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in the rural villages of Koffiekraal and Brakkuil, with several achievements form the
basis of this chapter. To this end, processes such as CAMP can play an important
role to drive change especially in a country where change has not been the result of
community initiatives but rather driven politically in a top down approach.
Since 1994, the government has done much to try and reduce inequalities through
social programmes, however persistent inequalities and high levels of poverty has
increasingly meant that business and civil society have to become more active in
social and community change projects. This forms a fundamental premise of CAMP,
namely that a number of external stakeholders need to partner with communities
in order to facilitate sustainable roots driven change that can alleviate the levels
of poverty in communities. Each of the stakeholders would have different reasons
for their interactions within particular communities; however, CAMP specifies that
external stakeholders’ own agendas may never overshadow the particular communities’ pre-determined indicators of success. It is also crucial that the relationship
between communities and external stakeholders is not one that results in a dependency relationship between themselves and the communities.
Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the contributions of the members of the BIG 5
Community Tourism Forum and the Basadi Multi-Talented Rural Ladies of Madikwe.
Appreciation is extended to Hellene Steenkamp (Unisa), Christine Delport and Bonolo Mmokele
(Greater Rustenburg Community Foundation) for logistical and academic support during the community engagement of the authors.
The authors acknowledge the financial resources received from Unisa, where the ethical clearance
for this project was also obtained (REF: 2013/CAES/108).
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in the rural villages of Koffiekraal and Brakkuil, with several achievements form the
basis of this chapter. To this end, processes such as CAMP can play an important
role to drive change especially in a country where change has not been the result of
community initiatives but rather driven politically in a top down approach.
Since 1994, the government has done much to try and reduce inequalities through
social programmes, however persistent inequalities and high levels of poverty has
increasingly meant that business and civil society have to become more active in
social and community change projects. This forms a fundamental premise of CAMP,
namely that a number of external stakeholders need to partner with communities
in order to facilitate sustainable roots driven change that can alleviate the levels
of poverty in communities. Each of the stakeholders would have different reasons
for their interactions within particular communities; however, CAMP specifies that
external stakeholders’ own agendas may never overshadow the particular communities’ pre-determined indicators of success. It is also crucial that the relationship
between communities and external stakeholders is not one that results in a dependency relationship between themselves and the communities.
Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the contributions of the members of the BIG 5
Community Tourism Forum and the Basadi Multi-Talented Rural Ladies of Madikwe.
Appreciation is extended to Hellene Steenkamp (Unisa), Christine Delport and Bonolo Mmokele
(Greater Rustenburg Community Foundation) for logistical and academic support during the community engagement of the authors.
The authors acknowledge the financial resources received from Unisa, where the ethical clearance
for this project was also obtained (REF: 2013/CAES/108).
References
BIG 5 Community Tourism Forum (n.d.) Guide to village tour. University of South Africa, Johannesburg
BIG 5 Community Tourism Forum (2016) BIG 5 Community Tourism Forum Facebook homepage.
Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/Big5-community-tourism-forum-553343364844412/
Dhlamini L (2017) Integrating agenda 2030 for sustainable development goals (SDGs) into
regional and national development plans and strategies. United Nations South Africa.
Retrieved from http://www.un.org.za/integrating-agenda-2030-for-sustainable-developmentgoals-sdgs-into-regional-and-national-development-plans-and-strategies/
Findler F, Schönherr N, Lozano R, Reider D, Martinuzzi A (2019) The impacts of higher education
institutions on sustainable development: a review and conceptualization. Int J Sustain High Educ
20(1):23–38
Fofana I, Chitiga-Mabugu M, Mabugu R (2018) South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable
development goals on poverty and hunger: IFPRI discussion paper 01731. International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/
ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/132710
Liu QQ, Yu M, Wang XL (2015) Poverty reduction within the framework of SDGs and post-2015
development agenda. Adv Clim Change Res 6(1):67–73
Mpotokwane J (1974) A short history of the Bahurutshe of King Motebele, senior son of King
Mohurutshe. Botswana Notes Rec 37–45