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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

small business development, Southern Africa, economic development

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Management

Abstract

The focus of my research was to observe the process of economic development at the grassroots level in Southern Africa. In Capetown, South Africa I found an organization that was working closely with marginalized youth in the townships and squatters camps. The Center For Opportunity Development (COD) works with youth, (ages 18-35), teaching business skills. The Center For Opportunity Development had just changed to a new approach of more practical learning when I joined with them. Instead of spending more time in the class room the thought was to get the students out working more. Each student would spend a week in class room training followed by a four week period of working in a co-op derived from the students in the class. The co-ops decided upon a business venture and then started a business. The staff of COD would assist them through the whole project.

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