The Makuleke story Presented by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

The Makuleke story Presented by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Background l l l Lived well in the Makuleke Region 22000 hectares at northern most part of Kruger National Park (KNP) between Limpopo and Levhuvu Rivers Rich abundance of Natural resources Removed by force in 1969 “Dumped” in area outside the KNP about 70 km’s from the Makuleke Region Developed our 3 new villages l In 1996 we got our land back The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Zimbabwe The Makuleke Region Moza Makuleke Villages The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Our Win-Win Agreement l After negotiating with SANParks we agreed to keep our land within Kruger NP as a contractual park l We established a Joint Management Board 50/50 with SANParks l Share day-to-day management l Community have commercial rights to the area – Sustainable harvesting including hunting – Tourism development with Private operators The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

The Joint Management Board The JMB is a interim arrangement to build skills – One day we will manage our land ourselves. l Work according to a Management and Development Plan l – Same standard as rest of Kruger – Zoned areas for tourism use l The JMB has not been without conflict and problems The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

The Makuleke Joint Management Board The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Organised for benefit sharing l Communal Property Association – CPA – +/- 15 000 community members – CPA is title holder of the Makuleke Region l CPA Executive – 8 elected members – Represents CPA in all business and land issues l Implementation office – Our full time workers and link to outsiders l Development Forum – A forum of community leadership to advise Exco on village level development and benefit sharing l Development Trust – Administers the money we make and spend on projects and running costs The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Explaining the private sector contract The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Generating the benefits l Conservation choice excluded mining and agriculture. l See tourism as main source of revenue in long term. l Used hunting to generate initial money. The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Our tourism partnerships l Process was an open tender to private sector l Concession agreements give us – A Build-Operate-Transfer arrangement – 10% of turnover as lease fee l projected at US$350 000 per year – Wage income for employees l Expect 120 = US$600 000 per year – Money to cover poaching and land management The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

The Pafuri Lodge – Our 2 nd lodge The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Benefit sharing challenge l Benefit sharing can cause conflict – Hopefully our structures and commitment to good governance will overcome this. l Investment in community development must be done with support of local government – We need to link into the Local Government’s Integrated Development Plan, not do it alone. The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Training our team of anti-poaching rangers The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Looking forward l We believe that conservation is changing in South Africa to be more community friendly and attempting to adress poverty. l We are learning from our Private Sector partners and depend on them to do good business on our land. l The Makuleke Region will never give us all we need, but what we have done so far makes us proud. The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

Finally l Thanks to all our supporters, – including GZT and the German Government, – The Ford Foundation, – as well as countless individuals. “Our success is your success” The Makuleke Story by Mashangu Livingstone Maluleke

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