Development of non-profit organisations providing health and social services in rural South Africa: a three year longitudinal study

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dc.contributor.authorMoshabela, Mosa
dc.contributor.authorGitomer, Shira
dc.contributor.authorQhibi, Bongi
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-03T14:35:36Z
dc.date.available2015-03-03T14:35:36Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: In an effort to increase understanding of formation of the community and home-based care economy in south Africa, we investigated the origin and development of non-profit organisations (NPOs) providing home-and community-based care for health and social services in a remote rural area of South Africa. METHODS: Over a three-yer period (2010-12), we identified and tracked all NPOs providing health care and social services in Bushbuckridge sub-district through the use of local government records, snowballing techniques, and attendance at NPO networking meetings - recording both existing and new NPOS, NPO founders and managers were interviewed in face--to-face in-depth interview, and their organisational records were reviewed. RESULTS: Forty-seven NPOs were formed prior to teh study period, and 14 during the sutyd period - six in 2010, six in 2011 and two in 2012, while four ceased operation, representing a 22%growth in the number of NPOs during the study period. Histories of NPOs showed a steady rise in the NPO formation over a 20 year period, from one (1991-1995) to 12 (1996-2000), 16 (2001 - 2005) and 24 (2006-2010) new organisations formed in each period. Furthermore, the histories of formation revealed three predominant milestones - loose association, formal formation and finally registration. CONCLUSION: We observed rapid growth of the NPO sector providing community-based health and social services. Women dominated the rural NPO sector, which is being seen as creating occupation and employment opportunities. The implications of this growth in the NPO sector providing community-based health and social services needs to be further explored and suggests the need for greater coordination and possibly regulation.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationMoshabela, M., et al. (2013). Development of non-profit organisations providing health and social services in rural South Africa: a three year longitudinal study. PLOS One, 8 (12): e83861en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1363
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherPLOSen_US
dc.rightsThis article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution License
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083861
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectRural healthen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-based health servicesen_US
dc.subjectHealthcareen_US
dc.subjectNon-profit organisationsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of non-profit organisations providing health and social services in rural South Africa: a three year longitudinal studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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