Kudzai Mwapaura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099114 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kudzai Mwapaura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kudzai |
| FAMILY NAME | Mwapaura |
| SIGNATURE | MWAPAURA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Women's University in Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6621-8158 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Anomie and resilience analysis of youth drug abuse in Highfield, Zimbabwe
Substance misuse amongst young people has remained an impediment to optimal youth development in both developing and developed countries. This qualitative research aimed to explore the aetiology and effects of substance misuse amongst the youth in an urban setting. As such, we adopted the anomie theory in an attempt to analyse the realities of the youths in these difficult circumstances. A qualitative case study research design was employed in Hi…
Socio-economic circumstances of children with disabilities in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rujeko High Density, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
This study investigates the socio-economic challenges encountered by children with disabilities in Rujeko High-Density suburb, Masvingo, Zimbabwe, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a qualitative approach guided by the social model of disability, the research aimed to examine how the pandemic affected access to education, analyse the economic challenges faced by families, and assess changes in social support networks. We employed an illustrative…
Exploring the Everyday Cries of Incarcerated Women Facing Postnatal Challenges in Zimbabwe’s Prisons: A Case of Chikurubi Female Prison
This paper examines the daily struggles of incarcerated women in Zimbabwe’s prisons during the postnatal period. It argues that women in this stage face unique challenges that are often overlooked in existing literature, emphasizing the need for tailored support to promote their well-being. Using ecological systems theory, the study offers a comprehensive framework for understanding these issues. Data collection involved six focus group discussio…
Digital platforms driving social work service delivery at we act for her Zimbabwe
The study explored how digital platforms are used to enhance social work practice in Harare, Zimbabwe, focusing on the local non-governmental organisation We Act for Her (WAFH), which focuses on community development and child protection. The study aimed to analyse the role of digital platforms in improving social work practices in lower-middle-income countries, specifically in the context of Zimbabwe. Through qualitative data collected via in-de…
Climate change and vulnerable groups in Zimbabwe: Implications for social work practice
Social work is a practical profession that aims to improve problem-solving skills and social functioning, particularly for disadvantaged and marginalised vulnerable groups. The ongoing climate change is worsening the global social work burden since it increases the frequency of occurrence, magnitude, and duration of disaster events such as droughts, heat waves, diseases, tropical cyclones, and floods that negatively impact human beings. Specifica…
The relevance of indigenous knowledge systems in social work education and practice in Zimbabwe: A human rights perspective
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are central to communities in Africa. They shape, influence, and define the behaviour of societies. Most communities in Zimbabwe have consistently recognised the human rights of individuals. Understanding how IKS can influence social work theory and practice to uphold human rights is important. Human rights are an inherent part of the social work profession. The article explores the views of social work educator…
Resilience of unaccompanied refugee children in foster care at Tongogara Refugee Camp Zimbabwe
This article explores and discusses the resilience of refugee children under foster care in Zimbabwe. It advances the argument that there are resilience factors associated with unaccompanied refugee children under the foster care programme at the Tongogara Refugee Camp. Data were gathered using an exploratory qualitative research design using document analyses, 10 refugee children under foster care and 10 key informant interviews, which were cond…
Asylum seekers, Refugees and Social Safety Nets: Opportunities and Challenges at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Provision of child protection services in Zimbabwe: Review of the human rights perspective
The article reviews child protection services in Zimbabwe and its interface with the changing social and economic environment. Within the qualitative research design, the study deployed the documentary analysis and the interview of six key informants only, which created an epistemological front for knowledge production. The study was guided by the Human Rights Perspective and established that the Child Protection Services in Zimbabwe have been ma…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
Provision of child protection services in Zimbabwe: Review of the human rights perspective
The article reviews child protection services in Zimbabwe and its interface with the changing social and economic environment. Within the qualitative research design, the study deployed the documentary analysis and the interview of six key informants only, which created an epistemological front for knowledge production. The study was guided by the Human Rights Perspective and established that the Child Protection Services in Zimbabwe have been ma…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
Climate change and vulnerable groups in Zimbabwe: Implications for social work practice
Social work is a practical profession that aims to improve problem-solving skills and social functioning, particularly for disadvantaged and marginalised vulnerable groups. The ongoing climate change is worsening the global social work burden since it increases the frequency of occurrence, magnitude, and duration of disaster events such as droughts, heat waves, diseases, tropical cyclones, and floods that negatively impact human beings. Specifica…
The relevance of indigenous knowledge systems in social work education and practice in Zimbabwe: A human rights perspective
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are central to communities in Africa. They shape, influence, and define the behaviour of societies. Most communities in Zimbabwe have consistently recognised the human rights of individuals. Understanding how IKS can influence social work theory and practice to uphold human rights is important. Human rights are an inherent part of the social work profession. The article explores the views of social work educator…
Resilience of unaccompanied refugee children in foster care at Tongogara Refugee Camp Zimbabwe
This article explores and discusses the resilience of refugee children under foster care in Zimbabwe. It advances the argument that there are resilience factors associated with unaccompanied refugee children under the foster care programme at the Tongogara Refugee Camp. Data were gathered using an exploratory qualitative research design using document analyses, 10 refugee children under foster care and 10 key informant interviews, which were cond…
Asylum seekers, Refugees and Social Safety Nets: Opportunities and Challenges at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Digital platforms driving social work service delivery at we act for her Zimbabwe
The study explored how digital platforms are used to enhance social work practice in Harare, Zimbabwe, focusing on the local non-governmental organisation We Act for Her (WAFH), which focuses on community development and child protection. The study aimed to analyse the role of digital platforms in improving social work practices in lower-middle-income countries, specifically in the context of Zimbabwe. Through qualitative data collected via in-de…
Anomie and resilience analysis of youth drug abuse in Highfield, Zimbabwe
Substance misuse amongst young people has remained an impediment to optimal youth development in both developing and developed countries. This qualitative research aimed to explore the aetiology and effects of substance misuse amongst the youth in an urban setting. As such, we adopted the anomie theory in an attempt to analyse the realities of the youths in these difficult circumstances. A qualitative case study research design was employed in Hi…
Socio-economic circumstances of children with disabilities in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Rujeko High Density, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
This study investigates the socio-economic challenges encountered by children with disabilities in Rujeko High-Density suburb, Masvingo, Zimbabwe, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a qualitative approach guided by the social model of disability, the research aimed to examine how the pandemic affected access to education, analyse the economic challenges faced by families, and assess changes in social support networks. We employed an illustrative…
Exploring the Everyday Cries of Incarcerated Women Facing Postnatal Challenges in Zimbabwe’s Prisons: A Case of Chikurubi Female Prison
This paper examines the daily struggles of incarcerated women in Zimbabwe’s prisons during the postnatal period. It argues that women in this stage face unique challenges that are often overlooked in existing literature, emphasizing the need for tailored support to promote their well-being. Using ecological systems theory, the study offers a comprehensive framework for understanding these issues. Data collection involved six focus group discussio…
Political science (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Work (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works)