Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa explores the dynamics of community development thinking, processes, and approaches in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. This edited collection prioritizes how localized community processes foster transformation in resource-poor communities. The book emphasizes examples of community resilience and recovery using locally informed approaches that respect local cultures and ways of being. The book further highlights the formative, yet understudied role of community development practice in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on how local actions are critical in reducing poverty, enhancing local innovations and sustainability, diversifying livelihoods, and strengthening the architecture for transformative futures. The primary audience is scholars and students with interests in community development, history of development, international development, African Studies, and development theorizing, as well as community development policymakers and practitioners.
Introduction: Community Development in the Global South: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa Section One: Histories, Contexts and Conceptual Perspectives of Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 1. (Re)telling the History of Community Development in South Africa 2. History and emergence of community development in Nigeria: a descriptive perspective 3. Evolving pathways – Historical Evolution of Community Development Approaches in Africa Section Two: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives of Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 4. Ontology and Epistemology of Endogenous Development – Implications on Indigenous Cosmovision for Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 5. Critical Realism: A Critical Evaluation in the Context of Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 6. Decolonisation and Decoloniality of the 21st Century – An Antidote for Elusive (Community) Development? 7. Theorising Community Development in Africa – Insights and Approaches Section Three: Community Development Praxis in Sub-Saharan Africa 8. Higher Education Community Engagement and its Contribution to Community Development in South Africa – A Case Study of Rhodes University Community Engagement 9. Enhancing Water Access to Empower Women and Foster Community Development – Insights from the Phaloni Solar Water Project in Phalombe, Malawi 10. Community Development as a Process and Method – Insights from Northwestern Botswana 11. Transitioning From a Rural to Urban Centre – a Case of Domboshava in Pre-Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras in Zimbabwe 12. The Role of Community-Based Praxis in Community Development – Lessons from Grassroots Initiatives on the Eastern Coast of Tanzania 13. Informal Waste Picking as a Sustainable Livelihood Initiative and Potential for Human and Community Development: A Case of Metal Waste Pickers in OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape South Africa
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