Childadolescent headed household is a rapidly growing form of family in. Needs and wants of children living in child headed households. South africa is a major destination for refugees fleeing crises, but their children face discrimination and are often denied access to. The research noted that sharing of roles followed what happens in society generally. Hence, the objective of the study was to determine the lived experiences of children from childheaded households and their coping strategies. Comparative experiences in other african countries 5 iii. For many years, the researcher has been concerned about the schooling experiences of learners from child headed households.
Performance in schools by students from child headed families. Hence, the objective of the study was to determine the lived experiences of children from child headed households and their coping strategies. There is a large number of youthheaded households in south africa. The lived experiences and needs of children in child headed. An exploratory and descriptive design was used for the purpose. In similar fashion, mavise 2011, explored the constraints and opportunities in childrens decisionmaking in childheaded 30 households in harare, zimbabwe. This study focused on the performance of children from child headed families in zimbabwe. Therefore it can be inferred that more than one million children may be in childheaded households by the year 2015. Situations where a child, usually the eldest, has to. Young peoples caring activities in siblingheaded households 8 table 2. Needs identified by young people living in siblingheaded households, ranked in order of importance to the young people across the. They are most common in developing countries and areas of war, where the childrens parents have been killed by conflict or disease. 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.
The experiences of children carrying responsibility for child headed households as a result of parental death due to hivaids. They should refrain from cultural beliefs which promote stigmatisation, marginalisation and segregation of such children. The gendered experiences of children in childheaded. Social profile of vulnerable groups statistics south africa. This study aimed to explore, describe and interpret the experiences of children who are heads of households.
While these young people do experience networks of support, perceptions of hostile adult surveillance emerged as an unexpected competing dominant theme. Social functioning of a childheaded household and the role of social work. 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. 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. 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. Experiences of learners from childheaded households in a.
Performance in schools by students from child headed. Child headed household, everyday life experience, hivaids. In cases where parents have become ill and incapacitated, the child may take over many of the household duties. The gendered experiences of children in childheaded households. Pdf the lived experiences and needs of children in child.
It will outline why child headed households should be defined as a social problem. T he aids epidemic in africa puts children at risk physically, emotionally and economically. A childheaded family or childheaded household is a family in which a minor child or adolescent has become the head of the household. Children from childheaded families for opening your doors for me, i really appreciate it. Then he provides an understanding of problematising as conceptualised in the theories postulated by freire and foucault. 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. The article explores the stories emerging from the study about the relationship between children in childheaded households and adults in the wider community. Orphans living on their own in childheaded households are a new, but. 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. The assumption has been made that youth are older and able to cope with their situation. Then the research purpose, including the aim of the research will be discussed.
The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners from child headed households. Pdf a situational analysis of childheaded households in. Femaleheaded households generally contained more dependents and had a larger average household size than maleheaded households. Problems experienced by child headed households in south africa and appropriate responses 3 ii. 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. 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. The lives of children heading families resource centre. Recently, most child headed households have been found to consist of between 1 or 3 members poueslen, 2012. 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. With south africas huge hiv burden, millions of children are without parents and are placed at further risk in childheaded households. The lived experiences and needs of children in child.
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. Female headed households generally contained more dependents and had a larger average household size than male headed households. The lived experiences and needs of children in child headed households in resource poor communities in soshanguve, 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. As such, it is imperative to uncover realities theof children in this situation. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for childheaded households as a result of parental death due to hivaids. This is worsened by the lack of social cohesion with other children with parents or from similar childheaded households. 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 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. Exploring the experiences of young adults emerging from child. As an example, half of the children heading households in. Various studies have been undertaken on childheaded households, but there is a lack of research on the personal experiences of youth heading households. In similar fashion, mavise 2011, explored the constraints and opportunities in childrens decisionmaking in child headed 30 households in harare, zimbabwe. The schooling experiences of secondary school learners from.
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. Childheaded households chhs have become a common and integral part of south african society. Availability sampling was applied with the assistance of social workers and child care workers who are associated with childheaded households. 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. Thus, it was recommended that childheaded families should be supported by government and other parapublic institutions. Over half 55% of children living in child headed household are 14 years of age and older. 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. In 2012 almost 44% of child headed households consisted of only one child.
However, it should be noted that child headed households are not only a phenomenon produced when children are orphaned. Developed while researching childheaded households in five ethiopian towns and their rural surroundings, this book presents the experiences and stories of individual child household heads. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for. 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. The schooling experiences of secondary school learners. The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners. 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. 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. Recent research reports on child headed households have identified the. 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.
Childheaded household is a phenomenon that is growing in south africa. Magister artium psychology summary much has been written in the media about the plight of children in child headed households. Background the centre for the study of violence and reconciliation csvr identified the. 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. This may be explained by the fact that we included heads of households older than 18 years old. Khadiagala introduction widespread variations in geography, socioeconomic structures, and. 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. In africa, children as young as 9 are heading households.
The phenomenon of childheaded households chh emerged in subsaharan africa in the1990s as a result of the hiv and aids epidemic which had increased. It was the most enriching experience of my life, listening to your stories, sharing your life experiences was more than what i bargained for. Magister artium psychology summary much has been written in the media about the plight of children in childheaded households. Child, learning, orphan, household, childheaded household. For many years, the researcher has been concerned about the schooling experiences of learners from childheaded households. Developmental experiences of ovc in childheaded households and the impact on cognition and learning mncedisi c. Africas orphaned and vulnerable generations children. Childheaded family simple english wikipedia, the free. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for childheaded households as a result of parental death due to hivaids by nkululeko nkomo study leader. It was also established that childheaded households face a number of socioeconomic problems. 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. The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school learners from childheaded households.
The lived experiences of adolescent secondary school. 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. Problems experienced by childheaded households in south africa and appropriate responses 3 ii. This study explores and describes the schooling experiences of secondary school learners from childheaded households. All children are indirectly affected when their communities, and the services. 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.
Pdf experiences and coping strategies of children from child. Care and support for vulnerable children in schools. Then it will introduce the situation of child headed households in south africa in general, and in the township of elandsdoorn in particular. 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. Pdf this study investigated the experiences and coping strategies of adolescent girl learners from childheaded families in the shiselweni. 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. Child headed households can also be viewed as children in crisis, as their behaviour is. 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. Availability sampling was applied with the assistance of social workers and child care workers who are associated with child headed households.
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. Developmental experiences of ovc in child headed households and the impact on cognition and learning mncedisi c. The experiences of children carrying responsibility for child headed households as a result of parental death due to hivaids by nkululeko nkomo study leader. Children from child headed families for opening your doors for me, i really appreciate it. 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.
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. The experiences and priorities of young people who care. Unique considerations for children raised by grandparents. Child headed households, lived experiences, needs, resource poor. These were involved in an indepth oneonone interview. A study of orphans and vulnerable children living in childheaded households. Therefore it can be inferred that more than one million children may be in child headed households by the year 2015. Child headed households chhs have become a common and integral part of south african society. Experiences and coping strategies of children from child. With millions of orphans in africa, more are becoming the heads of their own households at very tender ages. The legal and ethical implications when children are the primary caregivers in a therapeutic relationship chapter pdf available january 20 with. Research findings established that hivaids was the major cause of childheaded households. The study sample consisted of 10 households, with 5 boy and 5 girl headed households from the chiefdoms within the area.
Engagement in manual labour to earn school dues, the occasional. Developmental experiences of ovc in childheaded households. Orphans living in childheaded households within underprivileged communities are amongst the most vulnerable children, and protection of their rights deserves. 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. To sift, sort and analyse the data obtained according to the eight steps of qualitative. 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. 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.
Hence, the purpose of this study was to problematise the use of the term chh, taking the theories of freire and foucault into consideration. These experiences therefore became a motivation for me to explore the experiences of children who come from child headed households. Social functioning of a child headed household and the role of social work. This book presents his experiences and the stories of individual child household. In addition, the psychosocial impacts that these children experienced were explored. However, it should be noted that childheaded households are not only a phenomenon produced when children are orphaned. Aug 31, 2017 research findings established that hivaids was the major cause of childheaded households. 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. 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.
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