Maxwell Musingafi

Single mothers empowerment through small business development projects

The case of the GWAPA poverty alleviation programme in Gweru, Zimbabwe

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Produktbeschreibung

Single mothers in Gweru are among the most vulnerable to poverty and disease.The GWAPA project is an attempt to rescue them from this predicament. This study established that most of the GWAPA projects which started well were suffocating under the current (2000-2010) economic hardships. Main challenges faced by GWAPA include the political and economic environment, HIV/AIDS, limited educational levels among GWAPA members, limited access to resources, community cultural biases and negative attitudes towards single mothers and commercial sex workers, government regulation on financial transactions and work overload among members. The Zimbabwean government and municipalities are encouraged to invest more in the small enterprise sector as it has proven to have the capability to create employment and develop communities by mobilizing the grassroots. The study also recommends a more detailed and deeper participatory study, related comparative studies that show differences and similarities between related projects in different areas in Zimbabwe, and similar studies on DNGOs that work with both sexes in different areas in Zimbabwe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 280g
• ISBN-13: 9783838398129
• ISBN-10: 3838398122
• Artikelnr.: 31386410

Autorenporträt

Maxwell C.C. Musingafi es el Vicepresidente del Comité Coordinador de Investigaciones Académicas y Publicaciones de la Universidad Abierta de Zimbabwe en el Campus de Masvingo (ZOU MC ARPCC). El comité se encarga de coordinar todas las investigaciones y publicaciones académicas en el Campus Regional de Masvingo de ZOU.