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Table 11.3f
Positive and negative impacts of the tourism initiative on community and individual assets and livelihoods -
other livelihood issues
Other livelihood issues
Negatives
Positives
Mathenjwa
Mqobela
Mathenjwa
Mqobela
Migration
• Very little mobility due to
low skills base
• Some jobs going to 'incomers'
from other communities
(including from Mozambique)
• More people leaving the
community
• Some jobs going to 'incomers'
from other communities
• People staying within the
community
• Some community members
moving on to other areas to
'better' themselves
educationally and for higher
paid employment
Markets, market
opportunities; tourism
and other industries
and livelihood activi-
ties such as farming
• Interest in other tourism
initiatives may be misguided
• Expectations of potential from
follow on and secondary
industries such as curio sales
may be too high
• No significant change in other
livelihood activities
• Expectations of potential from
follow on and secondary
industries such as curio sales
may be too high
• No significant change in other
livelihood activities
• Perceived benefits have
encouraged interest in other
possible initiatives
• Experience and knowledge of
the tourism industry have
created some degree of a
culture of ideas and opportu-
nities
• Women's group making and
selling curios in purpose built
shop at the entrance to the
reserve
• Experience and knowledge of
the tourism industry has
created a culture of ideas and
opportunities
Policy environment
• No significant change
• Expectations that the partner-
ship policy would deliver
significant benefits too high
• Expectations that the partner-
ship policy would deliver
significant benefits too high
• Community, Public, Private,
Partnership (CPPP) model
being considered for future
initiatives with other commu-
nities
• Community, Public, Private,
Partnership (CPPP) model
being considered for future
initiatives with Mqobela and
other communities
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