| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 176 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- section 1. Families -- 1. Mbuya's story : a grandmother's story, Lusaka, Zambia -- 2. Extended families : an aunt's story, Kampala, Uganda -- 3. Strangers step in : the tale of two foster parents, South Africa -- section 2. Projects -- 4. Childcare by committee : a social worker's story, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa -- 5. Hope in the hills : 'Cluster fostering' in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -- 6. Institutionalised : an orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa -- 7. A hundred dollars for a bull : a social worker's story, Luweero District, Uganda -- section 3. International involvement -- 8. Foreign aid or interference? : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Lusaka, Zambia -- section 4. Children alone -- 9. A mother to her brothers : a child-headed household's story, Johannesburg, South Africa -- 10. Falling through the net : a street child's story, Lusaka, Zambia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- List of organisations -- Index. |
| Subject |
Orphans -- Services for -- Africa.
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Children of AIDS patients -- Services for -- Africa.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Africa.
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| ISBN |
0745320759 (pbk.) |
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0745320767 (hc.) |
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086980992X (South Africa) |
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