The role of community participation in development initiatives: the case of the danga ecological sanitation project in the Zvishavane district, Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorDinbabo, Mulugeta F.
dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Darlington
dc.contributor.otherInstitute for Social Development
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Economics and Management Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-23T08:02:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-05T08:50:02Z
dc.date.available2012/03/01 10:28
dc.date.available2012/03/01
dc.date.available2014-01-23T08:02:30Z
dc.date.available2024-11-05T08:50:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the level and extent of community participation in the Danga Ecological Sanitation Project carried out in the Zvishavane district of Zimbabwe. The people-centered approach was chosen as a theoretical background. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to gather relevant information. The results indicated that the community was not fully involved in the ecological sanitation project. As a result, the project had a poor performance record. In the course of this study, political interference in community projects carried out in Zimbabwean rural communities, resulting in the failure to reach the intended beneficiaries, was also noted. Full community participation in community projects may ensure that empowerment and ownership take place. Institutional arrangements, which in most cases impede development, need to be readdressed with clear demarcation of decision-making processes.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/17378
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectCommunity participationen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment conceptualisationen_US
dc.subjectEcological sanitationen_US
dc.subjectQuantitative researchen_US
dc.subjectQaulitative assessmentsen_US
dc.titleThe role of community participation in development initiatives: the case of the danga ecological sanitation project in the Zvishavane district, Zimbabween_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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