ABCD APPROACH
Dr Sam Motsuenyane Foundation had projects that were vandalized and looted after being handed over to the communities, those projects were founded for the communities. Foundation realized that the community had no buy-in in these project. That is when the Foundation introduced the Asset Based Community Development approach other than the Need Based Community Approach. The ABCD approach prepares communities for successful project implementation.
The rational for the project
- To reduce the high failure rate of development initiatives
- To shift mindset of communities from being consumers to producers
- To appreciate and identify community assets and unlock their potential
- To partner effectively with external partners
- To provide local solutions