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Synthesis document Part 1 Background to SDC’s terms of reference and approach to developing an evidence-based strategy
1 Introduction

2 Background
2.1 The original terms of reference
2.2 The amended TOR
2.3 The approach
2.4 Challenges
2.5 The outputs
2.5.1 A website on CD-ROM
2.5.2 The base document
2.5.3 The Strategy synthesis document
2.5.4 The poster

Synthesis document Part 2 A review of the development context, key findings from the evidence-gathering process, and an assessment of the international experience of the provision of settlement and implementation support
3 The changing development environment
3.1 The persistence of inequality
3.2 Deregulation and liberalisation of agriculture
3.3 Declining contribution of agriculture to rural livelihoods
3.4 The implications of the HIV/Aids pandemic for rural livelihoods
3.5 Wall-to-wall local government
3.6 The challenge of co-operative governance
3.7 New environmental legislation
3.8 Conclusions

4 A review of the evidence
4.1 Restitution
4.1.1 Interpreting the numbers to identify implications for future SIS services
4.1.2 Inadequate integration of Restitution into the land reform programme
4.1.3 Continuing contestation about responsibility for settlement support
4.1.4 Shortage of data for impact assessment
4.1.5 Evidence from the CASE audit
4.1.6 SDC enquiry findings
4.2 LRAD and Commonage
4.2.1 Learning from early mistakes
4.2.2 NDA review of Free State projects
4.2.3 Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs LRAD Review
4.2.4 Audit of land reform projects in North West
4.2.5 District case studies
4.2.6 SDC field-based learning sessions
4.2.7 Commonage programme management
4.3 Cross-cutting issues
4.3.1 Uncertainty about mandates
4.3.2 Intergovernmental relations
4.3.3 Project vs. area-based planning
4.3.4 Membership, rights and equitable access
4.3.5 The CSIR review
4.3.6 Gender dimensions
4.3.7 A mismatch between internal capacity and skills and the scale of the task
4.3.8 The inadequacy of current capacity development approaches
4.3.9 Information management, monitoring and evaluation
4.3.10 Communications
4.4 Conclusions

5 Key findings from the international experience
5.1 Why the need for settlement support?
5.2 Key ingredients of comprehensive support provision
5.3 The need for an integrated, ongoing and multidisciplinary approach
5.4 Clear identification of the target group for settlement support
5.5 An acknowledgement of risks confronting beneficiaries
5.6 Participation and effective support provision requires a paradigm shift
5.7 Key settlement support strategies and institutional arrangements
5.7.1 Decentralisation as an institutional arrangement for support provision
5.7.2 The impact of market-based land reform on settlement support provision
5.8 Conclusions

Synthesis document Part 3 The SIS strategic framework and key elements of the proposed Strategy
6 The SIS strategic framework
6.1 A shared mission. . .
6.2 Locating the mission within the SIS strategic framework
6.3 Area-based support
6.4 Key elements of the framework
6.5 An integrated framework
6.6 Communication, information management, monitoring and evaluation

7 Achieving functional and spatial integration
7.1 Where we want to be
7.2 Getting there
7.2.1 Providing front-end project support services
7.2.2 District/area-based support
7.2.3 Provincial and national ‘back-office’ support
7.2.4 Identifying initial sites for area-based planning and support

8 Securing rights, strengthening institutions and promoting social development
8.1 Where we want to be
8.2 Getting there

9 Ensuring sustainable human settlements and integrated natural resource management
9.1 Human settlement and service provision - an overview of the issues
9.1.1 Obligations of local government to provide municipal services
9.1.2 The requirement of sustainable service provision
9.1.3 Services on private land
9.1.4 The problem of private townships
9.1.5 Township establishment and spatial development
9.2 Management of natural resources - current issues
9.2.1 Resource management planning - the missing element in land reform
9.2.2 Too much law - too little support
9.2.3 Lack of clarity with respect to individual and group resource rights and use
9.2.4 Specialised challenges - the co-management of protected areas
9.3 Where we want to be
9.3.1 More sustainable human settlements
9.3.2 Integrated natural resource management
9.4 Getting there
9.4.1 Improved settlement planning and servicing
9.4.2 Towards integrated natural resource management

10 Building livelihood security, developing enterprises and providing technical support
10.1 Key issues and problems
10.1.1 A flawed approach to livelihood and enterprise and planning
10.1.2 Limited access to capital
10.1.3 Obstacles to market access
10.1.4 Inadequate support services
10.1.5 Weak organisation amongst land reform beneficiaries
10.2 Where we want to be
10.2.1 Providing services within a livelihoods and economic development continuum
10.2.2 Facilitating market access
10.2.3 Pooling grant sources and leveraging access to credit
10.2.4 Providing business support services
10.2.5 Strong local organisation
10.2.6 A new cadre of land reform support personnel
10.3 Getting there
10.3.1 Developing a common approach to supporting livelihood and enterprise activities on the ground
10.3.2 Appropriate planning and support processes
10.3.3 Identification of measures to improve individual household livelihoods and expand their asset base
10.3.4 Improving service provider terms of reference to enable seamless planning and implementation
10.3.5 Monitoring business plans and ensuring realistic options
10.4 Providing market scoping and access support
10.4.1 Area-level market scoping and identifying local opportunities
10.4.2 Assistance in accessing markets - local through to international
10.4.3 Facilitating access to capital
10.4.4 Access to credit
10.5 Putting in place dedicated local support units and processes
10.5.1 State-sponsored facilities in each local municipality office
10.5.2 Leveraging private sector support
10.5.3 Facilitating peer support networks in the area
10.6 Re-skilling extension personnel
10.7 Developing a new cadre of land reform and rural development workers
10.8 Conclusion

11 Institutional options
11.1 Identifying functions - determining responsible actors
11.2 The key role of the Department of Land Affairs
11.2.1 Specific DLA functions
11.2.2 Front-end ward-level support
11.2.3 Local institutional arrangements
11.2.4 Establishing ward-level associations
11.2.5 Ward-based SIS service teams
11.2.6 SIS support entities at the local municipality level
11.3 District-level co-ordination
11.4 National and provincial configurations and responsibilities
11.4.1 Provincial intergovernmental forums
11.5 National responsibility for SIS support
11.5.1 A new DLA SIS Chief Directorate
11.5.2 The SPV option
11.6 Staffing

12 Communicating the Strategy
12.1 The way forward
12.1.1 Well-designed infrastructure
12.1.2 Improved information flow
12.1.3 Information content management
12.1.4 Channel management
12.1.5 Branding
12.1.6 Internal capacity development
12.2 The National Communications Office
12.3 Provincial communication
12.4 Making information available - a review of options
12.5 Gearing up to communicate the finalised SIS Strategy

13 Managing information, monitoring and evaluation for improved decision support
13.1 Current initiatives within DLA
13.2 Information management - where we want to be
13.3 The land reform decision support system prototype
13.3.1 Local project-scale information
13.3.2 District-scale information
13.3.3 Provincial-scale information
13.4 The proposed Land Reform Information Management Support framework
13.5 Management information strategic recommendations
13.6 M&E strategic recommendations

14 Rolling out the Strategy

15 Conclusions

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