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The Foundation's summary of the publication
" The Kuru development Trust (KDT) in Botswana is a
development support programme that is owned and controlled by
the communities in which it works, the majority being San or
Bushmen communities. Its wide range of activities includes
income-generating projects a savings and loans scheme, cultural
activities and a training programme. it also operates a pre-school
project in which mother tongue community members are trained
as pre-school teachers, and communities are supported to run
their own schools."
After working for a number of years in a specific area , KDT felt
that the time had come to develop a support programme that
would serve more communities and a wider area. Before doing
this however, it looked back at the lessons it had learnt over the
years, and studied other programmes. This helped it to develop a
clear strategy and a vision that would guide the KDT in its new
work with the communities.
This paper sets out KDT's strategy and also takes an honest look
at its approaches and philosophy , and how these have evolved
through the years. As well as talking about the approaches that
have worked , the paper also talks about mistakes made and the
efforts that will be taken to rectify them in the future.
Owner: Braam le Roux