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RLC620S - RURAL LIVELIHOODS and COM DEV - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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nAm I BIA un IVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BRAR
COURSE CODE: RLC620S
DATE: JULY 2022
NQF LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. Cyrlius Tjipetekera
MODERATOR: Mr. Laudika Kandjinga
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions
2. Write clearly and legibly
3. Number the answers clearly
4. Do not forget to write your Student Number on the Answers Book (s)
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Rural Livelihoods and Community Development
QUESTION 1
Provide a detail definition/description the following terms:
a) Absolute poverty
b) Relative poverty
c) Relative deprivation
d) Combine Income Deprivation Measure
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[12]
QUESTION 2
Discuss why it is important for planners to understand the concept of rural livelihood.
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QUESTION 3
a) What are the criteria for defining a community?
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b) Discuss all the principles of community development.
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QUESTION 4
a) Rural livelihood characteristics are said to be structural in nature. Based on this statement
discuss in detail seven (7) different rural livelihood characteristics.
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b) Cavaye (2006) asserts that "Rural community development is a process conducted by community
members. It is a process where local people can not only create more jobs, income, and infrastructure,
but also help their community become fundamentally better able to manage the change".
Discusswhat is meant by rural community development?
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Rural Livelihoods and Community Development
QUESTION 5
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a} Most rural farming households use a range of activities after the occurrence of natural disaster
such as flooding, or drought as means of coping strategies. Outline nine of these coping strategies
that are used.
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b) The Ministry of Urban and Rural development formulated the National Rural Development
Strategy- (NRDS) in 2013 that aims at dealing with complex rural issues. This strategy was
based on four different themes. Identify these four different themes as well as their respective
objectives as highlighted in the NRDS?
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QUESTION 6
a) Discuss how the Namibia Statistics Agency uses the Poverty Gap Index when measuring poverty in the
country.
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b) Outline three models of community development and provide one example for each of the model. (6)
TOTAL MARKS [100]
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