TY - BOOK AU - Fink,Michaela AU - Gronemeyer,Reimer TI - Namibia's Children: Living Conditions and Life Forces in a Society in Crisis T2 - Global Studies SN - 9783837656671 PY - 2021///] CY - Bielefeld : PB - transcript Verlag, KW - Civil Society KW - Ethnology KW - Globalization KW - Namibia KW - Orphans KW - Social Inequality KW - Vulnerable Children KW - Women KW - Youth KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839456675?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783839456675 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783839456675/original ER -