Tirelo Modie-Moroka

Biographic Data

ID6441920
NAMETirelo Modie-Moroka
GIVEN NAMESTirelo
FAMILY NAMEModie-Moroka
SIGNATUREMODIE-MOROKA T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Botswana
ORCID0000-0001-5732-2359
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Ubuntu and Women: Building Community in Urban Areas

    Musa W Dube, Senzokuhle D Setume et al.BOOKUbuntu and Women2023

    The book takes us to women-centred events in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. Data was collected from the conversations and events women hold with and for one another on the occasions of bridal, Naomi/Laban, and baby showers. Defining Ubuntu/Botho as the belief that our humanity is only measured by our capacity to welcome, respect and empower the other, this research-based book analyses how women practise Ubuntu/Botho in the urban spaces w…

  • The Daily Grind of the Forgotten Heroines: Experiences of HIV/Aids Informal Caregivers in Botswana

    Odireleng Mildred Jankey, Tirelo Modie-MorokaARTICLEEthics and Social Welfare2011References: 2

    With the increasing number of people living with HIV/AIDS and the escalating costs of health care, there is an increasing demand for informal caregiving in the community. Currently, much emphasis is placed on individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS (in terms of the provision of social, psychological and economic support), but very little attention has been paid to the well-being and quality of life of informal caregivers. Lack of support and car…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Poverty in the Context of Botswana

    Tirelo Modie-MorokaARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2010

    The study aimed at exploring pathways of intimate partner violence and poverty. The sample consisted of 30 women (aged 18 to 54 years) who had experienced intimate partner violence. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed thematically. The results revealed that intimate partner violence was related to a lack of financial resources and stable income, financial dependency on the perpetrator, lack of child suppor…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Sexually Risky Behavior in Botswana: Implications for HIV Prevention

    Tirelo Modie-MorokaARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2009

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common in Botswana and is related to high-risk sexual behavior. Programs for the prevention of HIV should adopt a life course model in order to identify the underlying factors in high-risk behavior

  • Vulnerability across a life course: An empirical study: women and criminality in Botswana prisons

    Tirelo Modie-MorokaARTICLEJournal of Social Development in…2003

    The number of women in prison in Botswana has grown over the past ten years. This is due, in large part, to rising numbers of women offenders admitted to prison for property and drug-related offences. The purpose of the study presented here was to assess the relationship between their life events and the subsequent offending of incarcerated women. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 80 women inmates at six prisons in Botswana in …

  • Women, criminality and multifocal empowerment responses: Some prospects for Botswana

    Tirelo Modie-Moroka, Marie-Antoinette Sossou et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Development in…2001

    Although the overall agenda of the women's movement is committed to recognizing the needs and aspirations of women and ending gender-based inequality, issues concerning women and crime have always been ignored. this paper documents the situation of women in prison in Botswana. although the proportion of prisoners who are women is relatively small, women constitute a growing subset of the entire prison population whose needs are different from tho…