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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
Remote IP address: 196.254.105.250
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Dr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Chikoko |
| Firstname | Witness |
| wchikoko@gmail.com | |
| Mobile | 263 772 529 127 |
| Institution | Department of social work, university of zimbabwe |
| Biosketch | 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 |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | Resilience strategies of Grandparent Headed Households (GHHs) in the face of climate change in rural Zimbabwe: A case of ward 14, Bikita district |
| Theme Selection | THEME 2: Social Work and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| Subtheme TWO Selection | SUB 2.3 Work with special and vulnerable populations (children, families, women, older persons, LGBTQIA+ etc). |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Title | Mrs |
| Firstname | Neo |
| Lastname | Ravhuhali |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
| Title | Dr |
| Firstname | Nontombi |
| Lastname | Velelo |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |