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projects that seek to address issues on poverty alleviation programmes. This could be
attributed to the fact that the Ulundi community is either not active participants of the lOP
process of the Local Municipality or their leaders (community and political) do not consult
nor inform them about current developments in their area
The IDP office ofthe Ulundi Local Municipality indicated that many uncoordinated activities
under the auspices of the ZDM are in progress in the study area to deal with poverty
alleviation. Particularly noteworthy of such programmes in the study area are the gardening
projects at Section A and Mkhazane, painting, sowing ofdresses, and art and craft at Ndonsa.
Table 6.17: Knowledge ofwomen empowerment programmes of urban Ulundi in
2007
Programmes
!
i
Frequency I
!
Percentage
,
Cumulative
percentage
Workshop " 6 !
I 2.2 I 2.2
Social grant
Gardening
!
!
138
28
!
, I
,
50
10.1
I
,
I
52.2
62.3
Beads work
Art & craft
Other
None
i
!
3
66
17
18
iI ,
!
1.1
23.9
6.2
6.5
!
:
,
,
63.4
87.3
93.5
100
I
1
I
Total 276 I
100 ]
I
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. I
Table 6.17 describes various women empowerment programmes known to interviewees. The
social grants and art and craft were the most prominent with 50% and 23.9% respectively.
Other women empowerment programmes that were known to interviewees included
gardening (10.1%), workshop (2.2%) and bead work (1.1%). About 6.5% of respondents
asserted that they did not know any programme of women empowerment in their vicinity.
The sustainability of social grant as a long-term empowerment tool is a serious concern.
More skill-transferring programmes like gardening, art and craft and bead works are more
sustainable and constructive to the economy of Ulundi.
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