Towards a community involvement framework for remote area communities in Botswana

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dc.contributor.advisor De Beer, Estelle
dc.contributor.postgraduate Motlhabane, Goodwill Mothomogolo
dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-02T09:09:52Z
dc.date.available 2024-04-02T09:09:52Z
dc.date.created 2023-04
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description Thesis (PhD (Communication Management))--University of Pretoria, 2021. en_US
dc.description.abstract Current land use conflicts between the Basarwa (Bushmen) and the Botswana Government over access to the Moremi Game Reserve and the use of resources found in it, provide opportunities and challenges for all the stakeholders involved. This thesis seeks to understand the efforts of the Botswana Government to involve the Khwai community in wildlife and tourism usage in the Okavango Delta. An assessment of community - government consultation processes were carried out to establish the impact of the Remote Area Development Programme (RADP) on the livelihoods of the Basarwa. A qualitative research study was used to obtain and interpret rich data sets. Data were collected through interviews with key informants, particularly Government decision-makers, Khwai village leadership and NGOs. The findings were used to develop a theoretical framework to strengthen future initiatives aimed at empowering and capacitating individuals, families and communities of the Basarwa. The research problem explores how the Basarwa community in the Khwai village of Botswana can be actively engaged and involved in the social and economic development efforts that address their livelihood, needs and interests. In conclusion, this thesis emphasises that minority communities in Botswana should be involved in decision-making processes of policy-makers, so that their voices and views can influence sustainability programmes with the purpose of creating empowering opportunities. The paper contributes to research on community involvement in the African context, which has been limited thus far. It also serves as a basis for the development of potential communication strategy tools and for future scientific research on the topic. en_US
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_US
dc.description.degree PhD (Communication Management) en_US
dc.description.department Communication Management en_US
dc.description.faculty Faculty of Economic And Management Sciences en_US
dc.identifier.citation * en_US
dc.identifier.other A2023 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95430
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
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dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Remote area communities en_US
dc.subject Community involvement framework en_US
dc.subject Moremi Game Reserve en_US
dc.subject Botswana Government en_US
dc.subject Khwai community en_US
dc.subject Remote Area Development Programme (RADP) en_US
dc.subject Okavango Delta en_US
dc.title Towards a community involvement framework for remote area communities in Botswana en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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