Bopape Modiegi, Nemakonde Livhuwani D, Fourie Kristel
African Centre for Disaster Studies, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Proactive Health Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jamba. 2021 Nov 25;13(1):1003. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v13i1.1003. eCollection 2021.
The responsibility for building community resilience cannot and should not rest with the public sector alone. It requires all sectors to collaborate for the benefit of the entire community. Specifically, it is important for private sector organisations to participate in building community resilience because they have vested interest in the area because of their physical assets, suppliers, customers and corporate value of social responsibility. This article explores collaboration between private companies and community of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa, to build disaster resilience in the community. The study applied qualitative research methods. Data were collected through focus group interviews with the community of Diepsloot and semi-structured individual interviews with representatives of private companies operating in the vicinity of Diepsloot. A total of 55 respondents participated in the study. Respondents included five corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers from private companies and 50 community members. The findings of the study showed that private companies are involved in addressing socio-economic challenges in Diepsloot. Addressing such challenges contributes a great deal to reducing exposure to hazards and the vulnerability factors to disasters, thereby contributing to building resilience. Whereas some respondents preferred the private companies to work with the communities directly, the study recommends the use of community structures such as Community Based Organisations (CBOs) when private companies engage in community initiatives. The article contributes to better understanding of the private sector's contribution to build community resilience.
建设社区抗灾能力的责任不能也不应仅由公共部门承担。它需要所有部门为了整个社区的利益而合作。具体而言，私营部门组织参与建设社区抗灾能力非常重要，因为由于其固定资产、供应商、客户以及企业社会责任价值观，它们在该领域有着既得利益。本文探讨了南非约翰内斯堡迪普斯洛特的私营公司与社区之间为增强社区抗灾能力而开展的合作。该研究采用了定性研究方法。数据通过与迪普斯洛特社区进行焦点小组访谈以及与在迪普斯洛特附近运营的私营公司代表进行半结构化个人访谈收集。共有55名受访者参与了该研究。受访者包括来自私营公司的五名企业社会责任（CSR）经理和50名社区成员。研究结果表明，私营公司参与应对迪普斯洛特的社会经济挑战。应对这些挑战对减少灾害暴露和灾害脆弱性因素有很大帮助，从而有助于建设抗灾能力。虽然一些受访者希望私营公司直接与社区合作，但该研究建议私营公司参与社区倡议时利用社区组织（CBO）等社区结构。本文有助于更好地理解私营部门对建设社区抗灾能力的贡献。
