Popular theatre began in Botswana in 1974 with a programme that was called ‘Laedza Batanani’. The idea came from Ross Kidd, an expatriate adult educator working for the University in the northern part of the country (the Bokalaka). The origins are described by him in the first publication on popular theatre in Botswana. Laedza Batanani […]
Qualitative research has many branches. The reason for the so many branches that make up qualitative research is that researchers have different ways of capturing the complexity of human behaviour and depth of perception of phenomena. There are also reasons which are conditioned by the theory of knowledge that the researchers have that seem to
In Zambia, the theatre workers found the Botswana Theatre for Development ideas very attractive. The Chalimbana Popular Theatre Workshop was held at Chalimbana Training Centre
The process of Theatre for Development involves to varying degrees, seven steps. Though they look like steps following a straight line, they are interlinked back to information gathering.
Among activities interspaced in group, events are warm ups or ice breakers. They are warm ups because they relax the body and mind while participants acting in group events.
Data Collection and Dissemination The Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives play a critical role in the collection, processing and dissemination of early warning information for food security, Methods for Collection of Food Security information Food security information is mostly generated from primary sources through field surveys. Surveys are carried using
The food balance sheet is basically a ‘mathematical spread sheet’ presentation of aggregate food requirements netted against available food stocks with the resultant balance either being a surplus or a deficit. It is used by countries world-wide and was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The food balance sheet is time bound, for
The article defines the availability of food, accessibility to food, affordability of food and the utilisation of food as the four pillars of food security.
Gender is a very important element in analysis if one takes into account its role. In this post we discuss the importance of taking gender into account when designing and implementing food security interventions. We also explain that addressing gender based constraints to attainment of food security will make women contribute effectively to both household
The FBS does not provide a complete picture on the food situation and so government turns to other sources of data. Now we shall introduce you to the concept of vulnerability and food security.
There is need to adopt Several food security interventions, in order to address food insecurity in a holistic manner.
The agendas and priorities of the academia in their response to conflict can be seen through the development and application of theory, through academic materials such as journals and books, and through history and the teaching of history. In this topic we will see how the handling of conflicts in academia is also Western-centric, and that consequently,
the capitalist mode of production has only permeated the centre economies and their international relations with the periphery.
Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, dating from the late 1960s, was in certain respects in extension of Prebisch’s and Singer’s analyses of the deteriorating terms of trade
food security is defined as a condition whereby all people have access to food of the right quantity and quality at all times to enable them live an active healthy life.
Dependency development is an area of dependency theory which is mainly concerned with the efforts made to export primary resources from countries which are resource-rich but industry-poor.
