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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Matabeleland"”.
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Exploring the development challenges facing rural women in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
… to explore how women assess their situation in Matabeleland South with regard to their socio-economic realities; to find out the individual and community circumstances that these rural women in the drought prone region find themselves in; to explore the most important development challenges in …
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A case study of Non-Governmental Organisations' (NGOS) responses to food insecurity in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
… Organisations to food insecurity in the rural Matabeleland provinces. The research aims are to: define poverty and food insecurity; understand the reasons behind the food insecurity crisis; describe the extent of poverty and food insecurity; explore NGO responses to the food insecurity crisis …
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Social capital and utilization of HIV/ AIDS-related healthcare in rural Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
… amongst people living with HIV in rural Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe. It also explored barriers to optimal HIV/AIDS-related healthcare utilization among this rural population. Grounded on the Andersen and Newman model of healthcare utilization and social capital theory, the …
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Singabantu - a journey to self determination
… in a place which is now known as present day Matabeleland. Colonialization exacerbated these divisions and although the natives somewhat united during the war of liberation, the divisions continued to manifest after independence. Gukurahundi, which saw to the killings of people in Matabeleland …
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The impact of withdrawal of international non-governmental organisations from public health facilities: A case study of Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
… public health facilities in Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. This study describes the process of withdrawal by three INGOs from PPE initiatives with Tsholotsho District Hospital (TDH). Understanding this process better and learning how public health facilities cope with …
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Towards gender equality and equity : challenges and opportunities for women advancement to senior educational management positions. a case of Matabeleland South Region in Zimbabwe
… in senior educational management positions in Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe against the existence of an affirmative action policy which aimed at increasing the number of women in educational management positions. The study interrogated the effectiveness of the affirmative action …
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Prevalence of depression and anxiety and associated risk factors among adolescent offenders within the juvenile justice system in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North Province(s), Zimbabwe
… the juvenile justice system in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. Methods In total, 130 adolescent offenders aged between 10 and 17 years were recruited in the cross- sectional study using a convenient sampling technique. The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression …
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The role of social capital in the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) of Zimbabwe: a case of Rouxdale (R/E) Farm, Bubi District, Matabeleland North Province
… research on the non-material outcomes in the Matabeleland North Province, an under researched area in the subject of land reform in Zimbabwe. Thus, social capital was selected to investigate these non-visible outcomes of FTLRP. A qualitative research design was used, with semi-structured …
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Perceptions of Teachers on Systemic Factors Related to Student Performance in Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools in Zimbabwe
<p><em>Problem.</em> The Regional officer of Matabeleland North region in Zimbabwe was concerned over the poor student pass rates in these regions. The Education Director of the Zimbabwe Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists also voiced the same concern about the poor student pass rates, …
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Analysis of the constraints faced by small-scale farmers in achieving household food security a case study of Masholomoshe and Makwe Irrigation Schemes in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province
… Makwe irrigation schemes in Gwanda district of Matabeleland south province in Zimbabwe. The main objective was to analyse the impact of the constraints faced by small-scale irrigation farmers on household food security. The study looked at the socio-economic factors, production levels, role of …
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‘Let's build houses': the order of housing development shaping childhood topography in Mafuyana, Maphisa
… a rural growth point in Matobo District in Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe. It explores the ways in which this ordering informs the social construction of childhood. The township was constructed as part of Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle, a housing program that served to rehouse …
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Medical missions in Rhodesien / Zimbabwe : zur Geschichte der Missionshospitäler der Erzdiözese Bulawayo und den Biographien ihrer leitenden Ärztinnen
… Geschichte von 4 kirchlichen Krankenhäusern im Matabeleland im Süden des heutigen Zimbabwe (die ehem. brit. Kolonie Rhodesien), die von 4 deutschen Ärztinnen des Missionsärztlichen Instituts Würzburg nach dem 2.Weltkrieg in enger Zusammenarbeit mit den Mariannhiller Missionaren (einem kath. …
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Health Provision in Tshitshi, Zimbabwe: A Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health
… was collected in Tshitshi village located in Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe using qualitative methods through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. In analysing data, I used thematic analysis with the help of NVivo version 12 to identify and sort themes. The study adopted …
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The Gukurahundi "genocide": memory and justice in independent Zimbabwe
… and endured within the Midlands and two Matabeleland Provinces of Zimbabwe through a Fifth Brigade army – trained by the North Koreans, and which was accountable to former President Robert Mugabe. This army sought to find 400 armed dissidents, but their excessively violent actions …
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Strategies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of village health workers in service delivery in a seleceted district of Zimbabwe
… literature. Setting Beitbridge district, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. Methods A review of the literature, using Rodgers’ Evolutionary Concept Analyses, identified the antecedents, attributes, and consequences of effective and efficient community health systems. An exploratory …
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The Goffal Speaks: Coloured Ideology and the Perpetuation of a Category in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
… months between May 2004 and May 2008 in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe, in particular, in the city of Bulawayo. Additional ethnographic data was also collected in Cape Town, South Africa in the winter of 2009. Several methods were used in collecting data for this project: household …
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The emergence of cultural policy in Zimbabwe 1984-1997
The thesis re-presents the lived experience of cultural animation and policy production in postcolonial Zimbabwe, seeking to place these observations and theories in the domain of Cultural Policy Studies. The nation was in transition from oracy to literacy and from colonial control to socialist …