Poverty alleviation initiatives in Amathole District

The study is looking at poverty alleviation initiatives in Amathole district, the case of Gqushwa local Municipality. The study is looking at the issue of consultation and support that government is offering to the beneficiaries when they are involved in the poverty alleviation projects. The right to food is a human rights issue as enshrined in the constitution of the South Africa on the other hand the policies and legislation of the county also backs the development and establishment of such initiatives. Amongst the findings of the study the following points are very key, establishment of the projects, the contribution that these projects have on the lives of the project members, members remaining poverty stricken even though they have 5 years or more participating in the project, most of the time there is no ownership from the community members and lastly the leadership of the community not showing interest in the projects even though they enhance accessibility to resources like poultry and vegetable gardens. In other instances, they indicated that the projects do not show good returns