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- Social forestry has failed in may countries in Africabecause the projects have been conceived, designed and implemented by agencies with a commercial forestry orientation. Social forestry must address the needs of farmers and be incorporated in the peasant farm system, using and expanding the existing institutions which service rural development The lack of appropriate technologies is a major constraint to the success of social forestry. Foresters should play a major role in developing appropriate species and technologies and in the management of indigenous woodlands. Existing agricultural extension agencies are better placed to implement social forestry programmes. An integrated approach to development and land use is essential to maximise growth and ensure the sustainable utilisation of natural resources. Agriculturalists should consider trees, and other indigenous flora and fauna, essential components of the fanning systems they are developing.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
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- Discusses briefly the Zimbabwe Intrernational Book Fair in 1994.
- Date Issued:
- 1995-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Glendora Review
- Description:
- Since dying and bereavement are basic to the human condition, all societies have developed ways of providing support for those undergoing these experiences of loss. However, the emergence of the hospice movement marks the beginning of the provision of organisational support beyond that traditionally supplied within the family and friendship network Zimbabwe presents an interesting situation whereby traditional support systems function side by side with newer voluntary organisations providing services for the dying and bereaved, mainly within the white community but also, increasingly, to those black Zimbabweans in a state of transition between rural and urban life. Both traditional and organisational support systems are analysed with particular emphasis on the 'holistic' approach being practised by two voluntary organisations in Zimbabwe. Holistic care manifests several new features, which distinguish it from that provided in more orthodox western medical settings, and which, actually, converge with traditional African approaches. A brief review of problems being experienced by bereaved and dying people receiving assistance reveals that in the changing social conditions in present day Zimbabwe there is potential for useful crosscultural fertilisation in approaches to die care of those experiencing loss and some suggestions are made to this end.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Description:
- Traditional approaches to rehabilitation of disabled people have emphasised segregated institutional care, and have largely neglected the need both to integrate people with disabilities into their wider community, and for community attitudes themselves to be rehabilitated or changed to facilitate this integration. This paper reviews institutional and community based strategies for rehabilitation, arguing the case for a community orientation but recognising some of the difficulties of implementing this effectively in developing countries.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Description:
- The development of social work in Zimbabwe is closely tied to the country's colonial history, its orientation reflecting a wholesale transfer from the British experience. Social work in Zimbabwe developed as a response to urban social ills such as crime, prostitution and destitution. The philosophy of the colonial policy makers was that such social ills, if unattended, would undermine order and stability. Social work was, therefore, seen primarily as an instrument of social control, and never seriously addressed itself to the root causes of social problems. Since Zimbabwean Independence there has been a gradual shift towards developmental social work aimed at promoting social change. The Ministry of Community and Cooperative Development and a cross section of Non Government Organisations (NGOs) are involved in empowering rural communities and building their capacity for self reliance. However, the Department of Social Welfare, a major setting for social work practice in Zimbabwe, continues to be basically curative in orientation.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Date Issued:
- 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Date Issued:
- 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Date Issued:
- 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Critical Arts
- Date Issued:
- 1987-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- African Journal of Political Economy
- Description:
- The aim of the experiment is to determine whether radio can be used In Kenya in the same way as it is used in Zimbabwe in the Development Through Radio (DTR) project. In the Zimbabwean project, 10 to 20 women in each radio listening groups (RLG) gather once a week to listen to a DTR broadcast In their local language on development information for farmers; and to discuss the broadcast and raise issues to be addressed In future DTR programmes. The programmes are community-oriented and a limited number is produced by the women's groups. Preliminary results in Zimbabwe show positive affirmation of the RLGs as contributing to developmental needs of a specific community. The RLG, as it is being structured in Kenya, holds promise of being able to increase women's interest in and use of nutrition-related information in the selection and preparation of food for their families.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review