The Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Gugile Nkwinti cordially invites members of the media to a media briefing on the launch of the Local and Community Driven Development approach (LCDD) as part of South Africa’s Comprehensive Rural Development Programme to be held on 1 November 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel in Gauteng.
In 2009 the newly created National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) was given a mandate to implement a Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) throughout the country. The CRDP has three focuses: agrarian transformation, land reform and rural development and aims to enable rural people to take control of their destiny, with the support from government to optimally use and manage natural resources.
The end point of the programme is “equitable, sustainable and vibrant rural communities” in South Africa. To achieve this, a fresh approach to rural development including refining definitions and integrating the programme into the fabric of government and society was needed.
The CRDP aims to build relationships of communities with land in rural areas. In rural areas land is the main asset base. In some areas land is rural areas is communally owned. Rural households survive on productive activity linked to land usage.
CDRP works towards positive engagement of communities in their surroundings. This engagement in the CRDP is through a process of knowledge building which encompasses social profiling of rural households through involvement of local rural youth.
The event will be held under the following details:
Date: 1 November 2011
Time: 10h00
Venue: Sheraton Hotel in Gauteng
Accreditation: Journalists who will be attending the event will be required to provide their Press Cards for their media organisation or any form of Identity.
For RSVP and further information regarding the briefing kindly contact the following officials:
Mr Tshepo Diale
Tel: 012 312 8532
Cell: 071 850 1751
Sehloho Mphati
Tel: 012 312 8112
Cell: 083 977 4040
Enquiries:
Mtobeli Mxotwa
Tel: 021 4611 684
Cell: 083 578 9023
