Choice Makufa
Biographic Data
| ID | 9109845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Choice Makufa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Choice |
| FAMILY NAME | Makufa |
| SIGNATURE | MAKUFA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Family Aids Caring Trust |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Strategies for providing care and support to children orphaned by Aids
As a result of the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, where between 25-30% of the adult population are estimated to be infected, there are a growing number of orphans requiring care and support. Traditionally, orphans have been absorbed within the extended family but this is becoming more difficult because of the large number of young adults dying. The burden of care and support is falling on the very young and th…
Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns included feeling different from other children, stress, stigmatization, exploitation, schooling, lack of visits and neglect of support responsibilities by relatives. Many community members, while recognizing their limitations due to poverty, were already actively helping orphans an…
Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme
There is an urgent need for programmes to be established to support the growing number of orphans in countries severely affected by AIDS. Most orphans are being cared for by extended families under difficult circumstances. Few descriptions of community-based orphan support programmes exist. We describe one such programme established in Zimbabwe in 1993. Twenty-five volunteers identified 300 orphan households. During one year, volunteers made 1725…
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Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme
There is an urgent need for programmes to be established to support the growing number of orphans in countries severely affected by AIDS. Most orphans are being cared for by extended families under difficult circumstances. Few descriptions of community-based orphan support programmes exist. We describe one such programme established in Zimbabwe in 1993. Twenty-five volunteers identified 300 orphan households. During one year, volunteers made 1725…
Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns included feeling different from other children, stress, stigmatization, exploitation, schooling, lack of visits and neglect of support responsibilities by relatives. Many community members, while recognizing their limitations due to poverty, were already actively helping orphans an…
Strategies for providing care and support to children orphaned by Aids
As a result of the severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, where between 25-30% of the adult population are estimated to be infected, there are a growing number of orphans requiring care and support. Traditionally, orphans have been absorbed within the extended family but this is becoming more difficult because of the large number of young adults dying. The burden of care and support is falling on the very young and th…
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)