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The Nexus Between Child Labour and Survival Tactics of Children and Parents in CACLAZ Project in Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe

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  • Ngonidzashe Mutanana

    (Women’s University in Africa. Faculty of Social and Gender Transformative Sciences)

  • Eniko Chenge

    (Midlands State University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gweru, Zimbabwe)

  • Jane Chingarande

    (Great Zimbabwe State University, Department of Student Affairs)

Abstract

This study which was supported by TdH Germany in Zimbabwe, was guided by the Development Evaluation (DE) and sought to examine the pull and push factors of child labour and the CACLAZ project has supported the livelihoods of children, in Chiredzi district. The study adopted a pragmatism philosophy which underpins the mixed method research. The Convergent Parallel Mixed-Method Research design (MMR) guided the study, leading to the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data at the same time in line with the research design. The quantitative results were cross-examined with results from qualitative research. Respondents were 160 primary school students who were randomly sampled from the target population. The study interviewed 39 Key Informants who were purposively sampled from the target population and also conducted 12 Focus Group Discussions from students and parents of students. Respondents provided the required information through a closed-ended questionnaire while participants and Key Informants were engaged in face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaire. Data from Focus Group Discussions were obtained through unstructured questionnaire. Quantitative research data were analysed using the SPSS 21.0 while NVivo was employed to analyse qualitative data. The study found that boys were affected by child labour more than girls. These findings highlight the prevalence of child labour among the male respondents, where 100% were once in child labour, engaged in herding cattle, sugar cane industries and in other different fields, compared to 9% girls. Furthermore, the study found that children were pushed into child labour by orphanage, poverty, child abuses at homes and being child headed households. There were also pulled into child labour by the need for money, looking for food and peer pressure. The study recommended for interventions that will save the children from child labour, particularly the boy-child.

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  • Ngonidzashe Mutanana & Eniko Chenge & Jane Chingarande, 2024. "The Nexus Between Child Labour and Survival Tactics of Children and Parents in CACLAZ Project in Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(12), pages 2869-2878, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:12:p:2869-2878
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