THE ROLE OF STOKVELS IN IMPROVING PEOPLE’S LIVES: THE CASE IN ORANGE FARM, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Stokvels are self-help initiatives designed to respond to the problems of poverty and income insecurity in communities. Stokvels are thus a form of informal social security. Based on a study of members of stokvels in the Orange Farm community in Johannesburg, South Africa, the article examines the r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk |
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| Online Access: | http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/388 |