Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development

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dc.contributor.advisorCochrane, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Samuelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-25T15:57:55Z
dc.date.available2014-12-25T15:57:55Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 137-142).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper is an assessment of the viability of church-based poverty alleviation strategies. It hypothesises that churches have a valuable and significant role to play in the alleviation of poverty. The research looks at the activities of two churches within South Africa, that is, Jubilee Community Church in Cape Town, and Dihlabeng Christian Church in Clarens. The churches are then scrutinised as case studies in the light of Manfred Max-Neefs Human Scale Development theory. The theory of Human Scale Development is described. It is a radical alternative to mainstream neo-liberal approaches to poverty alleviation and development. There are three tenets of the theory: firstly, that development should involve the satisfaction of multiple needs simultaneously; secondly, that this is best conducted at the small or human scale; and thirdly, that dependency must be countered through the encouragement of self-reliance. Semi-structured interviews with key informants at the two churches provide the fieldwork data for this research. This data is then used to construct a thorough description of the churches' poverty alleviation programmes. Each church is discussed and the ten programmes at each are described in terms of their history and origin, their vision, and their core functions. The analysis of the data then occurs at two levels. Firstly, an assessment of the quantitative impact of the church-based projects is conducted. Secondly, there is a qualitative assessment of the churches as the data is combined with Max-Neefs three tenets of Human Scale Development. This analysis provides overwhelming evidence in support of the hypothesis. Churches are found to have a large impact on their communities. They are found to be building self-reliance as they satisfy multiple needs at the level of the human scale. The churches, therefore, are found to be valuable and significant role players in development.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAdams, S. (2007). <i>Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10022en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAdams, Samuel. <i>"Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10022en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAdams, S. 2007. Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Adams, Samuel AB - This paper is an assessment of the viability of church-based poverty alleviation strategies. It hypothesises that churches have a valuable and significant role to play in the alleviation of poverty. The research looks at the activities of two churches within South Africa, that is, Jubilee Community Church in Cape Town, and Dihlabeng Christian Church in Clarens. The churches are then scrutinised as case studies in the light of Manfred Max-Neefs Human Scale Development theory. The theory of Human Scale Development is described. It is a radical alternative to mainstream neo-liberal approaches to poverty alleviation and development. There are three tenets of the theory: firstly, that development should involve the satisfaction of multiple needs simultaneously; secondly, that this is best conducted at the small or human scale; and thirdly, that dependency must be countered through the encouragement of self-reliance. Semi-structured interviews with key informants at the two churches provide the fieldwork data for this research. This data is then used to construct a thorough description of the churches' poverty alleviation programmes. Each church is discussed and the ten programmes at each are described in terms of their history and origin, their vision, and their core functions. The analysis of the data then occurs at two levels. Firstly, an assessment of the quantitative impact of the church-based projects is conducted. Secondly, there is a qualitative assessment of the churches as the data is combined with Max-Neefs three tenets of Human Scale Development. This analysis provides overwhelming evidence in support of the hypothesis. Churches are found to have a large impact on their communities. They are found to be building self-reliance as they satisfy multiple needs at the level of the human scale. The churches, therefore, are found to be valuable and significant role players in development. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development TI - Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10022 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10022
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAdams S. Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10022en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherReligious Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleLocal church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale developmenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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