The appropriation of African Indigenous Knowledge System in Wash activities by Women at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Zimbabwe
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 22111180 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Wisdom Sibanda (0000-0002-0376-3025, University of the Free State, autor correspondente), Melissa Hansen (0000-0002-8632-3331, University of the Free State), Melissa M Hansen (University of the Free State), Geoffrey Mukwada (0000-0003-3159-9717, University of the Free State) |
| Ano | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Data de publicação | 2022-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2022.2108229 |
| OpenAlex | W4297817279 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 28 |
Migrations, whether forced or voluntary, are often characterised by cultural insecurities for immigrants, refugees and displaced persons. This study focuses on the appropriation of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS) in the implementation of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities by women at Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC), Zimbabwe. It argues that despite the impact of modernist predispositions on personal and collective identity, refugee women continually tap from their indigenous epistemic cultural memories in the context of their place-based social amenities and alternatives supplied by refugee camp authorities. Informed by a Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) theoretical framework; and drawing from a qualitative research method, the study used interviews, focus group discussions and participatory observations as the major data collection tools. The study established that in the face of resource scarcity in the camp, women creatively utilized strategies anchored on AIKS to enhance water sanitation and hygiene. In addition, the research noted that very little is being done towards the promotion of AIKS in the camp as the prevailing structures favour western innovation and technological advancements in WASH activities. The study concludes that it is praiseworthy and fundamental to resuscitate AIKS and blend it with modern scientific knowledge to resolve the vicissitudes of refugee women in the era affected by Cyclone Idai and the COVID-19 pandemic
Appropriation · Economic growth · Focus group · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Refugee · Sanitation · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Medicine · Ecology
Improving Households Knowledge and Attitude on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices through School Health Programme in Nyakach, Kisumu County in Western Kenya
Delivering water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to women and children in conflict settings
Women's Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Environmental Security and Sustainable Development in Southwest Nigeria
Indigenous Practices of Water Management for Sustainable Services
Toward a postcapitalist feminist political ecology’ approach to the commons and commoning
Water worries
Spaces of Exclusion’ in community water governance
Gendered eviction, protest and recovery
Indigenous climate adaptation sovereignty in a Zimbabwean agro-pastoral system
Where's the map
Dismantling the Divide Between Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Teaching of Climate Change in Zimbabwean Secondary Schools
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 1 |