In this article, I investigate the extent to which community-based initiatives such as informal peace committees can serve as vehicles for developmental social work practice to promote community empowerment and capacity development in Zimbabwe. The formation of self-initiated p...
Kudzie lives in Hamilton and works as a Service Delivery Manager for a software company. He has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, the United States of America and Canada. Kudzie has over 20 years’ experience in Accounting and Finance, spanning over different industries from non-profit, financial...
Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, with an educational background in Social Service Work, Chassis has dedicated the majority of her time in social services engaging in front line support with Hamilton community members experiencing addictions, homelessness, and/or mental and physical health disabil...
2014). A study by Gumbo (2004) focusing on eight cities in Southern Africa concluded that cities such as Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, Windhoek in Namibia and Hermanus in South Africa, which have invested in WDM, significantly reduced water losses (by at least 20 %). The same study also concluded...
This paper explores the emergence of transgressive learning in CHAT-informed development work research in a networked organic agriculture case study in Zimbabwe, based on intervention research involving district organic associations tackling interconnected issues of climate change, water, food security and ...
This is the first of two articles; a second one describes how family-centred support services have been developed in low-resourced communities in Zimbabwe [1]. 2. The Art of the Possible When faced with complex issues, the temptation is to start a review by describing the many difficulties ...