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The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants
Mini Dissertation (MSW (social development and policy))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/95377 The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants Chiwara, Peggie ledwabajj@gmail.com Ledwaba, Vuma Joyce UCTD Ford resource and engagement centre Sustainable livelihoods framework Poverty mitigation Entrepreneurship Micro businesses Mamelodi Nellmapius Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-01: No poverty Humanities theses SDG-01 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 Mini Dissertation (MSW (social development and policy))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Many South Africans are living in poverty. Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon that requires well formulated strategies for its mitigation. The goal of the study was to explore the FREC programme’s contribution to mitigating poverty from the participants’ perspectives. The study employed a qualitative research approach and an instrumental case study research design. This applied study was rooted in interpretivism, it had an exploratory purpose and utilised the sustainable livelihoods framework as its theoretical framework. The study population consisted of 10 current FREC programme participants in Mamelodi and Nellmapius in the City of Tshwane, who were selected through nonprobability purposive sampling. The data was collected using one-on-one semi-structured interviews and analysed through thematic data analysis. The findings show that participants joined the FREC programme as they needed physical, human, and financial capital to engage in entrepreneurship and micro businesses in view of mitigating poverty. The findings show that the FREC programme contributes to poverty mitigation by empowering programme participants with skills and knowledge on entrepreneurship, mentoring and funding to successfully operate their micro businesses. The study concludes that poverty is best understood by the people who are experiencing it and that mitigating poverty requires support and access to a wide range of capital. The study recommends that FREC must establish a body that represents the collective interests of township-based entrepreneurs, , improves their bargaining power, and lobbies for greater governmental legislation and support for entrepreneurs and micro businesses. Social work and criminology MSW (Social development and policy) Unrestricted Faculty of humanities 2024-03-27T09:46:02Z 2024-03-27T09:46:02Z 2024-04 2024-03-24 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95377 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25479733 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Ford resource and engagement centre Sustainable livelihoods framework Poverty mitigation Entrepreneurship Micro businesses Mamelodi Nellmapius Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-01: No poverty Humanities theses SDG-01 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title | The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title_full | The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title_fullStr | The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title_short | The Ford resource and engagement centre (FREC) programme's contribution to mitigate poverty : perspectives from participants |
| title_sort | ford resource and engagement centre frec programme s contribution to mitigate poverty perspectives from participants |
| topic | UCTD Ford resource and engagement centre Sustainable livelihoods framework Poverty mitigation Entrepreneurship Micro businesses Mamelodi Nellmapius Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-01: No poverty Humanities theses SDG-01 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Humanities theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95377 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25479733 |