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Youth policy and programmes in the SADC countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: a comparative assessment
- Authors:
- MWANSA L.K., MUFUNE P., OSEI-HWEDIE K.
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 37(3), July 1994, pp.239-263.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This field study reports on experiences of these enterprising schemes in Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia. This was a participatory research using focused group interviews involving participants, officials and academics concerned with these programmes. The findings show that most of the income-generating activities in place are inadequate and fail to attract youth interests; that teenage pregnancy is a serious problem but only Botswana seems to be doing something about it in terms of education; and none of the three countries has a viable programme regarding street children. Two pertinent issues emerge from the study with respect to the link between policy and programme. The first is the need for a formal base responsible for policy formulation and implementation. And secondly, there is the need for research on the nature and magnitude of youth problems, in a way which takes into account the views of youth themselves.
The impact of game reserve policy on the River BaSarwa/Bushmen of Botswana
- Author:
- BOLAANE Maitseo
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 38(4), August 2004, pp.399-417.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this paper is to present a background discussion on the impact of game reserve policy on Bugakhwe, “River BaSarwa” (Bushmen/San people) in Eastern Ngamiland. The issues of local community ownership and its relationship to perceptions of what constitutes a rural develop-ment, and the problems of land rights, wildlife management and settlement, are important in the booming industry of the Okavango region. When the Moremi Game Reserve was created in 1963, the San of Khwaai were moved out and relocated in their present position, at the north gate of the Moremi Game Reserve. The question of access to traditional land and its resources has characterized the BaSarwa's response to the government's Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) initiative of 1995.
Going against world trends: social protection in Botswana
- Author:
- BAR-ON Arnon
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy Journal, 1(4), 2002, pp.23-41.
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, New York
Neo-liberal social and economic schools of thought and changing demographics appear to be leading to a worldwide retreat in the provision of universal social benefits. However, Botswana seems to be taking the opposite route. The article examines the country's major safety net schemes and suggests why its sociocultural and political milieus mitigate against a more selective approach to providing social benefits. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Food policy: managing drought and the environment in Botswana
- Author:
- OSIE-HWEDIE K.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 34(3), 1998, pp.281-293.
This article discusses how the environment in Botswana influences social policies with specific reference to food policy and associated programmes. It relates for policies to environmental processes such as drought which shapes it.