Browsing by Subject "Rural communities"
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Addressing social issues in rural communities by planning for lively places and green spaces
(2014)The increase in social challenges especially with regards to safety and security experienced in rural communities, as well as the lack of efficient lively places and public green spaces, is predominantly increasing in ... -
Balancing pastoral care and social outreach in the best interest of rural communities : a practical theological study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Socio-economic, spiritual and contextual forces combine to compel the rural church by intent or default to often inevitably assume leading roles in provision of services and care to its congregations and rural community ... -
Employing developed sewing training material in an intervention for low-literate participants of rural income generating projects
(North-West University (South-Africa)., 2019)The lack of appropriate training materials has been found to be a hindrance in sewing income generating projects (IGPs) in rural communities. While the development of material for these communities has been undertaken and ... -
Evaluation of microbiological and physico–chemical quality of water from aquifers in the North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2013)Contamination of groundwater that is suitable for drinking is of growing concern as the water supply of South Africa is becoming increasingly limited. This is especially the case in the North West province, with its semi ... -
Initiatives to boost resilience towards El Niño in Zimbabwe’s rural communities
(OASIS, 2022)Most Zimbabweans living in rural areas experience acute shortages of water for domestic and agricultural purposes. Household poverty amongst rural inhabitants is also increasing because of factors such as El Niño-induced ... -
Investigating sustainable methods of alleviating unemployment in rural communities of the uMhlathuze municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Background: Unemployment has long been a problem facing the citizens of South Africa. Unemployment is a multidimensional social, political, and economic phenomenon. It is a complex concept to measure and define because it ... -
Investigation, development and testing of a low cost Solar Heat Barrow (SHB) and purifier
(North-West University, 2003)Many rural communities in South Africa do not have running water or electricity. The fetching and heating of water is therefore a time consuming and expensive daily ritual. The use of energy sources such as wood or coal ... -
Microbial and physico-chemical quality of groundwater in the North-West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)More than 80% of the North West Province's (NWP's) rural community solely depend on groundwater for their water needs (Kalule-Sabiti & Heath, 2008). Aquifers are exposed to pollution from anthropogenic activities, yet ...