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Community Leaders and Case Studies of Community Projects Towards 2016. Seabe sa Motswana Mongwe le Mongwe. Background. Community leaders operate closer to communities Historic role of community leaders acknowledged; fading/or adapting? Communities changing: Continually urbanizing
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Community Leaders and Case Studies of Community Projects Towards 2016 Seabe sa Motswana Mongwe le Mongwe
Background • Community leaders operate closer to communities • Historic role of community leaders acknowledged; fading/or adapting? • Communities changing: • Continually urbanizing • HIV/AIDS • Entrepreneurship • Unemployment poverty, crime
STUDY OBJECTIVES • To determine level of ownership among community leaders • To determine capacity needs of leaders to better drive Vision 2016 • To identify challenges community leaders are faced with in driving Vision 2016 • To obtain specific recommendations on the role the Vision council can play to better facilitate in effort made by leaders
METHOD • Two approaches used: • Survey and • Case Study Approach
COMMON APPROACHES TO MANAGIN COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS • Technical assistance from govt departments • Donations by villagers/leaders • Provision of market outlets for produce • Exchange of resources with other organisations • Reaching out to foreign donors for funding
CHALLENGES TO PROJECTS • Lack of permanent staff • Cultural: lack of business acumen • Poor coordination with relevant government department(s) • Lack of project proposal writing skills • Vandalism of projects