Families and inclusive societies in Africa
SOURCE: Quarterly Bulletin of the Vienna NGO Committee on the Family
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Makiwane, C.J.Kaunda
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL INCLUSION
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10578
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12796
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12796
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Makiwane, C.J.Kaunda
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL INCLUSION
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10578
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12796
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12796
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Abstract
The African family charters unambiguously recognize the family institution as a foundation of society. This is in line with the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) guiding principles, which recognized the family as the basic unit of society, and thus societies are encouraged to strengthen this institution. The African Charter on Human and People's Rights as well as other regional and country specific charters also endorses the family as the natural unit, foundational basis and pillar of society. The African Charter further urges states to take care of family health and morale. Although in the African charters there is a call for recognition of traits that have always been associated with the traditional African family, the fact that families on the continent have diversified both in form and in their function, has also been acknowledged. It is thus important to begin by demonstrating how the notion of African family has evolved.-
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