/2014
skills training, North West Province
5.07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
l6Afk-v0w3s
Informational video on the training
that followed on the initial CAMP
workshop in 2012 and the certificate
ceremony in March 2014
2015/08/13
Tourism update 2015
3.34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
ooXsqlWmcIw
Informational video on the progress
with the community tourism project
in 2015—preparation of marketing
material, trail runs of tour, profiles
for members, etc.
2015/10/28
Heritage day village tour 2015
3.34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
fDrn4ZEFNK8
Informational video on the heritage
day village tour in Koffiekraal in
October 2015
2016/01/24
Koffiekraal community tourism
promo video
5.01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
JYyJLCayJYU&t=17s
Promotional video to show the
viewer what to expect when they go
on the Koffiekraal community tour
5 Lesson Learnt and Guidelines for HEIs Engaging
with Communities to Work Towards Sustainable
Development
One of the most important constraints experienced in the community engagement
initiative of Koffiekraal was the time available for academics to focus on consistent
and sustainable interventions, while they have to cope with a significant workload in
terms of teaching and other key performance areas. This constraint was exacerbated
by geographical distance as the communities are located about 240 km from the Unisa
Science Campus location in Florida, Johannesburg. Due to challenges experienced
with internet connectivity and access in especially the rural parts of South Africa,
communication between the community members and the university posed many
challenges. As a result, many activities, including planning and preparation, were
delayed until site visits took place, which significantly affected the programme and
the pace of progress. When selecting communities for outreach, the aspect of distance,
time and cost is therefore an important practical consideration and if not accounted
for, can later on lead to project failure.
Related to the issues posed by practicality and logistics, the authors recommend
that HEIs partner with NPOs as they often have a mandate to effect and monitor
change in communities on a regular basis. As such, a partnership will safeguard
continuity that is a requirement for sustainable change in communities. Experience