The role of the Catholic Church in poverty alleviation: the case of Kopanong Municipality, Free State

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dc.contributor.advisorRani, Kholisa
dc.contributor.authorLebofa, Augustinus Molikeng
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-26T13:51:56Z
dc.date.available2022-04-26T13:51:56Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionDissertation (MDS (Development Studies))--University of the Free State, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Catholic Church throughout the world has a long and eventful history in poverty alleviation, through works of charity and development in fulfilment of its mission of advocacy and adherence to the Catholic Social Teaching option for the poor. Kopanong Local Municipality is one of the rural municipalities in South Africa in which a number of poverty alleviation strategies have been implemented. Despite these strategies, however, poverty seems to be on the rise. This study’s aim was to further understand the role of the Catholic Church in poverty alleviation in Kopanong Local Municipality in the Free State. Through a review of literature, interviews and focus group discussions, the study was able to find that the Catholic Church, through its strategies and programmes such as Rural Development Support programmes, the Rural Education Access Programme, and other charitable works, has to some extent managed to help the poor. However, it is through a better understanding of poverty and poverty alleviation, and through the implementation of social justice programmes and the improvement of social development programmes, that the Catholic Church could effectively improve livelihoods.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11589
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectCatholic Churchen_ZA
dc.subjectPoverty alleviationen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman-centred developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectEmpowerment -- Rural Communityen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainability -- Kopanong Local Municipalityen_ZA
dc.titleThe role of the Catholic Church in poverty alleviation: the case of Kopanong Municipality, Free Stateen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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