COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster
The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic is seen as the most severe global disaster in history since the Second World War. How do two similar previously disadvantaged communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster? In the uMfolozi, community in KwaZulu-Natal, an intensive integral mission project th...
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| author | Phillipus J. Buys Jane M. Korevaar Guy R. Stubbs |
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| description | The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic is seen as the most severe global disaster in history since the Second World War. How do two similar previously disadvantaged communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster? In the uMfolozi, community in KwaZulu-Natal, an intensive integral mission project through social enablement has been piloted during the past five years. In the Thembalethu community in Kwamhlanga, Mpumalanga, Social Enablement as Mission was about to be started when COVID-19 and, subsequently, the lockdown struck South Africa. This article summarises the key missiological and sociological principles of integral mission being done through Social Enablement and then compares and reflects on the response of 100 households in each of the communities on how they are handling the COVID-19 disaster. The article evaluates the developing resilience against disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic that Social Enablement as Integral Mission has had on the uMfolozi community and compares it with the Thembalethu community. Finally, some recommendations are suggested on how to strengthen the resilience of people living in previously disadvantaged and poor communities through Social Development as a vital aspect of Integral Mission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38fb6fa20a514483a3eb814d6721f8c02022-12-22T02:10:48ZafrAOSISIn die Skriflig1018-64412305-08532020-12-01541e1e1410.4102/ids.v54i1.26632425COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disasterPhillipus J. Buys0Jane M. Korevaar1Guy R. Stubbs2School for Ecclesiastical Science, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, PotchefstroomManagement and Administration, Reformational Study Centre, Kameeldrift, PretoriaKhanyisani Trust, CenturionThe COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic is seen as the most severe global disaster in history since the Second World War. How do two similar previously disadvantaged communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster? In the uMfolozi, community in KwaZulu-Natal, an intensive integral mission project through social enablement has been piloted during the past five years. In the Thembalethu community in Kwamhlanga, Mpumalanga, Social Enablement as Mission was about to be started when COVID-19 and, subsequently, the lockdown struck South Africa. This article summarises the key missiological and sociological principles of integral mission being done through Social Enablement and then compares and reflects on the response of 100 households in each of the communities on how they are handling the COVID-19 disaster. The article evaluates the developing resilience against disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic that Social Enablement as Integral Mission has had on the uMfolozi community and compares it with the Thembalethu community. Finally, some recommendations are suggested on how to strengthen the resilience of people living in previously disadvantaged and poor communities through Social Development as a vital aspect of Integral Mission.https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2663integral missionsocial enablement as missioncovid-19 disastercoronavirusasset based community development (abcd)community development. |
| spellingShingle | Phillipus J. Buys Jane M. Korevaar Guy R. Stubbs COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster In die Skriflig integral mission social enablement as mission covid-19 disaster coronavirus asset based community development (abcd) community development. |
| title | COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster |
| title_full | COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster |
| title_short | COVID-19 and resilience through Integral Mission: The impact of Social Enablement as Mission in previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa during the COVID-19 disaster |
| title_sort | covid 19 and resilience through integral mission the impact of social enablement as mission in previously disadvantaged communities in south africa during the covid 19 disaster |
| topic | integral mission social enablement as mission covid-19 disaster coronavirus asset based community development (abcd) community development. |
| url | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2663 |
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