Transcript capacity building programme

RUDNET VISION
Empowered, independent and
knowledgeable farm working
communities embracing an improved
quality of life in a vibrant and healthy
rural environment.
RUDNET MISSION
To enhance the sustainable quality of life
and standard of living of the farm
workers and rural communities and
promoting good working relationships
between all stakeholders.
RUDNET’S PROGRAMMES
 CAPACITY BUILDING: Focusing on Organizational Development
to address socio-economic needs such as poverty,
unemployment, tenure security, crime prevention, substance
abuse, moral regeneration, business plans, fundraising, and
networking.
 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Focusing on management skills
training of previously disadvantaged people such as emerging
entrepreneurs and current and prospective foremen and women
on farms, as well as the facilitation of succession planning to equip
prospective emerging farmers and entrepreneurs with the
necessary leadership, management and planning skills for
sustainable businesses.
 FARM HEALTH AWARD: An innovative holistic health promotion
programme, designed to both motivate and acknowledge farm
working communities and individuals (including employers) for
service excellence in the improvement of the quality of life of the
farm working communities and transformation of the agricultural
sector.
 ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT: Focusing on supporting and
coordinating the competencies of the member organisations and
other community based initiatives to ensure integrated, qualitycontrolled and monitored development services on a much wider
scale to an ever-increasing number of farm and rural communities.
 CONCERNS
 Farm violence, including attacks on farmers is on the increase and
claims of death tolls of white farmers of up to 3000 is cited in local
and international media, [Criminal Justice Monitor: 31.7.2003].
 The SAHRC quantified it at about 2500 with the rate of murders
increased by 25% since 2005.
 Findings by a SAPS Committee of Inquiry into Farm Attacks
published on 31 July 2003 noted that:
– Perpetrators tended to be young, unemployed black men
overwhelmingly from dysfunctional family backgrounds
– Only a small proportion of attacks involved murder.
– Theft was committed in almost all cases - in cases where no theft
appeared to take place, it was usually because the attackers had been
disturbed
– White people were not targeted exclusively; in 2001 61% of farm attack
victims were white
 The killing of Eugen Terre’blanche gave highlighted farm attacks
internationally, but portraying a one-side viewpoint; minimising
attacks on black farmers and farm workers.
 CONCERNS
 Sikhula Sonke, a women-led trade union for South African
farm workers cited that black farm workers and their
families are facing mounting intimidation and violence from
white farm owners and their agents.
 The problem is compounded by a severely strained criminal
justice system with poor or no access to services and
protection of farm workers.
 Violence against women and children increase annually
regardless of significant legislation and policies that are in
place.
 A general lack of knowledge amongst police officers and
information/assistance provided to victims to protect
themselves.
CONCERNS
 Production of agricultural goods and food security will
be negatively affected over the longer term.
 Labour relations, job creation and employment
stability is compromised by non-addressing of crime
and violence on farms.
 Lack of improvement in land reform processes adding
to demand for land ownership; innovated and
accelerated land reform processes are needed to
satisfy demand and reduce racial tensions on the
matter.
 Increase in drug trading on farms through illegal
shebeens and substance abuse (especially among
youth).
CHALLENGES
 Production of agricultural goods and food security
will be negatively affected over the longer term.
 Labour relations, job creation and employment
stability is compromised by non-addressing of
crime and violence on farms.
 Lack of improvement in land reform processes
adding to demand for land ownership.
 Innovated and accelerated land reform processes
are needed to satisfy demand and reduce racial
tensions on the matter.
 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
 Improvement in Sector Policing for farming areas.
 Improvement of capacity of police stations (and mobile units) to
serve communities by also addressing domestic violence and
drug trading/traficking.
 Incentives for farmers and farm workers to participate in rural
policing forums and reservist units.
 Capacity building of Community Policing Forums (CPF’s) to
develop, implement and manage crime prevention programmes
in rural areas and on farms.
 Support to farm Committees to participate in Sector policing
Forums/CPF’s.
 Regular engagement with communities to monitor crime
prevention initiatives; i.e. Visible policing at farms, schools, etc.
 Cooperation with Local Drug Action Committees (LDAC’s) to
develop integrated interventions.
 STAKEHOLDERS
 Farm workers’ organisations of all backgrounds
 Private business
 Financiers
 Agriculture: Organised and Emerging
 Local government (local and district
municipalities); and
 Appropriate and bona fide farm worker
organisations.
 Provincial government depts: e.g. Social
Development, Sport and Culture, Labour,
Education, Health, etc.
 Sponsors
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