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Other livelihood issues Negatives Positives

Mathenjwa Mqobela Mathenjwa Mqobela

Empowerment and
influence over policy
makers

• No significant change
• Uneasy and difficult relation-
ship with KNNCS due to lack
of communication and differ-
ing agendas on game reserve
• Little influence over local
government

• Uneasy and difficult relation-
ship with KNNCS due to lack
of communication and differ-
ing agendas on coastal
reserve
• Little influence over local
government

• Gender empowerment in a
small number of households
(61% of community members
employed are women)
• For a small minority an
increased level of control over
own destiny within the
community and ability to
exercise some degree of influ-
ence externally

• High level of gender empow-
erment (73% of community
members employed are
women)
• Increased level of control over
own destiny within the
community and ability to
exercise some degree of influ-
ence externally

Access to
information

• No significant change
• Lack of communication
between lodge and commu-
nity and Community Trust

• No significant change
• Lack of communication
between lodge and commu-
nity and Community Trust

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Overall vulnerability
of households

• No significant change
• Potential for small minority of
households to be over reliant
on the initiative

• Potential for over reliance on
the initiative

• Vulnerability marginally
lowered in a number of areas
for a minority of households

• Vulnerability marginally
lowered in a number of areas
for a minority of households