Driving Effective Sustainable Housing Infrastructure Delivery in South Africa Through Incorporation of Socioeconomic Development factor

Owojori, Oluwatobi Mary; Anwana, Emem O.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47215-2_16

Green Energy and Technology

2024

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47215-2_16

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Driving Effective Sustainable Housing Infrastructure Delivery in South Africa Through Incorporation of Socioeconomic Development factor

Oluwatobi Mary Owojori,

Emem O. Anwana

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Exploring entrepreneurial skills of DR Congolese refugee women through economic growth in Durban, South Africa

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Msomi

2024

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Refugee women entrepreneurship has been played a crucial role in economic development and poverty alleviation in both sending and receiving countries. Although their contribution to socioeconomic development in South Africa, they face various challenges including proper identity documents from the Department of Home Affairs, financial resources, and services to enter the labor market in SA. The purpose of this study is to explore the entrepreneurial skills of DR Congolese refugee women in Durban. This study used qualitative research methodology including both explanatory and descriptive theories during data collection. The study used in-depth interviews and questionnaires where ten Congolese refugee women informal traders between the age of 24 and 41 years were selected through snowball techniques from Congolese community in Durban. The results revealed that entrepreneurial activity has been considered as an approach of empowering refugee women and poverty alleviation in their receiving countries. The findings show that refugees are the most unlikely entrepreneurs as they lacked the resources to launch a new enterprise with no history of credit and lack of assets or security to bank loan. The study revealed the needs of UNHCR, NGOs and government’s support in terms of sponsoring refugees’ projects, especially business training and appropriate identity documents from the department of Home Affairs. The economic contributions of female refugee entrepreneurs from the Congo in South Africa could be substantial if supported by gender-responsive policies and the provision of formal identification documents, along with access to business training opportunities. This would enhance their well-being and contribute to the economic growth of Durban.

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Driving Effective Sustainable Housing Infrastructure Delivery in South Africa Through Incorporation of Socioeconomic Development factor

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Strategic relocation and sustainable redevelopment of Ain El-Sira: A comprehensive approach to slum improvement in Egypt

Strategic relocation and sustainable redevelopment of Ain El-Sira: A comprehensive approach to slum improvement in Egypt

Exploring entrepreneurial skills of DR Congolese refugee women through economic growth in Durban, South Africa

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