A study to explore the extent of survival assistance to orphans within the family kinship system: the case of libala and chilenje
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description: The aim of this study was to explore the extent of Survival Assistance to Orphans within the family/kinship system living in Libala and Chilenje. A Case-Control Study, community based, was conducted in Libala and Chilenje in February, 1997. Both are medium density areas, situated in Lusaka Urban, Zambia. The Regiment Catholic Parish gives people in these communities, small scale services regardless of their church affilia¬tion. 60 households with orphans, referred to as Cases, were randomly selected as study samples, and selection was done for each community. 60 households without orphans were selected as Controls from the same neighbourhood. To have a deeper perspective into the problem, 4 illustrative Case Histories were taken along with the survey, and a discu¬ssion was also held with the overseer of the Regiment Catholic Parish. Finally, data was also obtained through observation of the activities carried out by the care¬takers. The following tools were used: An interview administered Questionnaire to a sample of 60 orphan care-takers and 60 controls, was undertaken. Interviews and observations were employed to obtain information from the care-takers and the church who render small scale services to these communities. The results of the study showed that the majority of orphan care-takers and their corresponding controls, were aged 41 and above. The orphan care-takers were mainly widowed, elderly, female, who had attained secondary edu¬cation. They were usually unemployed, earning less than K50,000.00 per month. The majority of the orphan care¬takers kept one to two orphans aged between 11 and 15 years. Most care-takers were close relatives, often aunts or grandparents to the orphans. Cases obtained slightly more support, but this support had not enabled them to take care of the orphans adequately. Controls managed to do so inspite the fact that little support was given them. Most of the support rendered to orphan care-takers and their Corresponding Controls cam…
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the extent of Survival Assistance to Orphans within the family/kinship system living in Libala and Chilenje. A Case-Control Study, community based, was conducted in Libala and Chilenje in February, 1997. Both are medium density areas, situated in Lusaka Urban, Zambia. The Regiment Catholic Parish gives people in these communities, small scale services regardless of their church affilia¬tion. 60 households with orphans, referred to as Cases, were randomly selected as study samples, and selection was done for each community. 60 households without orphans were selected as Controls from the same neighbourhood. To have a deeper perspective into the problem, 4 illustrative Case Histories were taken along with the survey, and a discu¬ssion was also held with the overseer of the Regiment Catholic Parish. Finally, data was also obtained through observation of the activities carried out by the care¬takers. The following tools were used: An interview administered Questionnaire to a sample of 60 orphan care-takers and 60 controls, was undertaken. Interviews and observations were employed to obtain information from the care-takers and the church who render small scale services to these communities. The results of the study showed that the majority of orphan care-takers and their corresponding controls, were aged 41 and above. The orphan care-takers were mainly widowed, elderly, female, who had attained secondary edu¬cation. They were usually unemployed, earning less than K50,000.00 per month. The majority of the orphan care¬takers kept one to two orphans aged between 11 and 15 years. Most care-takers were close relatives, often aunts or grandparents to the orphans. Cases obtained slightly more support, but this support had not enabled them to take care of the orphans adequately. Controls managed to do so inspite the fact that little support was given them. Most of the support rendered to orphan care-takers and their Corresponding Controls cam…
author: Muliwana, Ndubu
language: en
keywords: Assistance in emergencies, Orphans(assistance)
date published: 2012-08-20
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:10Z
provider: University of Zambia
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Zambia