Sustainability Challenges of Rural Livelihood at Bomvini Reserve Kwa-Zulu Natal

The study aimed at exploring challenges experienced by sustainable livelihood schemes in the rural community of Bomvini Reserve. Most people in rural areas depend on the sustainable livelihoods for the income generation in their households. Though, they encounter a lot of challenges which discourages them to further continue with their livelihoods. Therefore, the people in rural areas need attention and sufficient assistance to their livelihoods. Since there is a crisis on food security in this country, rural people may benefit from their own livelihoods strategies. Management of the rural livelihoods by livelihood owners would enable the societies to fight poverty by generating an income through sustainable livelihoods. The sustainable livelihood framework of rural livelihood was adopted as a theoretical framework of the study in order to ensure that the best livelihoods within Bomvini rural areas exist. The methodology of research that was used in this study was qualitative research. There were 15 participant’s participants who took part in this study. The collected data was analysed qualitatively. The findings of the study confirmed major challenges encountered by the community members of Bomvini such as; financial freedom, water shortages, lack of education amongst others. Intervention strategies are therefore needed from both the governmental and municipal structures. Various empowerment programmes that involves community members including the youth involvement on development has to be empowered among these communities so as to have the sustainable future.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Zululand

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Mthethwa, Sanele Khethiwe

• Sustainability Challenges
• Rural Livelihoods
• income generation

Licence

• https://devspace.unizulu.ac.za/bitstreams/a5d6ccbc-4417-4c04-a02d-be9e37939268/download