Understanding and Applying the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach

The African Institute for Community-Driven Development in partnership with the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State is conducting a three-day certificate course on Managing Sustainable Livelihoods: Understanding and Applying the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach from 3-5 November 2008 in Johannesburg.

The world is currently going through a food shortage crisis, and in Africa in particular people’s livelihoods are compromised by a number of factors, including global warming and conflict. Despite increases in growth rates in Africa in the last 10 years, inequality has risen and levels of poverty are stubbornly high. A key priority for actors in development is ensuring that people’s livelihoods are secured, involving people in designing their own poverty intervention strategies that take into account of people’s circumstances with relevant and responsive support and funding from government. This means that creative approaches are needed to look for inclusive growth which improves the livelihoods of poor people.

This training will help participants to understand some of the latest thinking about how the development system must be transformed to ensure that livelihoods of the poor are improved, and how the sustainable livelihoods approach can be utilised to achieve the designed impact in the improvement of people’s livelihoods.

The programme covers three main elements of the sustainable livelihoods approach

Understanding livelihoods using the Sustainable Livelihoods framework
Understanding the implications of the Sustainable Livelihoods principles for inclusive development
Seeing how to apply the six governance issues related to applying the SLA to improve the way development systems respond to the needs of poor people
The theory is introduced and participants will reflect on the implications for their work. The programme will be complemented by field–based training, such as in Community-Based Planning and is also accredited by University of the Free State.

At the end of the course participants will be able to

Explain the concepts related to sustainable livelihoods
Apply appropriate tools for carrying out sustainable livelihood assessments and for analysing and interpreting the results and applying it in their work ; and
Understand different ways that livelihoods can be enhanced
Academic Credits
NQF level: 5

National hours: 120

The certificate can be used to prove Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).  This recognition is dependent on the institution where the applicant will apply for RPL.

Course Format
The course will use participatory methodologies and small group work to draw on the experience of participants and assist them to apply the theory to that experience. Participants will be required to review and discuss readings in small groups.

The course is targeted at practitioners, consultants and advisers from development agencies, and government departments, wanting to understand the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) and how to apply it in their work.  No previous experience of SLA is required.

Dates: 3-5 November 2008

Cost: R3 500 (VAT inclusive) – meals & accommodation exclusive

The course fee covers tuition, refreshments, and lunches. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation, meals (except lunches) and travel costs and will have to arrange their own accommodation and travel to the course.

Accommodation: A list of Hotels and B&B’s near the training venue will be made available.

Registration: You are required to fill in an application form and send it to the email address indicated below

Application

Forms
Application forms can be downloaded our website or contact Matshweu Machedi for the application form.

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