South Africa's 'Working for Water' Programme Is Meant to Lead to Skills and Jobs - Why It's Failing

South Africa's 'Working for Water' Programme Is Meant to Lead to Skills and Jobs - Why It's Failing

Analysis - South Africa's Expanded Public Works Programme is part of its social safety net. It complements the country's social grants system, which has over 28 million recipients.

South Africa’s ‘working for water’ programme is meant to lead to skills and jobs: Why it’s failing

Image: www.rawpixel.comSouth Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme is part of its social safety net. It complements the country’s social grants system, which has over 28 million recipients. Read more... | Send to a friend

‘Working for Water’ programme is meant to lead to skills and jobs: why it’s failing

South Africa’s ‘Working for Water’ programme was designed to control invasive alien plants while providing employment and skills training to unemployed youth, women, and people with disabilities. However, a study examining its impact in the Northern Cape – specifically a project clearing Prosopis mesquite trees – found that it falls short in fostering long-term livelihoods. Clearing invasive tree species. File picture: rawpixel.com By Sinazo Nts…