Community-Based Resource Management, Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Sustainability

The five members of the Sankuyo community were those whom we found in the village at the time of the informal interviews. [...] To achieve these goals, the trust has the following long-term aims: • Continue to develop the skills of KYT’s members to run the trust themselves • Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the trust • Improve the income-generating potential for KYT members • Enhance the ability of members to play an active role in their own communities • Manage and use the local natural resources in a sust. [...] The centers provide members with: • Training needed for them to operate effectively • Facilitation of market access and arrangements through the trust • Representation of the needs of the groups and their members in the trust’s region • Addressing and resolving concerns that arise for individuals and groups taking into consideration the interests of the group members at large. [...] Headquarters facilitates the operations of the trust, support the members and groups, processes and packages products into finished goods (e.g., marula oil and soap and labeling of products) and marketing of the KYT products. [...] The project coordinator is based at the head office and is the overall overseer of the trust activities and ensures that they are implemented.