Exploring formal and informal arrangements for care of orphans : a study in the Maseru District of Lesotho.
Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study explores both formal and informal arrangements for care of orphans in the \nMaseru district of Lesotho. The study adopted a qualitative approach using both in-depth \ninterviews and documentary research as the primary methods of data collection. \nThe research findings show that care of orphans in Lesotho is predominantly in the hands \nof non-governmental and church based organisations. The government’s role is limited to \nthe provision of technical support, including the formulation of policies and laws and \nsome welfare grant provision in the form of free primary education. Care of orphans in \nthe communities is undertaken not only by the extended family members of orphans, but \nalso non-relation community members. It is clear however that while such informal \narrangements might provide care and protection to orphan, many are struggling in the \nface of extreme hardship and poverty. A crisis of social reproduction is therefore \nincreasingly apparent in Lesotho.
Author: Sylvia Makananelo Makape
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2257850963