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Submission Number: 37
Submission ID: 37
Submission UUID: f850fbc1-24a9-4d2d-84ec-64fe75f170e8
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:48
Completed: Fri, 05/19/2023 - 13:06
Changed: Thu, 06/08/2023 - 09:45
Remote IP address: 102.66.5.183
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Dr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Gwam |
| Firstname | Zukiswa |
| [email protected] | |
| Mobile | 0836712282 |
| Institution | Nelson Mandela University |
| Biosketch | Dr. Zukiswa Gwam is a lecturer in the Department of Social Development Professions, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | The vulnerability of rural women in small businesses and the implication of social work practice |
| Theme Selection | THEME 1: Promoting stakeholder partnerships that protect, support and enhance resilience during adverse events and trauma |
| Subtheme ONE Selection | SUB 1.4 Advocating for and reducing the vulnerabilities of undocumented migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and LGBTQl+ populations |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | Women have a crucial role to play in socioeconomic development in impoverished rural areas in South Africa. Despite the commitment that the government has expressed to raising standards of living in rural areas, progress has been extremely slow and women have borne the brunt of poverty, often being obliged to engage in the informal survival strategies such as engaging in small business activities. This qualitative study leaned on narrative interviews to determine the strategies that the purposively selected rural women in Alice of the Eastern Cape province develop to operate successful and sustainable small businesses and earn a living for their families. The findings revealed that the strategies that they used to ensure the survival of their businesses were resilience, resourcefulness, and an ability to make accurate observations. The recommendations provide guidelines for women to be protected and empowered in the wake of adversity by social workers and other stakeholders in the development fraternity. |
| Title | Mrs. |
| Firstname | Sithuthukile |
| Lastname | Myeni |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
| Title | Ms |
| Firstname | Nondumiso |
| Lastname | Hadebe |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
