Community development in sustainable livelihoods approaches - an introduction

Brocklesby, M. A.; Fisher, Eleanor

doi:10.1093/cdj/38.3.185

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“…This is because sustainable livelihoods approaches focus on people (Brocklesby & Fisher, 2003) and the interest in the social performance is on the tea farms' employees. A sustainable livelihood, as proposed by Chambers & Conway (1992, p. 7), is:…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The idea of sustainable livelihoods was consolidated into an approach that acts as an operational tool to assist work on poverty reduction (Brocklesby & Fisher, 2003). The approach identifies five capital assets upon which a sustainable livelihood can be drawn:…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…social capital (social networks and relationships of trust), natural capital (natural resource stocks), financial capital (savings, income and credit), physical capital (transport, shelter, water, energy and communications) and human capital (skills, knowledge and labour) (Brocklesby & Fisher, 2003 (Network, 2005) elaborates a wide range of social aspects that the certification aims to achieve. These can be summed up as better employment and working conditions.…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Sustainable Livelihoodsmentioning

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“…The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) originated in the social sciences as a response to the realization of the defects of conventional professional analysis of poverty: production thinking, employment thinking, and povertyline thinking (Chambers & Conway, 1992 (Brocklesby & Fisher, 2003). Although the methods and frameworks that emanated from these organizations differ, they all use guiding principles from Chambers and Conway (1992).…”

Section: The Sustainable Livelihoods Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Public Access Venue Information and Communication Technologies in Botswana Public Libraries

Totolo

Renken

Sey³

2015

EBLIP

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Results -The results of the study show that PAV ICTs had a positive impact on users in the areas of education and economic benefits. Within educational and economic impacts, social benefits were also found, pertaining to the use of social media and the Internet for formal and informal communication. The study also revealed a slight difference between school going users and nonschool going elderly users where the use and acquisition of computer skills was concerned. Elderly non-school going users tended to rely on venue staff for skills more than the younger school going users.Conclusion -The study recommends that PAV facilities should be improved in terms of skills offered and resources availed so as to appeal to both the younger school going generation and the older non-school going users. It is also recommended that education on ICT be improved to help curb rising unemployment in Botswana; such skills would enhance the income generation skills of the unemployed users as well as school leavers.

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“…Five assets (sometimes referred to as "capitals"), namely natural, physical, human, financial, and social assets, can be used to conduct a sustainable livelihoods assessment.1 These assets are influenced by processes (e.g., laws, policies, societal norms and incentives) and institutional structures (e.g., rules, customs and land tenure) that operate at multiple levels (individual, household, community, regional, government, multinational corporations) (Brocklesby & Fisher, 2003;Carney, 1998;Ellis, 2000;Scoones, 1998Scoones, , 2009. People approach livelihood strategies based in part on the external environment, including trends, markets, and politics over which they often have little control (Chambers & Conway, 1992; Department for International Development [DFID], 2001).…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihoods Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pulling in the Indigenous Fishery Cooperative Net: Fishing for Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security in Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba, Canada

Thompson

Rony

Temmer

et al. 2014

JAFSCD

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Cooperatives offer a vehicle for community development in less-developed countries as well as in economically challenged indigenous communities in developed countries. The authors engaged in a participatory community development research project involving students and faculty working with the Island Lake Opakitawek Cooperative (ILOC), a fishery cooperative in the remote community of Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN) in Manitoba, Canada. The project included four general components: (a) a sustainable livelihoods assessment; (b) a basic community food security assessment; (c) strategic business analysis; and (d) a business plan.The analysis shows that traditional foodways and livelihoods take advantage of prodigious natural capital, and that this indigenous cooperative offers potential to improve the fishers' quality of life. However, we also found that fishers' livelihoods and the ILOC were not sustainable without significant changes. Together, high operating expenses and low prices for whole fish are impoverishing fishers. Despite the poor return on investment, commercial fishing has continued for decades due to its connection with traditional hunting and fishing activities and the region's high unemployment level. Working collaboratively with the ILOC and GHFN community we have been able to reinvigorate the cooperative based on local food provision and fair trade.

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Community development in sustainable livelihoods approaches - an introduction

Cited by 172 publications

References 13 publications

Rainforest Alliance Certification of Kenyan tea farms: a contribution to sustainability or tokenism?

Rainforest Alliance Certification of Kenyan tea farms: a contribution to sustainability or tokenism?

The Impact of Public Access Venue Information and Communication Technologies in Botswana Public Libraries

Pulling in the Indigenous Fishery Cooperative Net: Fishing for Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security in Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba, Canada

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