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Title:Botswana's Remote Area Development programme (RADP) and the challenge of sustainable service delivery to San communities: the case for a cultural development (CD) approach
Author:Nthomang, KeitseopeISNI
Year:2008
Periodical:Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080)
Volume:23
Issue:1
Pages:37-60
Language:English
Geographic term:Botswana
Subjects:San
development projects
community participation
dependence
Abstract:Botswana's San communities consistently speak of the negative impact on their well-being, due to the poor provision of essential services, social dysfunction and dislocation caused by culturally inappropriate government policies and programmes. This paper examines underlying factors that contribute to the San's continued dependency on government of Botswana programmes meant to empower them, in particular the Remote Area Development Programme (RADP). It attempts to unravel the often-unquestioned institutional assumptions that construct, entrench and perpetuate the San's dependency on government programmes. The paper argues that it is not only dependency that is of concern, but also the more fundamental problem found in programme philosophies that negate the contribution of culture to the development process. Apart from drawing on the author's practical experience, the paper is based on an empirical study carried out in 2000-2001 in Kanaku, a San settlement c. 240 km from Kanye. By way of recommendations, the paper makes the case for the adoption of a cultural development approach - a progressive alternative strategy which supports the idea of direct involvement of the San in their own development, taking into cognizance positive elements of San culture. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [Journal abstract
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