The land and property rights of women and orphans in the context of HIV and AIDS: case studies from Zimbabwe
OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE EDITOR(S): K.Izumi
KEYWORDS: HIV/AIDS, HOUSING DELIVERY, ORPHANS, WOMEN, WOMEN'S RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Web link: https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/the-land-and-property-rights-of-women-and-orphans-in-the-context-of-hiv-and-aids
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4101
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6541
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6541
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE EDITOR(S): K.Izumi
KEYWORDS: HIV/AIDS, HOUSING DELIVERY, ORPHANS, WOMEN, WOMEN'S RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Web link: https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/the-land-and-property-rights-of-women-and-orphans-in-the-context-of-hiv-and-aids
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4101
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6541
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6541
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Abstract
In Zimbabwe, as in many other parts of Africa, agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for widows and orphans. Within this reality, a ground-breaking study was commissioned to investigate the land and property rights of women and orphans in Zimbabwe in the context of HIV/AIDS. It also examines the coping strategies, in terms of land-related livelihoods, adopted by widows and other vulnerable women affected by the pandemic. Providing revealing empirical evidence and new insights based on interviews with key informants, focus group discussions and a semi-structured interview questionnaire, the study is framed around four Zimbabwean sites located in communal, resettlement and urban areas ? Buhera, Bulawayo, Chimanimani and Seke. The research critically examines Zimbabwe's land and agriculture policies, and the utilization and efficacy of legal redress. It suggests and develops policy responses to cushion the impact of HIV/AIDS on local communities, especially dispossessed women. While confirming the vulnerability of widows and other categories of poor and vulnerable women and children to property rights violation, the study also analyses the critical roles played by women in establishing and managing urban and rural support initiatives.-
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