South Africa and Livelihoods
- Capital:
Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- Global lessons learned around HIV and AIDS
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- Twenty-five years of knowingly living with HIV, the global community is still falling behind the virus in its alarming, complex and often hidden progress. Despite many diverse and creative successes in committed peoples’ respons...
- How is Brazil’s Bolsa-Familia programme relevant for the Southern African Development Community
- R. Maharaj; K. Town / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
- Given the recent interest in South Africa for developing a basic income grant, it is useful to study successful examples of social grant implementation to ascertain the challenges and opportunities associated with such a system. This ...
- Disability grant in South Africa: can disability be relegated solely to a social assistance domain?
- C. Johannsmeier / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2007
- People with disabilities (PWD) face physical and attitudinal barriers to participation in education, the labour market and development processes. In South Africa, there is a need for appropriate social assistance for PWD. Currently th...
- Middle Africa model of social protection programmes show a shift from emergency relief towards regular activities
- M. Niño-Zarazúa; A. Barrientos; D. Hulme / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2010
- Interest in social protection has grown rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. This paper provides an overview of the recent extension of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper identifies two main ‘model...
- Which is better - conditional or unconditional cash transfers?
- S. Devereux (ed) / Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information, 2009
- In response to the recent food crisis and global financial crisis, the G-20 countries and the World Bank announced increased spending on social protection programmes, including cash-based systems. Cash transfers are an increasingly po...
- Age and sex patterns reflected by HIV/AIDS deaths in the older age-set
- E. Schatz; S. Madhavan / Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 2009
- This paper examines older persons’ living arrangements in an area with 32% HIV-prevalence in South Africa. The paper concentrates on headship as a measure of position, and explores how households’ composition and experienc...
- Insights on community-driven development in Southern Africa
- A. Mdee; A. Mahlako; A. Masendeke / Eldis Document Store, 2009
- This ID21 Insights explores the links between sustainable livelihoods and community-driven development. It includes four articles which summarise the findings presented at a sustainable livelihoods seminar in South Africa in...
- Are rights-based approaches the way forward for conservation?
- J. Campese (ed); T. Greiber (ed); T. Sunderland (ed); G. Oviedo (ed) / Center for International Forestry Research, 2009
- The links between the realisation of human rights and the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity are receiving increasing attention worldwide. Experience has demonstrated that exclusionary approaches to conservation can un...
- Reflections on the lessons learnt and future prospects for livelihoods approaches
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
- The IDS Livelihoods Network seminar series brings together researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to explore the theoretical development and practical application of sustainable livelihood approaches (SLA). This id21 Highlights ...
- Inadequacies of the South African pension system
- A.M. van den Heever / University of Pretoria, 2007
- The absence of a mandatory tier of the South African contributory system makes it unique from an international perspective. Furthermore, the absence of any form of state provision (or delivery) of an earnings-related retirement system...
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