1. Tool 1: Facilitating the exercising of choice… 1.Develop a shared vision 2.Identify opportunities for knowledge exchange 3.Establish a facilitation team (PDT) 4.Set learning objectives 5.Plan how to achieve learning objectives 6.Demonstrate the technologies 7.Identify interested early adopters (who may become champions) 8.Receive and respond to hardware, software, and orgware technology innovations 9.Ensure technologies are maintained in good running order

2. Example of application of the Tech Rec Framework tool The Rooibos Experience Background to project/community Application

3. The Rooibos Experience Background : Suid Bokkeveld Community, Northern Cape  Ecological & Climate Context :  Endemic plants, Aspalathus linearis = rooibos (english: red bush)  Living lab for adaptation of plants – drought, higher temp  Rooibos production limited - soil type & depth & low rainfall  The People & Farming  Small-scale farmers & their families  Rooibos (seed), small stock & farm labour  Access to rooibos & tourism markets limited = isolation  Limited perceptions to opportunities

4. The Rooibos Experience Application  Based on a Shared Vision for Development ( STEP 1 )  Community Exchange Visits - link to rooibos & tourism initiatives ( STEP 2 – identify opportunities for knowledge exchange )  Preparation & Implementation:  Established a PDT / facilitation team ( STEP 3 )  Participatory planning workshops – incl. community members, govt, NGOs.  Established learning objectives ( STEP 4 ) (organic production & prices & CB-tourism) with community  Achieving learning objectives - methodology developed with participants for conducting visits & feedback mechanism to community ( STEP 5 )

5. The Rooibos Experience  Technologies are demonstrated - Exchange Visits ( STEP 6 )  Visits to organic production of indigenous tea (techniques, processing & marketing; CBNRM) & cultural & ecotourism projects (community mobilisation & organisation, small-business dev)  Identification of interested and early adopters ( STEP 7 ) - team skills of participants developed – activity planning, assigning of roles, group contracts developed – emerging leaders

6. The Rooibos Experience  Receive and respond to hardware, software, and orgware technology innovations ( STEP 8 ) Stimulating new processes  innovations & ownership greatest amount of input & support needed to succeed

7.  Process led to establishment & ownership of :  Small-scale producer co-operative – conversion to organic production (+ve env effect) = export to organic & fair trade rooibos markets (access) & fair prices  Farmer study group – (technical) capacity issues  Farmer participatory research – sustainable harvesting of wild rooibos (science & indigenous knowledge )  Women’s group established a tourist facility & growing  Ensure technologies are maintained and in good running order. ( STEP 8 & 9 ) – further support needed The Rooibos Experience