In search of protection : older people and their fight for survival in Tanzania / Helmut Spitzer, Zena Mnasi Mabeyo ; with a foreword by Leopold Rosenmayr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spitzer, Helmut, 1966- author.

Mabeyo, Zena Mnasi, 1968- author.

Rosenmayr, Leopold, author of introduction, etc.

Series:

DravaDiskurs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Tanzania--Social conditions.

Older people.

Aging--Tanzania.

Aging.

Intergenerational relations--Tanzania.

Intergenerational relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers : Drava, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical finding

Contents:

Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Personal experiences in a changing continent; 1. Introduction; 2. Older people in Tanzania: An overview; Concepts of old age and the elderly; The demographic picture; Structural change, poverty and old age; 3. Older people on the political agenda: Global, regional and national policies; International policies and programs referring to older people; Regional initiatives, policy frameworks and the need for research; Towards an agenda for older people in Tanzania; 4. Social protection: Concepts and policies

An issue of controversy: The struggle for a viable definition Social protection in Africa: The "Livingstone Call for Action" and beyond; Social protection for older people in Tanzania: Tangible reality or distant dream?; 5. In search of protection: Evidence from a field-based research; Background, methodology and ethics of the study; Demographic characteristics of the study population and their linkage to social protection; Educational status, formal employment and social protection in old age; Coping mechanisms and survival strategies; Poor living conditions; The struggle for water

Limited access to free medical services The burden of HIV/AIDS; Informal social protection provided by the family system; Community-based support; Lack of government and donor support; Awareness of rights, entitlements and policies; Marginalization, discrimination and social exclusion; From empirical research to practical intervention: Report on a goat loan project; 6. Social pensions - a way forward?; Bibliography; Abbreviations; About the authors; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789987753024

9987753027

OCLC:

891398161