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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS EPWP AND TOURIST GUIDES 23 AUGUST 2011

Tourism Expanded Public Works Programme. . 2. . ?introduction. Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) centres on the objectives, scope and priorities for development from the perspectives of poor people.The SL approach requires a commitment to understand the livelihoods of poor people and how these can

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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS EPWP AND TOURIST GUIDES 23 AUGUST 2011

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    1. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS – EPWP AND TOURIST GUIDES 23 AUGUST 2011

    2. Tourism Expanded Public Works Programme 2

    3. …introduction Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) centres on the objectives, scope and priorities for development from the perspectives of poor people. The SL approach requires a commitment to understand the livelihoods of poor people and how these can be improved. The fundamental goal and principles of the SL approach is to reduce poverty 3

    4. …background The Department of Tourism is funding and managing the implementation of tourism projects through its Expanded Public Works programme namely the Social Responsibility Programme (SRI). Allocated EPWP funding from the National Treasury which is exclusively appropriated for job creation and has conditions and requirements to be complied with. Have committed about R700 million over the MTEF period 2011/12 – 2013/14 in funding tourism projects. 4

    5. …who are we funding 5

    6. …what do we fund 6

    7. …key funding conditions and requirements 7

    8. …successes and impact 8

    9. …Challenges 9

    10. …implications for lack of public infrastructure to support tourism development 10

    11. …Interventions from NDT 11

    12. …..Progress: EPWP tourism infrastructure projects 12

    13. …..Progress: EPWP tourism infrastructure projects 13

    14. …..Progress: EPWP tourism youth projects 14

    15. Example of a few success stories 15

    16. Hector Pieterson Memorial Square in Soweto Funded for R16 million in 2002 During construction 16

    17. Currently receives about 25 000 visitors annually 17

    18. 18 Lilani Hotsprings in KZN

    19. Holo Holo Hlahatsi – Senqu municipality in the Eastern Cape 19

    20. Thank you 20

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