The Land and Property Rights of Women and Orphans in the Context of HIV and AIDS
Subtitle: Case Studies From Zimbabwe
Publisher: Human Sciences Research Council
Published: April 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780796921352
Subjects: AIDS: social aspects; Children; Land rights; Women's studies; Social Science; Gender Studies; Sociology; Sociology - Rural; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Inheritance and succession; Land tenure; Women's rights; Zimbabwe
Description: In Zimbabwe, as in many other parts of Africa, agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for widows and orphans. Within this reality, a groundbreaking study was commissioned to investigate the land and property rights of women and orphans in Zimbabwe in the context of HIV/AIDS. It also examines the coping strategies, in terms of land-related livelihoods, adopted by widows and other vulnerable women affected by the pandemic.