An empowerment programme for black young widows in Mangaung Metro, Free State, South Africa
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Date
2021
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
The aim of this study was to facilitate an empowerment program with African young widows in
Mangaung Metro, Free State province, South Africa, which would capacitate them to deal with
their challenges and reduce their vulnerability. The objectives of the study were to explore and
describe experiences and challenges of African young widows in Mangaung in the Free State; to
explore and describe the customary practices around widowhood in Mangaung Metro in the Free
State; and to describe an empowerment process facilitated with young African widows in the
Mangaung Metro in the Free State.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
Keywords
Empowerment, Widow, Black young widows, Free State, Widowhood rituals