HIV/AIDS orphans in South Africa: NGO interventions supporting transitions to alternative care

By 2015, an estimated 2.3–4.8 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS-related illness. Limited information is available on the emotional and behavioral problems that AIDS-orphaned children experience. This qualitative study explores 49 orphaned children who were observed in a non-governmental organization group setting in a small, rural village located in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Of the children in this study, 20 were orphaned due to AIDS. However, 19 children were orphaned due to parental death with an undeclared cause, but the deaths are believed to have resulted from AIDS.

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“Barriers to” and “Recommendations for” providing care and support for children living as AIDS orphans in township communities in the Eastern Cape South Africa: A cluster analysis

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100210 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 100210

Author(s):

Sharron Frood ◽

Edward Purssell

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Cluster Analysis ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Aids Orphans ◽

Care And Support

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Livestock production and marketing for small emerging farmers in South Africa and Kenya: comparative lessons

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) ◽

10.17159/2413-3221/2021/v49n1a10783 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 141-161

Author(s):

C.N. Mbatha

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Market Access ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Limited Information ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

African Countries ◽

Holistic View ◽

Rural Farmers ◽

Cattle Farming

Poor production methods and limited market access are some of the challenges that prevent small African farmers from developing. In cattle farming, poor grazing practices and a lack of vaccination produce poor quality animals. Limited information, poor infrastructure, cultural issues and other factors, lead to low participation levels of these farmers in livestock markets. This study explored the prevalence of these challenges in two geographical locations of two African countries (South Africa and Kenya) with the intention to identify possible cross lessons for developing small rural farmers. Ethnographic and case study methods were used to collect and analyse data in two provinces (one in each country) where cattle farming by small rural farmers is predominant. From the two countries, three cases of distinguishable cattle production and marketing challenges were identified. Firstly, rural South African (SA) small farmers are generally faced with high production and marketing challenges, which prevent them from developing into successful commercial farmers. Secondly, Kenyan small rural farmers face similar production challenges as those faced by their SA counterparts, but perform better at marketing their animals, although they still face a lot of structural marketing issues, with brokers controlling the market to the disadvantage of farmers. Thirdly, the study identified a case of rural Black SA farmers who are being assisted through a research project in the Eastern Cape Province that embraces a more holistic environmental approach to rural development to overcome most production and marketing challenges. Given the successes of the holistic view, this study concludes that the environmental approach presents the best case lessons for replication across SA in developing small African farmers. It is argued that the replication of lessons across SA would require central coordination by a government agency. The national agricultural extension office (one of whose mandates is to work directly with farmers for their development) would be most appropriate for this coordination role.

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