Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho
Non-governmental organisations are increasingly considered a viable source of development assistance for the promotion of sustainable development. This article analyses the contribution of non-governmental organisations to sustainable rural development, with special emphasis on agriculture, in Leso...
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University of the Free State
2002-02-01
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| author | Vusi Mashinini Gawie de Villiers |
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Non-governmental organisations are increasingly considered a viable source of development assistance for the promotion of sustainable development. This article analyses the contribution of non-governmental organisations to sustainable rural development, with special emphasis on agriculture, in Lesotho. The findings are that they have made a significant contribution, but that their efforts were not sustainable, due to the fact that the communities were not willing to forego their old lifestyles and accept the sacrifices needed to achieve the advances introduced by sustainable rural development. Communities need to embrace the challenges and changes aimed at improving their lifestyles.
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| spelling | doaj.art-522c4a7679d74b4587cc1c712ad2ffb72024-03-18T11:08:23ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792002-02-0134110.38140/aa.v34i1.672Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in LesothoVusi Mashinini0Gawie de Villiers1University of LesothoUniversity of the Free State Non-governmental organisations are increasingly considered a viable source of development assistance for the promotion of sustainable development. This article analyses the contribution of non-governmental organisations to sustainable rural development, with special emphasis on agriculture, in Lesotho. The findings are that they have made a significant contribution, but that their efforts were not sustainable, due to the fact that the communities were not willing to forego their old lifestyles and accept the sacrifices needed to achieve the advances introduced by sustainable rural development. Communities need to embrace the challenges and changes aimed at improving their lifestyles. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/672 |
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| title | Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho |
| title_full | Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho |
| title_fullStr | Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho |
| title_short | Non-governmental organisations and sustainable rural development in Lesotho |
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