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Mainstreaming gender into National Adaptation Planning and implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2020-12) Dominica Sunungurai Chingarande; Sophia Huyer; Silvia Lanzarini; Jackline N. Makokha
Climate change adaptation is dependent on access to a number of resources, including information, land, financing, and mobility. Successful climate change adaptation, therefore, will need to integrate an understanding of gender and take action on it, including an appreciation for the importance of women in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. This paper undertakes a review of the policies and legal frameworks for gender and climate change, including key UNFCCC decisions on
gender and climate change and gender mainstreaming in National Adaptation Planning process. An analysis of resiliency is also included by examining gender inequalities in the ownership, access, and control over natural resources, and seeking to understand how gender inequalities shape, and are shaped by, priorities, experiences, and adaptive capacity in the wake of system shocks. The paper also provides examples of best practices at the policy, institutional, and programme level as well as throughout planning processes.
Zimbabwe Market Study: Manicaland Province Report
(Research Technical Assistance Center, 2020-01-08) Dominica Chingarande; Gift Mugano; Godfrey Chagwiza; Mabel Hungwe
This report presents the findings of a market study conducted in July 2019 in Manicaland Province using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Study findings will be used to inform the strategic direction of the USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) in Zimbabwe. A wide range of actors was interviewed, including government departments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), traders, retailers, wholesalers, transporters, financial service organizations, and beneficiaries of food assistance. The market study aims to achieve a greater understanding of how markets work in the context of Manicaland Province, their structures (physical and nonphysical), dynamics, and social outcomes. A
central aspect of the analysis is to understand how and in what ways markets are organized in Manicaland Province. This study identifies the risks and opportunities in order to inform programming and strategies in market determinants, constraints, and impacts on the achievement of outcomes in human development that are influenced by the agriculture and food security sectors.
Disability and health promotion for survivors of road accidents in Zimbabwe: The voices of persons with disabilities induced by road accidents at St Giles Rehabilitation Centre, Harare
(AfriFuture Research and Development Trust, 2023-02-03) Kudzai Mwapaura
When a person has been involved in a serious accident, he or she understands that the consequences can be physical, emotional, and financially overwhelming. This paper sought to explore the strategies that can be adopted to ensure the wellbeing of persons with disabilities brought by road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe. This research was informed by data collected through the qualitativeresearch. Data which informed this research was collected from persons with disabilities induced by road accidents, key informants and qualitative documentary analysis. In-depth interviews and focus group discussion were the main data gathering instruments. The research findings revealed that the wellbeing of persons with disabilities induced by road accidents can be ensured by increasing, improving rehabilitation, increasing disability awareness, accepting self, and allowing the family to play a role. Utilising the social model conceptual framework, the article argues that practices and policies should be put in place to identify and remove barriers against persons with disabilities induced by road accidents to ensure their wellbeing and for them to live inclusive lives free of discrimination and prejudice.
The adversities in the lives of street children with disabilities during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) pandemic: The case of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
(Journal of Social Issues in Non-Communicable Conditions & Disability, 2022-07-01) Kudzai Mwapaura; Tafadzwanaishe Magavude; Shumirai Munyanyi; Austina Rufurwokuda; Telson Chisosa
Street children with disabilities are some of the most vulnerable children on the planet. This study explores the challenges that these children have been facing in the wake of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Masvingo. The pandemic has already had a devastating impact on people’s wellbeing and children with disabilities seem to have been plunged into more misery. As such we adopted the Ubuntu theory in an attempt to analyze the realities of street children with disabilities in this difficult time. We then respectfully selected and had dialogue with 13 participants. The research findings from the participants revealed that, street children with disabilities lack shelter, social networks or social capital, health care, prone to drug addiction, low self-esteem, limited access to basic education, vulnerable to abuse and violence. Using the Ubuntu theory, the researchers are of the view that there is need for a world where street children with disabilities live with dignity, in safety and security. Given this, the researchers offer suggestions for the government’s Department of Social Development and other key stakeholders to deal with the current adversities in the lives of street children with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic.
Resilience of Persons with Road Accident Disabilities in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Budiriro High- Density Residential Suburb, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe, 2022-08-02) Kudzai Mwapaura; Witness Chikoko
The article interrogates the resilience of persons with road accident disabilities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Budiriro, a high-density suburb, in Zimbabwe. The resilience theory was adopted to analyse and understand the realities of these people. Through purposive sampling, eight participants and two government administrators were interviewed to generate data for this study. The research findings suggest that persons with disabilities induced by
road traffic accidents are resilient in the face of several adversities, some induced partly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors that contributed towards their resilience are multiple and varied. These include support from their churches and communities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the Government of Zimbabwe, relatives, neighbours and well-wishers, among others. The article concludes by lobbying and advocating for the provision of social protection programmes for persons with road accident induced disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.