Challenges experienced by children in child headed households (CHH) in South Africa.
Loading...
Date
2021
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
The civilization of society from inception has always been accompanied by unintended
consequences. Such as the disorientation of families. Subsequently, the prevalence of minors
assuming duties of parents within households is increasingly becoming a concern in this
modern age. Researchers have coined the term Child Headed Household to contemporary
refer to households headed by a child/children younger than 18 years. The phenomenon is
seemingly not adequately recognised as a social problem since there is little literature
available on the matter. Therefore, this has propelled this research to precisely examine the
legal elements and the extend in which the rights of children living in child headed household
are protected. The causes and possible remedies to prevent this anomaly of minors having to
assume responsibilities of parents in a household. And the legislations together with
government policies effectiveness or the lack thereof, in addressing the challenges faced by
the children acting as heads of households.
Ukuhlaliswa komphakathi kusukela ekuqaleni bekuhlala kuhambisana nemiphumela
ebingahlosiwe. Njengokudideka kwemindeni. Ngemuva kwalokho, ukwanda kwezingane
ezithatha imisebenzi yabazali emindenini kuya ngokuya kukhathaza kule minyaka yobudala.
Abaphenyi baqambe igama elithi i-Child Headed Household ukuze libhekise emakhaya
anamuhla aphethwe yizingane / izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyi-18. Lo mkhuba
ubonakala unganele ngokwanele njengenkinga yezenhlalo, ngoba kuncane izincwadi
ezitholakalayo ngalolu daba. Ngakho-ke lokhu kuqhubekise lolu cwaningo ukuthi luhlolisise
kahle izici zomthetho nokunwetshwa kwamalungelo ezingane ezihlala ezindlini eziphethwe
yizingane. Izimbangela namakhambi akhona okuvimbela lokhu kungalungi kwezingane
okumele zithwale imithwalo yemfanelo yabazali ekhaya. Nemithetho kanye
nezinqubomgomo zikahulumeni ezisebenza ngempumelelo noma ukuntuleka kwayo,
ekubhekaneni nezinselelo izingane ezihlangabezana nazo njengezinhloko zemindeni.
Description
Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.