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Namibia's Children : Living Conditions and Life Forces in a Society in Crisis / Michaela Fink, Reimer Gronemeyer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Global StudiesPublisher: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (196 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783837656671
  • 9783839456675
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- What is this about? An Overview -- I. Children of the Crisis – Living Conditions in Namibia -- II. Children in Rural Areas -- III. Children in Urban Katutura -- IV. The New Civil Society Places – Refuges for Children in Need -- Conclusion: African Children. European Childhoods -- Appendix
Summary: Many children in Namibia find themselves facing a social crisis. They have been abandoned or abused, are malnourished, homeless, or live in shacks that barely provide any protection. However, amidst these disastrous living conditions, children have developed remarkable survival skills, and come up with equally clever and disillusioned analyses of their situation.For three years, Michaela Fink and Reimer Gronemeyer conducted interviews in Namibia with women who take care of vulnerable children. The book gives these children a voice in interviews and essays.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- What is this about? An Overview -- I. Children of the Crisis – Living Conditions in Namibia -- II. Children in Rural Areas -- III. Children in Urban Katutura -- IV. The New Civil Society Places – Refuges for Children in Need -- Conclusion: African Children. European Childhoods -- Appendix

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Many children in Namibia find themselves facing a social crisis. They have been abandoned or abused, are malnourished, homeless, or live in shacks that barely provide any protection. However, amidst these disastrous living conditions, children have developed remarkable survival skills, and come up with equally clever and disillusioned analyses of their situation.For three years, Michaela Fink and Reimer Gronemeyer conducted interviews in Namibia with women who take care of vulnerable children. The book gives these children a voice in interviews and essays.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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