Assistance to community (Afrique du Sud)

Description

Community requested assistance to combat soil erosion, only possible when 'Drought Relief Funds' became available.

Aims / objectives: During the national drought of 1992, the Government made funds available for job creation to temporarily alleviate poverty in the rural areas. This community, with a population of approximately 4000, applied for funds, and suggested that the funds be used to combat soil erosion within their communal area of 3800 ha. The area was inspected by technicians from the then Lebowa Government: Directorate Agricultural Engineering, and a project site was identified where both proven high technology methods, as well as novel and unproven low technology biological methods, which can easily be adopted by relatively unskilled workers from the community, could be tried. Work started in 1992 with sufficient funds for six months. Fortunately, for the project, the national drought continued and funds were made available again during the subsequent three years for six monthly periods. No work has been done on the project since 1996 because of a lack of funds. In view of the visible improvement of the environment, the community is keen to expand the project to include more techniques to make the project more viable. The project has proved to be highly educational, not only to the local community, but also to all other communities who have visited the project. A prime example is that of the two communities from the Western Region who have adopted and adapted similar techniques at their own projects.

Lieu

Lieu: Sekhukhuneland, Northern Province, Afrique du Sud

Géo-référence des sites sélectionnés
  • 29.94556, -24.43944

Date de démarrage: 1992

Année de fin de l'Approche: sans objet

Type d'Approche

Objectifs de l'approche et environnement favorable

Principaux objectifs de l'Approche
The Approach focused mainly on SLM with other activities (Job creation. Empower the community to practice conservation, increase production of their natural resources and to improve their quality of life. Improve biodiversity. Demonstration model for researcher & other communities.)

Rehabilitation of the environment by trapping run-off rain water to plant trees, grass and other vegetation to improve the general biodiversity.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Soil degradation caused by water erosion as a result of over utilisation.
Conditions favorisant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche
  • Cadre juridique (régime foncier, droits d'utilisation des terres et de l'eau): The existing land ownership, land use rights / water rights helped a little the approach implementation: help and hinder low, n/a
Conditions entravant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche
  • Disponibilité/ accès aux ressources et services financiers: government job creation funds Treatment through the SLM Approach:
  • Connaissances sur la GDT, accès aux supports techniques: department of agriculture Treatment through the SLM Approach:

Participation et rôles des parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche

Parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche et rôles
Quels acteurs/ organismes d'exécution ont été impliqués dans l'Approche? Spécifiez les parties prenantes Décrivez le rôle des parties prenantes
exploitants locaux des terres / communautés locales existing groups of land users; Specific ethnic groups:: Only one group in area.; Working land users were work equally divided between men and women Involvment of socially and economically disadvantaged groups: With discussion, the Phaahla Mohlaka tribe.
gouvernement national (planificateurs, décideurs) Department of Agriculture - Engineering Division.
Organisme chef de file
University of the North, Department of Agriculture
Participation des exploitants locaux des terres/ communautés locales aux différentes phases de l'Approche
aucun
passive
soutien extérieur
interactive
auto-mobilisation
initiation/ motivation
x
Mainly:public meetings; partly: rapid/participatory rural appraisal; Community meeting never regularly, meeting as often as needed, on side participation.
planification
x
rapid/participatory rural appraisal; The specialists planned and discussed it with the people
mise en œuvre
x
Mainly: casual labour; partly: responsibility for major steps; The specialists planned and discussed it with the people
suivi/ évaluation
x
measurements/observations; Observation by technical staff, regularly reporting to the Department
Research
x
on-farm; Continuous contact while working on the project.
Diagramme/ organigramme

Prises de décision pour la sélection de la Technologie de GDT

Les décisions ont été prises par

  • les exploitants des terres seuls (auto-initiative)
  • principalement les exploitants des terres soutenus par des spécialistes de la GDT
  • tous les acteurs concernés dans le cadre d'une approche participative
  • principalement les spécialistes de la GDT, après consultation des exploitants des terres
  • les spécialistes de la GDT seuls
  • les responsables politiques/ dirigeants

Les décisions ont été prises sur la base de

  • l'évaluation de connaissances bien documentées en matière de GDT (prises de décision fondées sur des preuves tangibles)?
  • les résultats de recherches?
  • expériences et opinions personnelles (non documentées)

Soutien technique, renforcement des capacités et gestion des connaissances

Les activités ou services suivants ont fait partie de l'approche
Renforcement des capacités/ formation
La formation a été dispensée aux parties prenantes suivantes
  • exploitants des terres
  • personnels/ conseillers de terrain
Formats de la formation
  • sur le tas
  • entre agriculteurs (d'exploitants à exploitants)
  • zones de démonstration
  • réunions publiques
  • cours
Sujets abordés

People were instructed how to do the job, but not real training.

Service de conseils
Le service de conseils était fourni
  • dans les champs des exploitants?
  • dans des centres permanents
Name of method used for advisory service: Government extension staff; Key elements: Range land management; 1) Advisory service was carried out through: Government's existing extension system 2) Advisory service was carried out through: Government's existing extension system; Extension staff: Mainly government employees

Advisory service is inadequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; Too few officers adequately conversant with SWC.
Suivi et évaluation
bio-physical aspects were ad hoc monitored through observations technical aspects were regular monitored through observations There were several changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: 1) Grass growing where there were none. 2) Numbers of grass species have increased considerably. 3) Gullies are stabilizing. 4) Water run off reduced.
Recherche
La recherche a traité les sujets suivants
  • sociologie
  • économie/ marketing
  • écologie
  • technologie

Determine sediment deposit and erosion control of the techniques.

Research was carried out on-farm

Financement et soutien matériel externe

Budget annuel en dollars US de la composante GDT
  • < 2 000
  • 2 000-10 000
  • 10 000-100 000
  • 100 000-1 000 000
  • > 1 000 000
Precise annual budget: sans objet
Approach costs were met by the following donors: government (national - Government Drought Relief): 100.0%
Les services ou mesures incitatives suivantes ont été fournis aux exploitants des terres
  • Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
  • Subventions pour des intrants spécifiques
  • Crédits
  • Autres incitations ou instruments
Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
A daily wage is paid by means drought relief job creation.

Analyses d'impact et conclusions

Impacts de l'Approche
Non
Oui, un peu
Oui, modérément
Oui, beaucoup
Est-ce que l'Approche a aidé les exploitants des terres à mettre en œuvre et entretenir les Technologies de GDT?

x
Est-ce que l'Approche a amélioré les questions foncières et des droits d'utilisation qui entravent la mise en œuvre des Technologies?

The problem is unlikely to be overcome in the near future. Because of no individual ownership

x
Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?

Too early to comment.

x
Principale motivation des exploitants des terres pour mettre en oeuvre la GDT
Durabilité des activités de l'Approche
Les exploitants des terres peuvent-ils poursuivre ce qui a été mis en oeuvre par le biais de l'Approche (sans soutien extérieur) ?

Conclusions et enseignements tirés

Points forts: point de vue de l'exploitant des terres
  • improvement of the general economic situation (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Expanding it)
  • increase job creation (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: But only for a short time)
Points forts: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clé
  • At the beginning the workers regarded the work mainly as a source of income (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Lack of understanding. After some rain had fallen that they came to realise what was being accomplished, and their enthusiasm grew steadily from that time.)
  • increase job creation (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: But only for a short time)
  • improvement of the general economic (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Expanding it)
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue de l'exploitant des terrescomment surmonter
  • lack of funds
  • no individual benefits for the local
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clécomment surmonter
  • no individual benefits for the local Land tenure
  • lack of funds Find more funds

Références

Compilateur
  • Philippe Zahner
Editors
Examinateur
  • Fabian Ottiger
  • Joana Eichenberger
Date de mise en oeuvre: 15 janvier 2009
Dernière mise à jour: 25 novembre 2022
Personnes-ressources
Description complète dans la base de données WOCAT
Données de GDT correspondantes
La documentation a été facilitée par
Institution Projet
Références clés
  • Preliminary Report Geen Einde.Request for funding.Geen Einde - Trees planted so far.: C.W. SpiesC.W. SpiesC.W. Spies
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