Groener, ZeldaPaulsen, DesireeFaculty of Education2013-07-192024-05-282007/04/202007/04/202013-07-192024-05-282006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15704Magister Philosophiae - MPhilThis thesis explored the relationship between community adult education and social action. The study investigated how LEAD (Leadership Education for Action and Development), a non-governmental organisation based in the Western Cape, has empowered women to assume leadership and take social action in their communities.enAdult education of womenSouth AfricaWestern CapeAdult educationSocial aspectsLeadership in womenWomen in public lifeThesisUniversity of the Western Cape