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9. On the basis of discussions, write as full an account as you can of all the CBOs at work in the
area of the school. What do these focus on – church, community self help, health issues,
dance, sport, water, transport etc, etc? Who are the members of these organisations –
younger/older, richer/poorer, well educated/little educated, employed/unemployed, mixed?
What activities have they been noted for in the past year? Were these welcomed or criticised?
Do they have anything to do with the work of the school? If yes/no, why?
10. Who is on the SGB? How long have they been in post? Who nominated them? What issues
does the SGB usually discuss? How do people regard the SGB?
11. What levels of service delivery are evident in the locality – e.g. Water pumps, electricity,
sewerage, health workers, payment of social welfare (pensions, income grants), agricultural
extension or microcredit schemes?
12. Who is the MP and what are views about him/her? Who is the member of local council and
the provincial council and what are views about him/her?
13. What access do people have to news in the locality – through newspapers, radio, TV? In one
week of observation what local, national, international stories with a gender angle were
people talking about?
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