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Submission Number: 179
Submission ID: 1175
Submission UUID: 933e9e2b-bcc9-46ab-98cf-78458771840d
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Thu, 06/19/2025 - 07:10
Completed: Thu, 06/19/2025 - 07:20
Changed: Fri, 06/20/2025 - 10:00
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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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Presenters
Dr.
Chikoko
Witness
Department of social work, university of zimbabwe
Dr Witness Chikoko is a Chairperson and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe. He is also a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Abstract
Resilience strategies of Grandparent Headed Households (GHHs) in the face of climate change in rural Zimbabwe: A case of ward 14, Bikita district
THEME 2: Social Work and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SUB 2.3 Work with special and vulnerable populations (children, families, women, older persons, LGBTQIA+ etc).
Oral Presentation
There is dearth of academic studies on the resilience strategies of Grandparent Headed Households (GHHs) of ward 14 Bikita district, Zimbabwe in the face of climate change. A qualitative explanatory case study research design generated data for the study. Resilience Theory provides the theoretical underpinning of the study. Evidence suggests that a host of factors enhanced the resilience of GHH of ward 14, Bikita district, Zimbabwe in the wake of climate change. These included personality related such as self-esteem, external factors such as the role of non-governmental agencies. The ideological factors such as the role of church also facilitated the resilience of GHHs of ward 14, Bikita district, Zimbabwe. The presentation concludes by urging the Department of Social Development and other key stakeholders for more investments towards social protection among GHHs in rural Zimbabwe.
Key words: Resilience, Rural Areas, Grandparents, Households.
Key words: Resilience, Rural Areas, Grandparents, Households.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Mrs
Neo
Ravhuhali
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Nontombi
Velelo
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted