Definitions of extension service. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students. synonyms: extension, university extension. type of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching.
Extension And Advisory Services In South Africa
NGOs,
We thought about and created a new segment that we will feature from time to time in our podcasts. This is the NGOs in the spotlight. In this segment, we will bring all the latest news making headlines within the NGO sector.
The NGOs sector in South Africa has reached various milestones, breaking though various social sigmas and fighting different causes daily. The top 10 NGOs in South Africa has remarkably done so and more. Thus it is these NGOs such as:
Human Rights Institute of South Africa
The Viva Foundation of South Africa
MIET Africa
Save the Children South Africa
Read Educational Trust
WESSA Life
The South Africa Red Cross Society
World Vision South Africa
Chosa
Aids Foundation South Africa that set the benchmark of not only extraordinary work but how to fully run successful non-profit organizations. Thank you for your hard work
What are challenges to agricultural extension services in South Africa?
Low morale, depression, economic worries, and less productivity are now common in extension organizations due to HIV/AIDS. Extension workers who by training are required to motivate farmers to try and adopt new agricultural technology are themselves depressed and frustrated, and this affects their output.
What are the challenges facing extension education in South Africa ?
District extension system has identified challenges which include low level of participation of stakeholders in the design and implementation of policy, deficit and delays of extension funds, shortage of human resources, low sense of accountability and as a result farmers’ opinions have shown unsatisfactory performance .
What are the major problems and issues in improving extension effectiveness in South Africa ?
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Need base applicability/compatibility of methods to different communities and farmers.
Literacy rate of the people/community.
logistics and accessibility.
Willingness/ interest and ownership by the people and community.
Level of knowledge of farmers to merit a particular methodology.