Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

This book explores the dynamics of community development thinking, processes, and approaches in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on how local actions are critical in reducing poverty, enhancing local innovations and sustainability, diversifying livelihoods, and strengthening the architecture for transformative futures.

About the author

Grey Magaiza is a senior lecturer in Community Development and is currently Deputy Director for the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies (CGAS) on the Qwaqwa Campus. His research interests are in social theoretical integration and applied social research in rural development, border studies, and community development, particularly social entrepreneurship, rural innovation, and youth studies.
Savathrie Margie Maistry is currently a research associate at Rhodes University. She was a member of the national task team established by the Department of Social Development, Community Development Directorate in South Africa, for the professionalisation of community development. She is the chief editor of the online, open-access African Journal of Higher Education Community Engagement.

Product details

• Authors: Grey Maistry Magaiza
• Assisted by: Grey Magaiza (Editor), Savathrie Margie Maistry (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032763828
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276382-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Community Development Research and Practice Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, ARCHITECTURE / Annuals, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, Developing Countries, Politics & government, Urban & municipal planning, Social discrimination & inequality, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban communities, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Development economics & emerging economies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Development economics and emerging economies, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Urban communities / city life