The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school. This study aimed at exploring and describing the experiences and expectations of orphans who were in charge of childheaded households, regarding their preparation for being placed in kinship foster care and their subsequent placement in such care. Experiences of learners from childheaded households in a. They are most common in developing countries and areas of war, where the childrens parents have been killed by conflict or disease. So, while many children in grandparentheaded households may do fine, children living with grandparents are at risk for having more psychological problems than those living with traditional two. South africa is a major destination for refugees fleeing crises, but their children face discrimination and are often denied access to. These were found to be more prevalent in rural areas than in urban areas, and there was an expectation that the gendered experiences of children in child headed households in swaziland nozipho mkhatshwa. Pdf this study investigated the experiences and coping strategies of adolescent girl learners from childheaded families in the shiselweni. Availability sampling was applied with the assistance of social workers and child care workers who are associated with child headed households. The lived experiences and needs of children in child. The purpose of this study was to provide a broad picture of the location, prevalence, composition, functions, needs and challenges of child headed households in south africa, and explore available and required services, resources and safety nets for children in child headed households.
Child headed households, lived experiences, needs, resource poor. Female headed households generally contained more dependents and had a larger average household size than male headed households. Children in childadolescent headed households experience hardship in meeting their daily needs which leads to them livings a distressful life full of uncertainty and anxiety that raises a need to create more opportunities accessible to these children and creating enabling environment where they can better their socioeconomic conditions. Various studies have been undertaken on childheaded households, but there is a lack of research on the personal experiences of youth heading households. Problems experienced by childheaded households in south africa and appropriate responses 3 ii.
Family structure and childrens behavior evidence that family instability matters as much or more for lowincome families research on the relationship between income and child development, and between poverty and family stress, suggests. Khadiagala introduction widespread variations in geography, socioeconomic structures, and. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for childheaded households as a result of parental death due to hivaids. Developmental experiences of ovc in childheaded households. Problems experienced by child headed households in south africa and appropriate responses 3 ii. Developmental experiences of ovc in childheaded households and the impact on cognition and learning mncedisi c.
Therefore it can be inferred that more than one million children may be in childheaded households by the year 2015. Unique considerations for children raised by grandparents. Childadolescent headed household is a rapidly growing form of family in. Thus, it was recommended that childheaded families should be supported by government and other parapublic institutions. A study on the impact of world vision support on coping strategies in childheaded households in kakuuto county, rakai district, uganda is my own independent work and investigation and that all sources used and cited have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. With south africas huge hiv burden, millions of children are without parents and are placed at further risk in childheaded households. The legal and ethical implications when children are the primary caregivers in a therapeutic relationship chapter pdf available january 20 with.
Orphans living on their own in childheaded households are a new, but. In addition, the psychosocial impacts that these children experienced were explored. Performance in schools by students from child headed families. Pdf experiences and coping strategies of children from child.
This study investigated the gender dynamics of living in childheaded households chhs in a rural area in swaziland that experiences high levels of drought, poverty and hiv and aids. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for child headed households as a result of parental death due to hivaids by nkululeko nkomo study leader. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for child headed households as a result of parental death due to hivaids. Child headed households chhs have become a common and integral part of south african society. The assumption has been made that youth are older and able to cope with their situation. It was also established that childheaded households face a number of socioeconomic problems. Therefore it can be inferred that more than one million children may be in child headed households by the year 2015. The study identified the challenges of the childheaded household and explored how they influence the academic performance of primary school students from such households in zvishavane. Availability sampling was applied with the assistance of social workers and child care workers who are associated with childheaded households. The gendered experiences of children in childheaded households. Child headed household, everyday life experience, hivaids. Ian breda 2010 cites a research in south africa by chiastilite 2008 where it was found out that 7 270 of the 2.
Mepi, thank you for funding my studies, your services were much appreciated. Research findings established that hivaids was the major cause of childheaded households. For many years, the researcher has been concerned about the schooling experiences of learners from child headed households. As such, it is imperative to uncover realities theof children in this situation. Hence, the purpose of this study was to problematise the use of the term chh, taking the theories of freire and foucault into consideration. The stories are a sample of experiences of millions of children living in child headed households across africa, revealing both the gravity of their situations as well as the urgent need for action in terms. The experiences and priorities of young people who care. The phenomenon of childheaded households chh emerged in subsaharan africa in the1990s as a result of the hiv and aids epidemic which had increased.
Recently, most child headed households have been found to consist of between 1 or 3 members poueslen, 2012. This article aims to explore ways and means through which childheaded households. While these young people do experience networks of support, perceptions of hostile adult surveillance emerged as an unexpected competing dominant theme. In similar fashion, mavise 2011, explored the constraints and opportunities in childrens decisionmaking in childheaded 30 households in harare, zimbabwe. The lived experiences and needs of children in child headed households in resource poor communities in soshanguve, south africa. Using a qualitative research methodology, the study examined ways in which children in chhs meet their daily family needs and address their vulnerabilities according to their gender, focusing on the experiences of the children. Child headed households can also be viewed as children in crisis, as their behaviour is.
This study explores and describes the schooling experiences of secondary school learners from childheaded households. Then it will introduce the situation of child headed households in south africa in general, and in the township of elandsdoorn in particular. This study focused on the performance of children from child headed families in zimbabwe. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of vulnerable learners from child headed households through an ecological systems model that includes their homes, community, a. The purpose of this study was to provide a broad picture of the location, prevalence, composition, functions, needs and challenges of childheaded households in south africa, and explore available. A study of orphans and vulnerable children living in childheaded households. Research in south africa in a south african general household survey show that 100 000 children were living in a household headed by a child phillips, 2011. The total number of children in the other households 37 was 123 and the mean number of children in each of these households was 3. Child headed households is a rising phenomenon and mainly in the developing world, where children are losing their parents or guardians to civil wars, famine and diseases such as hivaids. Social profile of vulnerable groups statistics south africa.
The article argues that schools must pay particular attention to pastoral care roles meant for all learners who experience the circumstances of not being cared for. Orphans living in childheaded households within underprivileged communities are amongst the most vulnerable children, and protection of their rights deserves. Performance in schools by students from child headed. Comparative experiences in other african countries 5 iii. Femaleheaded households generally contained more dependents and had a larger average household size than maleheaded households. These were found to be more prevalent in rural areas than in urban areas, and there was an expectation that the gendered experiences of children in childheaded households in swaziland nozipho mkhatshwa. Developmental experiences of ovc in child headed households and the impact on cognition and learning mncedisi c. As an example, half of the children heading households in. Young peoples caring activities in siblingheaded households 8 table 2. The lived experiences and needs of children in child headed. Pdf a situational analysis of childheaded households in. This is linked to the hivaids pandemic in the country.
In 2012 almost 44% of child headed households consisted of only one child. This study aims to explore and describe the lived experiences of orphans in child headed households, and to establish guidelines and recommendations in order to assist these children to deal effectively with their situation, it also aims to stimulate interest amongst other role players within. It will outline why child headed households should be defined as a social problem. Over half 55% of children living in child headed household are 14 years of age and older. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for. Recent research reports on child headed households have identified the. Using a qualitative research methodology, the study examined ways in which children in chhs meet their daily family needs and address their vulnerabilities according to their gender, focusing on the experiences. Then the research purpose, including the aim of the research will be discussed. Engagement in manual labour to earn school dues, the occasional. The research noted that sharing of roles followed what happens in society generally. The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for child.
Child, learning, orphan, household, childheaded household. The study sample consisted of 10 households, with 5 boy and 5 girl headed households from the chiefdoms within the area. Social functioning of a child headed household and the role of social work. Needs and wants of children living in child headed households. Exploring the experiences of young adults emerging from child. This may be explained by the fact that we included heads of households older than 18 years old. Africas orphaned and vulnerable generations children. Then he provides an understanding of problematising as conceptualised in the theories postulated by freire and foucault. Situations where a child, usually the eldest, has to. Children from childheaded families for opening your doors for me, i really appreciate it. Childheaded households chhs have become a common and integral part of south african society.
In africa, children as young as 9 are heading households. The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners from child headed households. The article explores the stories emerging from the study about the relationship between children in childheaded households and adults in the wider community. The schooling experiences of secondary school learners. This study aims to explore and describe the lived experiences of orphans in childheaded households, and to establish guidelines and recommendations in order to assist these children to deal effectively with their situation, it also aims to stimulate interest amongst other role players within. For many years, the researcher has been concerned about the schooling experiences of learners from childheaded households. Care and support for vulnerable children in schools.
Children from child headed families for opening your doors for me, i really appreciate it. South africa is a major destination for refugees fleeing crises, but their children face discrimination and are often denied access to school and healthcare services. A child headed family or child headed household is a family in which a minor child or adolescent has become the head of the household. Hence, the objective of the study was to determine the lived experiences of children from child headed households and their coping strategies. A childheaded family or childheaded household is a family in which a minor child or adolescent has become the head of the household. With millions of orphans in africa, more are becoming the heads of their own households at very tender ages. In the sections to follow in this chapter, i describe the background of the study, and the purpose, focus and the rationale of the study. Needs identified by young people living in siblingheaded households, ranked in order of importance to the young people across the. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for childheaded households as a result of parental death due to hivaids by nkululeko nkomo study leader.
Childheaded family simple english wikipedia, the free. The lives of children heading families resource centre. The stories are a sample of experiences of millions of children living in childheaded households across africa, revealing both the gravity of their situations as well as the urgent need for action in terms. They should refrain from cultural beliefs which promote stigmatisation, marginalisation and segregation of such children. All children are indirectly affected when their communities, and the services. However, it should be noted that childheaded households are not only a phenomenon produced when children are orphaned. It was the most enriching experience of my life, listening to your stories, sharing your life experiences was more than what i bargained for.
Childheaded household is a phenomenon that is growing in south africa. The purpose of this study was to provide a broad picture of the location, prevalence, composition, functions, needs and challenges of child headed households in south africa, and explore available. However, it should be noted that child headed households are not only a phenomenon produced when children are orphaned. Social functioning of a childheaded household and the role of social work. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of vulnerable learners from childheaded households through an ecological systems model that includes their homes, community, and school. Developed while researching child headed households in five ethiopian towns and their rural surroundings, this book presents the experiences and stories of individual child household heads.
Pdf the lived experiences and needs of children in child. To sift, sort and analyse the data obtained according to the eight steps of qualitative. This is worsened by the lack of social cohesion with other children with parents or from similar childheaded households. T he aids epidemic in africa puts children at risk physically, emotionally and economically. In cases where parents have become ill and incapacitated, the child may take over many of the household duties. The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners from childheaded households. Magister artium psychology summary much has been written in the media about the plight of children in child headed households. An exploratory and descriptive design was used for the purpose. Average number of hours per week of unpaid care work of young people living in siblingheaded households, by gender and position in household 9 table 3. In similar fashion, mavise 2011, explored the constraints and opportunities in childrens decisionmaking in child headed 30 households in harare, zimbabwe. This book presents his experiences and the stories of individual child household.
Although females headed 41,2% of all households, the percentage seemed to increase with age, peaking at 63,5% for women in the age group 70 years and older. The purpose of this study was to provide a broad picture of the location, prevalence, composition, functions, needs and challenges of childheaded households in south africa, and explore available and required services, resources and safety nets for children in childheaded households. The study identified the challenges of the child headed household and explored how they influence the academic performance of primary school students from such households in zvishavane. This study aimed to explore, describe and interpret the experiences of children who are heads of households.
A case study of cranborne boys high school, harare, zimbabwe by 1pedzisai goronga and 2norah moyo 1educational foundations department, faculty of education, university of zimbabwe. Aug 31, 2017 research findings established that hivaids was the major cause of childheaded households. Experiences and coping strategies of children from child. There is a large number of youthheaded households in south africa. Background the centre for the study of violence and reconciliation csvr identified the. These were involved in an indepth oneonone interview. Child headed households, lived experiences, needs, resource poor communities, south africa, hiv, aids, introduction recent research reports on child headed households have identified the issue of hiv and aids as a major contributory factor to their creation maclellan, 2005. Hence, the objective of the study was to determine the lived experiences of children from childheaded households and their coping strategies. Millions of children have lost their parents andor primary caregivers due to a variety of reasons of which the hivaids pandemic can be singled out as a. These experiences therefore became a motivation for me to explore the experiences of children who come from child headed households. The gendered experiences of children in childheaded.
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