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Trying for better circumstances (Zama Zama): Exploring ubuntu amongst marginalised women in an informal settlement

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores possible experiences of ubuntu in the Zama Zama informal settlement. Postfoundational practical theology and the narrative approach function as paradigm and methodology. Themes and/or discourses like poverty, violence, xenophobia and the role of the local church were identified, but ubuntu is not always visible as a lived reality amongst the members of the community. The church is an exception. Women play a leading role in the congregation and it is in the church where ubuntu values are visible and experienced.

Source: Verbum et Ecclesia

DOI: 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1433

Author: Retha Kruidenier

Institution: University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: African cultural and philosophical studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $605