Efforts to inspire transformative research with farmers in a small town in the North West Province of South Africa

Author:

McIntyre-Mills J1,Karel J2,Arko-Achemfuor A2,Romm N.R.A2,Serolong L3

Affiliation:

1. Adjunct Associate Professor, Flinders University , Adelaide , South Australia

2. Department of Adult Education and Youth Development , University of South Africa , South Africa

3. CEO of Bokamoso Impact Investments , Centurion , South Africa

Abstract

Abstract The project review as outlined in this article explores the questions: What is transformative research and what is transformation as far as the community stakeholders are concerned? To what extent has the transformative research achieved its intended outcomes? The Bokamoso project (founded by Lesego Serolong as facilitator and investor) is an integrated development project designed to create employment and to enable the community to learn while they make a living through a diverse range of farming activities. The participatory research as discussed here is part of the University of South Africa’s research and community engagement programme, and is set in a remote, arid zone. This research coupled with community engagement aims to transform lives and create opportunities by enhancing their participation in education, training and employment creation. The project (which has been running since 2015) supports indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing and has succeeded in enabling the farmers trained through Bokamoso to be less dependent on social benefits (government grants).

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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