THE ROLE OF STOKVELS IN IMPROVING PEOPLE’S LIVES: THE CASE IN ORANGE FARM, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Stokvels are self-help initiatives designed to respond to the problems of poverty and income insecurity in communities. Stokvels are thus a form of informal social security. Based on a study of members of stokvels in the Orange Farm community in Johannesburg, South Africa, the article examines the r...

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Main Authors: Matuku, Sally, Kaseke, Edwell
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2014-10-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
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Online Access:http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/388