Mashiri, MChakwizira, JNhemachena, C2008-11-132008-11-132008-11Mashiri, M, Chakwizira, J and Nhemachena, C. 2008. “Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects. Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008, pp 79780798855730http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2548Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008This paper discuses the extent to which employment-intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects can be used as a tool to empower women to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods using Siyatentela rural road maintenance program in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, as a case study. A mixed method approach was employed to assess the program. Overall, this evaluation indicates that Siyatentela has benefited the community by way of employment creation, skills and knowledge transfer, improved access to socio-economic opportunities through access to cash and better transportation thus positively impacting community welfare and livelihoodsenSustainable rural livelihoodsPovertyEmployment-intensiveRural road maintenanceGender“Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projectsConference PresentationMashiri, M., Chakwizira, J., & Nhemachena, C. (2008). “Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2548Mashiri, M, J Chakwizira, and C Nhemachena. "“Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2548Mashiri M, Chakwizira J, Nhemachena C, “Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects; CSIR; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2548 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mashiri, M AU - Chakwizira, J AU - Nhemachena, C AB - This paper discuses the extent to which employment-intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects can be used as a tool to empower women to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods using Siyatentela rural road maintenance program in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, as a case study. A mixed method approach was employed to assess the program. Overall, this evaluation indicates that Siyatentela has benefited the community by way of employment creation, skills and knowledge transfer, improved access to socio-economic opportunities through access to cash and better transportation thus positively impacting community welfare and livelihoods DA - 2008-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Sustainable rural livelihoods KW - Poverty KW - Employment-intensive KW - Rural road maintenance KW - Gender LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 9780798855730 T1 - “Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects TI - “Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2548 ER -