The Grassroots Londolozi Model of African Development
Social Empathy in Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077031 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Groch, Karen E Gerdes (Arizona State University), Elizabeth A Segal (Arizona State University), Maureen Groch (University of Mpumalanga) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 154-177 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10705422.2012.644207 |
| OpenAlex | W2103667089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
Aid efforts in Africa often fail, sometimes increasing the very problems they are meant to ease. A grassroots effort we call the Londolozi model is bringing local South Africans out of poverty by restoring their homeland's ecosystem. Based on principles of social empathy to develop local ecotourism, the model demonstrates how it is possible to generate a small, medium, and micro-enterprise economy that creates jobs for the local community. In addition, the Londolozi learning center and the private, not-for-profit Good Work Foundation have worked in partnership with the local community to offer adult literacy training, educational opportunities for children and youth, AIDS education, and other sustainable services necessary to end poverty. The basic precepts of the Londolozi model and principles of social empathy can be used to promote social development in other parts of Africa, as well as in other regions of the world. Keywords: social empathycommunity developmentsocial entrepreneurshipcommunity economic developmentsocial entrepreneurship
Action (physics · Empathy · Grassroots · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · International Development and Aid · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Women's education in developing countries
Dead aid
Social Development
Measuring Empathy in the 21st Century
Gender equality and women's empowerment
Social Empathy
South African land policy
Indigenous Peoples and Ecotourism
Substance Misuse, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempts Among a National Sample of Homeless
The Mechanisms of Spatial Mismatch
Ecotourism and the Myth of Indigenous Stewardship
Introduction
Foreign Aid and Statehood in Africa
Foreign aid and rent-seeking
Social Empathy
Foreign Aid, Institutions, and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A Social Work Model of Empathy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |