More children in Zimbabwe are working to survive: what’s needed
THE ability of Zimbabwean families to take care of children has been compromised by a collapsing economy, compounded by COVID-19. About 4.3 million people in rural communities, including children, are food insecure this year. The World Food Programme indicates that at least 60% of the population of Zimbabwe need food aid. DR GETRUDE DADIRAI GWENZI, Early Career Researcher in the Sociology of Child Welfare in Africa, Lingnan University The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation in Zimbabwe has estimated that over 20,000 children have turned to vending as a means of survival since the COVID-19 lockdown. According to reports,…