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Townsend, Loraine. "Decisions to care for HIV/AIDS orphans." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8769.

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Bibliography: leaves 151-161.<br>There is substantial evidence to indicate that South Africa is facing the prospect of a large number of children, now and in the future, who will be orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In all likelihood, these children would have experienced psychological trauma through the illness and death of people close to them, and the social isolation that accompanies HIV-infection and AIDS-related illness and death. The ideal would be for as many of these children as possible to experience some type of family life in which to grow and mature into responsible a

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Parker, Carol A. "The lived experience of HIV-positive Tanzanian orphans." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/699.

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The purpose of this investigation was to generate a context- specific model of the lived experience of HIV positive Tanzanian orphans. With the advent of anti-retroviral drugs, Sub-Saharan African populations with high burdens of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) face annually accumulating increases in the number of HIV positive children, and ultimately adults. Perinatally infected, these children often become orphans while still young. Extended interviews were performed with a purposive sample of 12 HIV infected orphaned children between 9 and 12 years of age. Half of the research participan

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Salifu, Yendork Joana. "The psychological functioning and experiences following placement in orphanages : an exploratory study of orphanhood in Accra, Ghana." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96074.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parental loss and orphanage placement can be stressful and can negatively influence the well-being of children. However, few studies have been conducted on the psychological well-being of Ghanaian orphans placed in orphanages. As a result, the impact of orphanage placement following parental loss in Ghana is not well understood. The present study aimed to explore the psychological functioning and experiences of orphaned children placed in orphanages in comparison to non-orphaned children in Accra, Ghana. A mixed-method design

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Claret, Laura. "The psychological well-being among institutionalized orphans and vulnerable children in Maputo." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-8004.

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<p>In sub-Saharan Africa, poverty and its consequences hit orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) the hardest. As the once protective safety net dissipates, many OVC are forced to live in overcrowded and understaffed orphanages. In the attempt to meet survival needs, psychological health is pushed into the background. The aim of this study is to increase the understanding of psychological well-being among institutionalized OVC in Maputo, Mozambique. Qualitative interviews (N=12) and field observations in orphanages (N=6) were analyzed through the hierarchy of needs model. Institutionalized OVC w

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Barbier, Clarisse. "Assessing Attachment Process Among Early Institutionalized Orphans in Burkina Faso, Africa." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4981.

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Abstract The focus of this thesis is early attachment among institutionalized infant orphans. Previous research has pointed towards attachment problems in dysfunctional institutions, but did not take a comparative approach to understanding attachment. The present research was conducted in an orphanage in Kaya, a little town located in the Center North Region of Burkina Faso, Africa. The 22 children at the institution were aged four months to five years and were mostly from the Mossi ethnicity. Using mixed psychological and anthropological methods such as behaviors checklist, attachment questio

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Murtaugh, Molly E. "Children in Jeopardy: An Evaluation of Interventions for Orphans of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/55.

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Sub-Saharan Africa is a region plagued by the spread of HIV/AIDS. While many individuals have devoted their careers to preventing new diagnoses of the disease, one crucial population is often neglected. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the degree to which the psychological needs of those orphaned by HIV/AIDS are addressed in three prominent interventions. After evaluating institutionalization, foster care, and community-based care in Sub-Saharan Africa, a model for effective intervention is proposed.

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Maqoko, Zamani. "HIV/AIDS orphans as heads of households : a challenge to pastoral care." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23570.

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HIV/AIDS has done a great damage to families and their children. Due to HIV/AIDS, grandmothers find themselves caring for their sick children, grandchildren and orphaned grandchildren. Because of the large number of AIDS orphans, the existing pool of community-based support has become saturated. Therefore these children now have to fend for themselves. They are forced to become heads of the households and breadwinners. In this situation the older children have to assume the role of looking after their siblings. Death caused by HIV/AIDS leaves children vulnerable, in great distress and poverty.

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Martin, Cherie. "Caregiver Perspectives on Psychosocial Support Programming for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Africa." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31921.

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In 2011 there were an estimated 3.9 million orphaned children in South Africa, many of them orphaned by HIV/AIDS. These children are at high risk for developing psychosocial and mental health problems. The National Strategy for the care of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVCs) recognizes the importance of psychosocial support but there are few specific guidelines on best practice and little research on the effectiveness of psychosocial support programs. There is even less research capturing the perspectives of front-line staff and caregivers. This master’s thesis project conducted a cas

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Neethling, Marcha. "Corporate social responsibility towards AIDS orphans in South Africa : trends in the motor manufacturing sector and guidelines for corporate action." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50306.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The HIV/AIDS pandemic is destroying young adults in the prime of their lives. Children not only become orphans, but also gain instant “adult” status – becoming heads of households, breadwinners and customers. Children who fill such roles must be recognised as important stakeholders with regard to business. As limited available estimations suggest that South Africa is home to 800 000 orphans, corporations must realise that it will make good business sense to invest in the country’s AIDS orphans1 today, as these children wi

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Marais, Charlotte. "'n Ondersoek na kinders van 'n kinderhuis se ervaring van hulle sosiale insluiting in 'n plaaslike hoofstroomskool." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1101.

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Tshikongo, Aktofel Ndetshipanda. "To investigate factors preventing the care-givers from accessing the social grants and other benefits entitled to the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) under their care." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79963.

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Thesis (MPhil)-- Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the consequences of HIV/AIDS is the large number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Most OVC care givers in African communities are elders. The elders use their meagre pension hand out to support their OVC grandchildren. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Well Fare (MGECW) has responded to the financial burden of the OVC care-givers by issuing different social grants to the OVC. Due to preventing factors not all OVC are receiving these grants. The Namibian Government has formulated different policies pro

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Louw, Lynette. "The experiences of adolescents orphaned by HIV/AIDS related conditions." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05152007-091121.

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Ntutumbo, Nyameka. "Risky sexual behaviour in child headed families: a case study of Qora Village, Idutywa, Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/2139.

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The study considered the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour in child headed families that usually affects the adolescents in South Africa. This study aimed at exploring the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour in child headed families, determining the causal factors of sexual promiscuous behaviour and effects of promiscuity. The area of investigation was Qora Village which is in a small town called Idutywa, Eastern Cape. This is an area that is characterised by poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. The sample was comprised of 50 participants and the study was conducted in two phases using mi

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Mohangi, Kamleshie. "Finding roses amongst thorns : how institutionalised children negotiate pathways to well-being while affected by HIV&AIDS." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04272009-094758.

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Olivier, Andries J. "Effek van projektiewe narratiewe op kinders in kinderhuise se tekeninge van vrees." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3047.

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Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>The study investigated the effect of using projective narratives and drawings that depict diminished fear, on the anxiety levels of a group of children living in children’s homes, by means of a mixed methodology. The sample consisted of 30 middle childhood children (mean age = 9.60 years, SD = 1.13) from three children’s homes in the Western Cape. Drawings were used to elicit content of fear or anxiety (anxiety evoking drawing/bangmaaktekening) and proposed coping (anxiety lessening drawing/bangwegvattekening). A

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Miller, Leanne R. "Understanding Attachment and Perceptions of Orphan Caregivers in Institutional Care in Kenya." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3720289.

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<p> This concurrent nested mixed methods study assessed institutional caregivers’ perception on their role as caregivers and caregivers’ attachment orientation in Kenya. Additionally, the study looked for a connection between attachment and perception. Participants were 15 female caregivers, 8 from a government institution and 7 from a nongovernment institution. Data from a semi-structured interview indicated that caregivers, regardless of attachment, were emotionally invested in the children’s wellbeing, felt a sense of duty, and stated their job was challenging but rewardin

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Mankazana, Thozama Betty. "A case study analysing the dropout rate of children who are heads of households at Mandela Village in Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng Province." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3382.

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Thesis (MPhil (Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>The study was about assessing the dropout rate of children who are heads of households at Mandela Village in Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng Province. Given the number of orphans who are escalating in each year as a result of HIV/AIDS pandemic especially in the Sub Saharan region, the author’s intention was to analyse what are the causes for these children to drop out from school, and what can be done to minimize the dropout rate of these children. All the participants were the chi

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Daouk-Oyry, Lina. "Towards a culture-free model of the Big Five : a cross-cultural investigation of the Orpheus in four different language families." Thesis, City University London, 2008. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8715/.

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This thesis concerns the development of a practical and theoretical framework for adapting of questionnaires building on van de Vijver and Leung's (1997) Theory of Equivalence and Bias. In contrast to extant research which has largely concentrated on the adaptation of ability measures the present research was operationalised through adapting and translating Orpheus, a work-based Big Five personality questionnaire, into English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish. The first phase, 'Quality Control', used a mixed method technique in two studies. Study 1 (Translation and Monitoring) was quali

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Mayaba, Nokhanyo Nomakhwezi. "Exploring the use of folktales to enhance the resilince of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/2776.

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The recent increase in the number of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS in South Africa has placed an added burden on schools as sites of care and support. Education policies mandate schools to develop strategies to support such children, but this is no easy task in contexts where teachers are already struggling to fulfill instructional requirements. Literature reveals that teachers in under-resourced schools, where the problem is more severely experienced regard this increased pastoral role as an added responsibility that they do not feel competent to execute. Since the

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Wright, Cheryl Ann. "Conversations about doing hope : a narrative therapeutic journey exploring hope with young people from the child-headed household." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8518.

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D.Ed. (Educational Psychology)<br>Hope builds resiliency and, therefore, as a protective phenomenon has particular relevance to orphans and vulnerable young people who face adversity on a daily basis. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is adding more strain to the already overburdened safety nets of families and communities in South Africa, where the emergence of child-headed households and the rising numbers of vulnerable young people calls for a more comprehensive response to address their needs and to protect their rights. Many are traumatised - suffering abuse or trying to cope with poverty and the pre

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Nemadondoni, Ndivhudzannyi. "Psychological difficulties encountered by HIV/AIDS orphans in Limpopo Province." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/612.

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Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology)) --University of Limpopo, 2008<br>The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological difficulties encountered and ways of coping by HIV/AIDS orphans in Limpopo Province. The sample was comprised of 70 children whose parent(s) died of HIV/AIDS related diseases between the ages 05 and 18 years. The data were collected through the use of face to face interview and questionnaires. The study results show that as a results of trauma resulting from taking care and witnessing ill parent(s) die, HIV/AIDS orphans suffer from sadness, helplessness, anger, guilty

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Zivor, Jacqueline Carol Ann. "Self-esteem of aids orphans: a descriptive study." Diss., 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2034.

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In the light of the child's self-esteem that is affected by traumatic events, the goal of the research was to explore and describe the self-esteem of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The researcher made use of a quantitative research method. 30 (N=30) respondents, both male (n=16) and female (n=14), between the ages of 11 to 15, were randomly sampled for inclusion in the study. Each participant completed a self-report measure of self-esteem, The Culture-free Self-esteem Inventory for Children, which yielded a score of Global Self-esteem, as well as in four sub-domains including: General, Social,

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Tshenkeng, Boitumelo Florence. "The psychosocial effects of AIDS and the development of identity amongst AIDS orphans." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3098.

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The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and its impact on their identity development. The qualitative research paradigm was chosen for the purpose of this study. In depth interviews were held with three young adults who lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS when they were young. Hermeneutics thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The study’s results identified different psychosocial issues associated with HIV/AIDS which were considered to be an influence in the lives of participants and their identity development. The results indica

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Moteane, Thembekile Phumzile. "Exploring the resilience of adolescents in adolescent-headed households using creative expressive arts." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12243.

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M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)<br>Adolescent-headed households are a rapidly growing form of family both nationally and internationally, due to increased death rates caused by HIV/AIDS, migration of labourers from rural to urban areas, and the weakened state of traditional family safety nets in taking up care. This raises responsibilities of orphaned children, with extended families no longer able to cope due to strained socio-economic circumstances. As a result, older siblings become caregivers to the younger siblings, and have to assume the role of parenting their siblings, ensuring that the

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"Using creative expressive arts in therapy to explore the stories of grief of adolescents orphaned by AIDS." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14116.

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D.Ed. (Educational Psychology)<br>Children do not exist in isolation of their families and communities. Grief and loss therefore affect them on multiple levels, depending on their personal, social, communal, cultural and economic circumstances. The loss of one or both parents to AIDS in South Africa renders orphaned children and adolescents vulnerable. In addition their grief experiences are influenced by the personal, cultural and communal factors which determine how their feelings of grief and loss are understood and expressed. In certain contexts and cultures, their stories of grief and los

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Baloyi, Tsakani Mekie. "Exploring psychological stress, effects and coping resources among orphans in Magona Village of Malamulele Community in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo Province." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/811.

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Gumede, Phiwayinkosi Richmond. "The psychosocial well-being of teenaged orphans in a rural community, Kwazula-Natal." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3607.

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Dealing with HIV and AIDS and parental illness and death are realities many teenagers have to face, yet little is known about their psychosocial well-being. This study gauged the psychosocial well-being of teenaged orphans in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal. Using a narrative approached, data were collected by means of interviews. The study examined the nature of social support available to teenaged orphans and their subjective experiences of well-being. Findings suggest that these teenagers were confronted with drastic changes before and after the deaths of their parents. The ramifications of t

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Bande, Evidence. "An exploration of the psychosocial needs of orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS in Gokomere, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18792.

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The study explored the psychosocial needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) affected by HIV and AIDS in Gokomere, a rural area of Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. The participants of the study included OVCs, caregivers and members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and faith-based organisations (FBOs). The data was gathered using semi-structured in-depth interviews and a focus group discussion. The audio-taped data was transcribed, coded and interpreted to generate themes, categories and sub-categories. The main psychosocial needs of OVCs affected by HIV and AIDS were found to be the

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Van, der Walt Storm Desiree. "The psychosocial developmental experiences of grade ten learners from child-headed households." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12244.

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M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)<br>The influence of the HIV and AIDS pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the lives of children and adolescents affected by it in that the disease has caused the loss of their parents or parental support. The result of the HIV and AIDS pandemic has seen an increase in the number of children and adolescents living in child-headed households. Research shows that children living in child-headed households may be at risk both in a socio-economical and educational manner. There is a concern that children living in child-headed households may also be affected devel

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Gwezera, Brighton. "An exploration of the experience of a memory box programme by children affected by HIV and AIDS." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/653.

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Ramjatan, Netisha. "Effects of sibling parenting on orphaned and vulnerable children in the role of parents." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19955.

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Children heading their households are not a new phenomenon in South Africa. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been the number one cause behind the emergence of many child-headed households in sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative research inquiry was guided by an interpretivist epistemology. Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory was used as the theoretical framework that guided this study. A case study design was used with un-structured interviews being the primary method of data collection. Participatory task-based methods in the form of metapho

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Filippa, Olga Maddalena. "Zimbabwean adolescents’ experience of their parents’ absence due to Diaspora." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4656.

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As a result of the Zimbabwean socio-economic and political crisis many have joined the Diaspora leaving their children behind in the care of others. Qualitative research in the form of in-depth semi-structured interviews carried out with seventeen adolescent Zimbabwean Diaspora orphans evidenced a number of emerging themes that illuminate how these adolescents view their situation, such as symptomology of depression, feelings of abandonment and rejection, conflicting feelings, lack of social support, the importance of communication, role changes and additions, materialism, challenges presented

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Mapurazi, Michelle Nyarai. "The nature of collaboration between social workers and Isibindi child and youth care workers in rendering services to orphans and vulnerable children." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21704.

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Text in English<br>Orphans and vulnerable children are increasingly forming a larger portion of the South African population. The escalating number of these children in communities is caused mainly by the loss of parents to HIV/AIDS. This poses a huge challenge for the government and organisations rendering social welfare services to these orphans and vulnerable children. This qualitative study sought to explore and describe the nature of collaboration between social workers and child and youth workers in rendering services to orphans and vulnerable children in the Free State province. The n

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Eggleston, Katherine Jane. "Childhood loss and indicators of adult mental health report submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing ... /." 1999. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68901164.html.

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Phaka, Mpudi Elizabeth. "The experiences of elderly women (goGogetters) in assisting orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS at Musina in the Limpopo Province." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20286.

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Text in English<br>Even though the prevalence of HIV has declined, South Africa continues to have a large number of people who are infected with HIV. Most communities still have to deal with the effects of HIV and AIDS on orphans and vulnerable children. One way of mitigating the effects of HIV and AIDS is strengthening families and communities to provide stable care to orphans. However, most families do not have the capacity to provide sufficient care to orphans hence the need for external support from the community and civil society organisations, in this instance provided through the loveLi

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Phuthi, Kesiwe. "Investigating the psycho-social needs of orphaned adolescent learners in the context of HIV and AIDS : a case study of a high school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14331.

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Orphans from child care institutions and from extended families attend the same schools as non-orphans. They are often given the same psycho-social support yet it is clear that they have different psycho-social needs. Their backgrounds are usually different from those of other adolescent learners because, often, they would have observed or nursed sick parents who eventually died from AIDS-related illnesses. This qualitative study aimed at investigating the psycho-social needs of orphaned adolescent learners in child care institutions and those in extended families in the context of HIV and AID

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Dunga, Ntombifikile Sylvia. "An investigation of the services provided by the Bhambayi Drop-in Centre in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19999.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the services provided by the Bhambayi Drop-In Centre in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). Qualitative research design and in-depth interviews with key informants and foster parents of the OVCs were conducted. The study found that the services which are provided by the Centre enabled the orphans and vulnerable children to enjoy life as normally as possible and to experience life meaningfully. As beneficiaries of the Bhambayi Drop-In Centre the children had access to education and two meals per day. Beyond meeting such

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Germann, Stefan Erich. "An exploratory study of quality of life and coping strategies of orphans living in child-headed households in the high HIV/AIDS prevalent city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2395.

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A distressing consequence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and of the increasing numbers of orphans and decreasing numbers of caregivers is the emergence in ever larger numbers of child-headed households (CHHs). The complexity of issues affecting CHHs and the lack of research on this subject means that CHHs are not well understood. This sometimes prompts support agencies to provide emotionally driven recommendations suggesting that it is better for a child to be in an orphanage than to live in a CHH. This exploratory study, involving heads of 105 CHHs over a 12 month period and 142 participants in var

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Nhlapo, Vangile Rosy. "The role of a school based support team in providing psycho-educational support for primary school learners from child-headed families in Soweto." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12247.

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Mathebula, Thandy Shirley. "From being in charge of a child-headed household to being placed in kinship foster care : the experiences and expectations of orphans previously in charge of child-headed households." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13352.

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Placement of orphans under kinship foster care is a common occurrence in social work practice, especially around Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga Province. Social workers are facing the challenge of an alarming increase in foster care cases due to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in the area. Thus the social workers are trapped in a situation of having to place orphans in kinship foster care, without adequate preparation nor the opportunity to explore the feelings and experiences of being in a child-headed household. This study aimed at exploring and describing the experiences and expectations of orpha

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Ganga, Emily. "The effects of double-orphanhood on the learning and cognition of children living within child-headed households in Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/11834.

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Among the many undesirable phenomenon within developing countries is „orphanhood‟ that seems to be precipitated by the escalating parental deaths mostly rooted in the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS and poverty. The phenomenological descriptive case study investigated the effects of double orphanhood on the cognition and learning of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) living within child-headed households (CHHs) in Chipinge District of Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The qualitative enquiry is tethered on a multi-dimensional concept of constructivism. The triangulated data were collected through part

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Kapesa, Mary Joyce. "Understanding resilience and coping in child-headed households in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20007.

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Text in English<br>Zimbabwe had 50 000 child-headed households (CHH) in 2002 and by 2010, the figure had gone up to more than 100 000, making Zimbabwe the African country with the highest number of CHH (UNICEF & UNAIDS 2010). These statistics gave rise to the sprouting of many organisations and programmes aimed at catering for the needs of the affected children. Not much attention is given to what the CHH can do for themselves and how they have be surviving without outside help. The present study explored the resilience factors and coping strategies used by children living in CHH in the Mutasa

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Filippa, Olga Maddalena. "Exploring resilience in the narratives of Zimbabwean adolescents affected by parental out-migration and the diaspora." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20682.

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Text in English<br>Zimbabwe‘s economic and political instability has resulted in the migration of over four million of its people. Many of those who join the Diaspora leave their children behind in the home country, a phenomenon known as ―Diaspora orphans‖. Little is known of the experiences of these Zimbabwean adolescents affected by parental out-migration. A Pilot Study in 2011 highlighted emergent themes and explored the use of defence and coping mechanisms, by thematically analysing in-depth interviews carried out with these youngsters. This study re-examined these interviews and carried o

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Moime, Winnifred Motsei. "The effect of orphanhood on the psychosocial development of pre-primary and primary school learners." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2694.

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D.Ed. (Psychology of Education)<br>Although the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is still very much a silent issue in South Africa, the AIDS pandemic has become a public problem which is threatening to a significant proportion of the population of South Africa (Heartbeat 2002:1; Kaseke and Gumbo 2001:53). HIV infections are on the rise and people are dying every day of AIDS related diseases (Msomi, 2000:8). Thus, the overall aim of this research was to determine how the HIV/AIDS orphans’/vulnerable children’ psychosocial status is affected by t

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Ndhlovu, Ntombi Emily. "The Impact of orphanhood on the life world of adolescent orphaned by AIDS in the Ratanda area." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2959.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of orphanhood on the life world of an adolescent orphaned by AIDS, thereby improving the knowledge base and insight of all those who are involved in helping the orphans. This qualitative study endeavoured to answer the following research question: “What is the impact of orphanhood on the life world of an adolescent orphaned by AIDS, in Ratanda area?”. A literature study was done to give a theoretical overview about AIDS orphans specifically adolescents. A semi-structured interview was conducted from five different schools. Findings from the

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Wright, Cheryl Ann. "Living with hope : a phenomenological inquiry of the experiences of teenagers heading an aids-orphaned home." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5574.

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M.Ed.<br>The HIV and AIDS pandemic is changing the nature of the traditional family structure, particularly in South Africa, where the number of child-headed families is escalating and more teenagers are forced to head the home. These teenagers, are traumatised: many have suffered multiple losses (a father, mother, siblings), not to mention the possible additional losses of schooling, their hope for the future and their remaining childhoods. Hope is unlikely to emerge in teenagers left to fend for themselves and their siblings. Therefore, an approach that is both Afrocentric and ecosystemic ne

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Lee, Tsung-I. "Genetic factors driving the functional specification of spinal motor neurons." Doctoral thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-000D-EF80-E.

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Woldeyohannes, Moges Jemaneh. "The roles and challenges of household care giving in child headed households affected by HIV/AIDS : the case of 10 child households heads in Addis Ababa." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3484.

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Ethiopia faces large and growing numbers of child household heads, mainly due to AIDS-related parental deaths. Many of them are vulnerable to abuse and are forced to look after themselves and their siblings, drop out of school and find work. This exploratory study employed qualitative research methods using purposive sampling. The aim was to ascertain how child household heads affected by AIDS adapted to changed life circumstances. The study entailed fieldwork for five weeks in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where evidence was gathered from 10 selected households headed by children (ag

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