TOWARDS THE CREATION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL WELFARE STATE IN ZIMBABWE: AN INSIDE PERSPECTIVE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

Social Work-Maatskaplike Werk Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.15270/58-2-1037

Wilberforce Kurevakwesu, Fanuel Dzoma, M. Mundau, John Chiwanza Magocha, Simbarashe Chizasa, Mary Takangovada

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Abstract

In June 2020 the government of Zimbabwe issued a statement of intent towards embracing a developmental social welfare approach by changing the name of the Department of Social Welfare to the Department of Social Development. This has been a long-awaited move in the indigenisation of Zimbabwe’s social welfare services. However, despite such a strong and progressive commitment by the government, there is no clear framework on how the Department of Social Development plans to implement developmental social welfare services in Zimbabwe. It is this concern that we address as we take an ‘inside perspective’ on the work of the Department of Social Development towards explicating current programmes and services, and examine available information on how the Department intends to reorientate Zimbabwe’s social welfare system. We then offer recommendations that can be used by the DSD towards the creation of a developmental welfare state in Zimbabwe. Keywords: developmental social welfare, Department of Social Development indigenisation, social welfare, welfare state, social welfare services, Zimbabwe

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走向在津巴布韦建立一个发展性福利国家:社会发展部的内部视角

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Social Work-Maatskaplike Werk SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

0.70

自引率

16.70%

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审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： This South African academic peer-reviewed journal publishes articles, book reviews and commentary from all field of social work. Manuscripts covering amongst others the following, are considered for publication: social work, welfare organizations, society, social welfare, family and child care, community work, substance abuse, substance dependence, welfare law, etc.