An integration of the livelihoods and asset-based community development approaches: A South African case study

Hanna Nel

Development Southern Africa, 2015, vol. 32, issue 4, 511-525

Abstract: This study provides an integrated framework and practice model of the sustainable livelihoods (SL) and the asset-based community development (ABCD) approaches. A household survey of a rural village in South Africa is used as a basis of analysis to demonstrate the application of the integrated approach. The results elucidate the vulnerability of the people and a range of inter-locking and multi-dimensional factors contributing to poverty in the community. The results also show people's assets, capabilities and activities which enable them to cope and survive despite constraints and shortcomings. It was found that the integrated SL/ABCD framework is a useful framework to understand the strengths of a vulnerable community in order to plan and implement sustainable community development strategies.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2015.1039706

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