Limitations of the national policy on housing with respect to poverty alleviation in Botswana
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2008-05-15T10:05:44Z
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Bogorogile, Gobusamang
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This paper describes the limitations of the housing policy in Botswana when dealing with
poverty alleviation. Botswana is faced with high levels of poverty that does not conform
to the country’s economic success since independence. Very few opportunities exist for
the urban poor to earn a living and work themselves out of poverty. Efforts to address
poverty in the past yielded mixed results and failed the urban poor more especially that
the interventions were biased towards rural areas. Evidence has been provided that
housing has a critical role to play in poverty alleviation. The Government of Botswana
has put in place housing projects (one of which is used for this enquiry) through which
poverty can be addressed alongside other human needs such as shelter. An enabling
environment has to be created for the successful exploitation of housing for poverty
alleviation. It is therefore imperative that the government ensures the existence of such an environment.
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Botswana, Francistown, national policy on housing, housing, poverty, poverty alleviation, enablement