Wilberforce Kurevakwesu
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilberforce Kurevakwesu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilberforce |
| FAMILY NAME | Kurevakwesu |
| SIGNATURE | KUREVAKWESU W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Midlands State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4167-3052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preliminary Effectiveness of the Youth Empowerment Digital Intervention (Yedi)
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Perceived causes and consequences of food insecurity in rural Zimbabwe
This study investigates perceived causes and associated effects of food insecurity in Kotwa, Mudzi district, Zimbabwe. The study comes at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are food insecure due to the recent El Niño-induced drought and the situation is worse in rural agro-based communities. We made use of decolonised qualitative methodology through the Ubuntu research approach. We collected data from 11 participants and 3 key informants thr…
Challenges for reintegrated youths recovering from substance use disorders in Harare, Zimbabwe
With the rise in substance use disorders in Zimbabwe, several interventions have been instituted, but the problem continues on an upward trajectory. One aspect that has been neglected is the reintegration of young people recovering from substance use disorders. As such, this study investigates the challenges that youths recovering from substance use disorders face in Highfield, Harare. We adopted a qualitative interpretative phenomenological desi…
Social Work, Social Welfare, and Social Development in Nigeria
The lack of African social work literature and an overreliance on Western literature have led to calls for African scholars to produce rich social work texts to support Africa’s decolonisation agenda. In Social Work, Social Welfare, and Social Development in Nigeria: A Postcolonial Perspective, Mel Gray and Solomon Ahmadasun offer a key text on social work in Nigeria
Parental perceptions towards reintegration of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into the education system in Zimbabwe
This study examines parents’ perceptions of reentry, and sociocultural and economic factors responsible for their perceptions in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo. This follows an amendment to the Education Act prohibiting the expulsion of pregnant girls from school. We employed a parallel mixed methods design and selected 384 parents (who filled out questionnaires) through stratified sampling and 23 parents (who were interviewed) through convenience sampli…
The struggle for social work professional identity in contemporary Zimbabwe
This study explores one of the key factors influencing the struggle for social work professional identity, enunciating the impact of the effectiveness of the Council of Social Workers of Zimbabwe (CSW) in regulation of social work. This article, as such, focuses on abuse of the social work title in Zimbabwe’s government departments. It examines how non-social workers abuse the title, together with related effects and possible interventions. The r…
Factors responsible for substance use among youths in urban areas and social work-related interventions
This study investigates factors responsible for substance use among youths in urban Zimbabwe and the roles that social workers can play to solve this growing problem. We adopted a qualitative methodology through a descriptive phenomenological design and collected data from 21 participants and 4 key informants using interviews. Data analyzed through thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology revealed that psychosocial and economic factor…
United we stand, and divided we fall
In this article, I discuss the need for African social workers to unite if the decolonisation of the social work profession is to be successful. This unity can come through the creation of a strong regional association of social work, which can then promote research, social work regulation and the creation of national associations of social work across Africa – and these can provide the necessary structures for collective action. Such a move will…
Towards the Creation of a Developmental Welfare State in Zimbabwe
In June 2020 the government of Zimbabwe issued a statement of intent towards embracing a developmental social welfare approach by changing the name of the Department of Social Welfare to the Department of Social Development. This has been a long-awaited move in the indigenisation of Zimbabwe’s social welfare services. However, despite such a strong and progressive commitment by the government, there is no clear framework on how the Department of …
Strategies of coping with the effects of HIV/Aids in Chinamhora communal lands, Goromonzi rural district, Zimbabwe
This qualitative study assesses the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural households in Chinamhora communal lands, explores the coping strategies of these rural households and establishes possible interventions towards improving their coping strategies. The study comes at a time when deaths from HIV/AIDS have reduced dramatically in Zimbabwe and beyond, yet people in rural areas continue to be highly predisposed to HIV-related illness and death. A case st…
Covid-19 and mental health services delivery at Ingutsheni Central Hospital in Zimbabwe
This qualitative study explores the factors affecting mental health services delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic at Ingutsheni Central Hospital. A descriptive phenomenological design was used. Data were collected from 16 participants using interview guides and were analysed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants underlined several factors affecting mental health management and these were, inter alia, the congestion of wa…
Covid-19 and mental health services delivery at Ingutsheni Central Hospital in Zimbabwe
This qualitative study explores the factors affecting mental health services delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic at Ingutsheni Central Hospital. A descriptive phenomenological design was used. Data were collected from 16 participants using interview guides and were analysed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants underlined several factors affecting mental health management and these were, inter alia, the congestion of wa…
Strategies of coping with the effects of HIV/Aids in Chinamhora communal lands, Goromonzi rural district, Zimbabwe
This qualitative study assesses the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural households in Chinamhora communal lands, explores the coping strategies of these rural households and establishes possible interventions towards improving their coping strategies. The study comes at a time when deaths from HIV/AIDS have reduced dramatically in Zimbabwe and beyond, yet people in rural areas continue to be highly predisposed to HIV-related illness and death. A case st…
Covid-19 and mental health services delivery at Ingutsheni Central Hospital in Zimbabwe
This qualitative study explores the factors affecting mental health services delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic at Ingutsheni Central Hospital. A descriptive phenomenological design was used. Data were collected from 16 participants using interview guides and were analysed through interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants underlined several factors affecting mental health management and these were, inter alia, the congestion of wa…
Towards the Creation of a Developmental Welfare State in Zimbabwe
In June 2020 the government of Zimbabwe issued a statement of intent towards embracing a developmental social welfare approach by changing the name of the Department of Social Welfare to the Department of Social Development. This has been a long-awaited move in the indigenisation of Zimbabwe’s social welfare services. However, despite such a strong and progressive commitment by the government, there is no clear framework on how the Department of …
Parental perceptions towards reintegration of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into the education system in Zimbabwe
This study examines parents’ perceptions of reentry, and sociocultural and economic factors responsible for their perceptions in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo. This follows an amendment to the Education Act prohibiting the expulsion of pregnant girls from school. We employed a parallel mixed methods design and selected 384 parents (who filled out questionnaires) through stratified sampling and 23 parents (who were interviewed) through convenience sampli…
The struggle for social work professional identity in contemporary Zimbabwe
This study explores one of the key factors influencing the struggle for social work professional identity, enunciating the impact of the effectiveness of the Council of Social Workers of Zimbabwe (CSW) in regulation of social work. This article, as such, focuses on abuse of the social work title in Zimbabwe’s government departments. It examines how non-social workers abuse the title, together with related effects and possible interventions. The r…
Factors responsible for substance use among youths in urban areas and social work-related interventions
This study investigates factors responsible for substance use among youths in urban Zimbabwe and the roles that social workers can play to solve this growing problem. We adopted a qualitative methodology through a descriptive phenomenological design and collected data from 21 participants and 4 key informants using interviews. Data analyzed through thematic analysis based on descriptive phenomenology revealed that psychosocial and economic factor…
United we stand, and divided we fall
In this article, I discuss the need for African social workers to unite if the decolonisation of the social work profession is to be successful. This unity can come through the creation of a strong regional association of social work, which can then promote research, social work regulation and the creation of national associations of social work across Africa – and these can provide the necessary structures for collective action. Such a move will…
Challenges for reintegrated youths recovering from substance use disorders in Harare, Zimbabwe
With the rise in substance use disorders in Zimbabwe, several interventions have been instituted, but the problem continues on an upward trajectory. One aspect that has been neglected is the reintegration of young people recovering from substance use disorders. As such, this study investigates the challenges that youths recovering from substance use disorders face in Highfield, Harare. We adopted a qualitative interpretative phenomenological desi…
Social Work, Social Welfare, and Social Development in Nigeria
The lack of African social work literature and an overreliance on Western literature have led to calls for African scholars to produce rich social work texts to support Africa’s decolonisation agenda. In Social Work, Social Welfare, and Social Development in Nigeria: A Postcolonial Perspective, Mel Gray and Solomon Ahmadasun offer a key text on social work in Nigeria
Perceived causes and consequences of food insecurity in rural Zimbabwe
This study investigates perceived causes and associated effects of food insecurity in Kotwa, Mudzi district, Zimbabwe. The study comes at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are food insecure due to the recent El Niño-induced drought and the situation is worse in rural agro-based communities. We made use of decolonised qualitative methodology through the Ubuntu research approach. We collected data from 11 participants and 3 key informants thr…
Preliminary Effectiveness of the Youth Empowerment Digital Intervention (Yedi)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Sociology (10 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Social Work (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works)