Abstract
The aim of the study was to design and review a practice model for community development in communities affected by natural disasters, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders of a rural community in Greater-Tzaneen, Limpopo Province in South Africa. The effects of natural disasters are enormous in Greater Tzaneen, causing economic damage and a loss of human capabilities. A needs-based approach has primarily been used to address natural disasters. The challenges with this approach result in many people receiving temporary relief from outside the community, with minimum input from the community, which leads to a sense of apathy, hopelessness and a dependence on external institutions to fill in the gaps...
D.Litt. et Phil. (Social Work)