Indigenous Welfare and Community-Based Social Development: Lessons from African Innovations

Leila Patel, Edwell Kaseke, James Midgley · 2012 · Journal of Community Practice

Summary. Indigenous community-based welfare practices in Southern Africa have long supported social well-being but remain underrecognized. The paper examines three examples where traditional cooperative practices integrate with formal social development programs, demonstrating how these innovations strengthen communities. The authors argue that other countries should adopt similar approaches to combine indigenous knowledge with formal development initiatives.

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  title   = {Indigenous Welfare and Community-Based Social Development: Lessons from African Innovations},
  author  = {Leila Patel and Edwell Kaseke and James Midgley},
  journal = {Journal of Community Practice},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1080/10705422.2012.644217},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2012.644217}
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DOI

10.1080/10705422.2012.644217

Countries

South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana

Regions

Africa

Categories

indigenous-innovation, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28