Browsing Masters Degrees (Childcare and Protection) by Title
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Introducing cash transfers as a form of social protection for orphans and (other) vulnerable children in Zimbabwe :lessons from other African countries.
(2010)Zimbabwe made commitments- global, regional and national- towards the fulfilment of the right to social protection for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) by ratifying international conventions and other regional ... -
Legally defining parental abandonment of a child : a comparison between South African law and Californian law.
(2014)This dissertation evaluates some selected legal provisions (local, international and foreign) relevant to the social ill of parental abandonment of children. Parental abandonment tends to have serious consequences and is ... -
Legally defining parental abandonment of a child : a comparison between South African law and Californian law.
(2014)This dissertation evaluates some selected legal provisions (local, international and foreign) relevant to the social ill of parental abandonment of children. Parental abandonment tends to have serious consequences and is ... -
Poverty and patriarchy as contributors to child sexual abuse.
(2019)This research paper discusses the social and legal aspects of child sexual abuse in South Africa. Two significant contributors namely poverty and patriarchy are considered against a background of a paucity of information. ... -
Problems facing children in Lesotho prisons : with special reference to the juvenile training centre.
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Provision of psychosocial care and protection services by home and community based care and support organisations.
(2020)Providing adequate care and support for OVC continues to be a significant challenge in South Africa. For the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the situation is even worse, with this province remaining the highest in HIV prevalence ... -
Psycho-social experiences of aged foster parents residing in the Mbizana local municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
(2017)The practice of extended family members raising children deprived of parental care is a long-standing custom in various parts of the world. Parents die, leaving behind orphaned children in the care of family members and ... -
Reconciling child labour practices in South Africa with international standards : prospects and challenges.
(2015)Child labour proves to be a social and economic problem throughout the world. Millions of children around the world remain trapped in child labour, compromising their individual and collective futures. However, while ... -
Residential care facilities for children with physical and sensory disabilities in the eThekwini Municipality.
(2008)The research study explored the responsiveness of children's homes to the admission of children with physical and sensory disabilities. The research study was undertaken in the Ethekwini Municipality. Access to appropriate ... -
The rights of gay/lesbian children in South African public schools: an overview of the relevant legal and institutional framework.
(2019)South Africa has a history of discrimination against gay and lesbian (GL) learners in public schools, despite the fact that it was the first country to adopt a constitution protecting all people from discrimination in terms ... -
Sharing of parenting after divorce.
(2002)Separation and divorce have become normative life events for many families throughout the world. According to the most recent statistics, during 1998, a total of 35 792 divorces were granted in South Africa alone, resulting ... -
Social workers' experiences of the court process : an examination of the perspectives of social workers in the Durban Metropolitan area.
(2001)Forensic social work is a fairly new concept in the South African context. However, the activities of forensic social work began with the dawn of the profession itself. In recent times the demand for social workers in ... -
Towards children's rights in the home : a philosophical consideration of the parent child relationship in the era of human rights and the concept of an 'enlightened parent'.
(2006)Research on children's rights very often deals with the legal aspects of their rights, based on perceived protection and provisioning needs, and focussed on deficiencies in children's lives. There is obviously a place for ... -
Trafficking in children : effective solutions for African countries.
(2009)Trafficking in persons in general and in children in particular is a phenomenon that affects each and every country in the world. No African country is immune from trafficking, the quasi-totality of them are simultaneously ... -
Transformation of the Lesotho juvenile justice system since ratification of the Convention of the Rights of the Child,1989 : legislation and practice.
(2009)Lesotho ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 (hereafter 'the CRC') in 1992. By virtue of ratification of the CRC Lesotho has undertaken to harmonise its national laws with the CRC ...