Challenges Facing Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe
Traditionalism versus Contemporarism Perspectives
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This book examines the complexities of OVCs in Zimbabwe, situated within the broader context of the Global South and the Southern African region. The global community has recognised the importance of protecting children's rights and well-being, with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) serving as a cornerstone of international child rights law. In the Global South and Southern Africa, poverty, inequality, and limited access to education and healthcare exacerbate OVC vulnerability. Zimbabwe faces significant challenges in addressing OVC issues, including the impact of HIV/AIDS, economic instability, and social conflict. The book draws on comparative theoretical underpinnings, including Ubuntu Philosophy, Neoliberalism, and African Renaissance. Ubuntu Philosophy emphasises the importance of community and interconnectedness, highlighting the need for collective action to support OVCs. Neoliberalism prioritises individualism and market-driven solutions, which can exacerbate the vulnerability of OVC. African Renaissance emphasises the need for African-led solutions and development, prioritising cultural sensitivity and community engagement. By examining these theoretical perspectives, the book provides a nuanced understanding of OVC care in Zimbabwe, highlighting the importance of community-led initiatives, cultural sensitivity, and collective action in supporting OVCs. The book's findings have significant implications for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers working to support OVCs in the Global South, Southern Africa and Zimbabwe, emphasising the need for context-specific and community-driven solutions to address the complex challenges facing OVCs.
This book is an appraisal of integrating the contemporary and traditional strategies for the sustainable livelihood of orphans and vulnerable children, with a focus on the practicability of hybridising the two approaches, focusing on Zimbabwe within a broader Southern African context. The volume draws on cultural hermeneutics and an appreciative inquiry model to diplomatically mediate the rival philosophies, cultures, structures, ideas, and strategies for sustainable development within the context of an open system development paradigm. In doing so, it brings a more collective, qualitative, culturally-sensitive, and transformative approach to the processes of making sense of, and implementing, community-based coping strategies for orphans and vulnerable children. It moves beyond the individual level towards an integrated community-based approach, and considers collective intelligence in the care and support of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, and beyond. The book works towards the institutionalisation of traditional approaches alongside contemporary approaches ‘on the ground’, factoring in the increasing influences of globalisation and modernity, and their respective roles in either widening or narrowing the gap between traditional and contemporary approaches. This book brings with it an original contribution to dialogue and policy on child protection models, and to research on orphans and vulnerable children in Africa, and beyond. It is relevant to policymakers and sociology scholars focused in issues related to development, welfare, poverty, and youth, particualry in Africa and the developing world more widely.
Integrates the rival philosophies of traditionalism and contemporalism in the support of orphans and vulnerable children Makes an original contribution to dialogue and policy on child protection models Integrates multidisciplinary perspectives from within social scientific research on orphans in Africa
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John Ringson
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