Challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren in Utrecht in KwaZulu Natal
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2009
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This study is about the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren in Utrecht in KwaZulu Natal
The study was conducted describing the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren in Utrecht in KwaZulu Natal. As a descriptive research, for the purpose of this study, the sample frame consisted of 16 grandparents who were raising their grandchildren in Utrecht
Related literature has been reviewed that focuses on the challenges experienced by grandparents in raising their grandchildren. The findings of the study revealed that there are several challenges that grandparents encounter in raising grandchildren.
Recommendations such as that, workshops on skills training, income generation and food gardening projects should be provided for grandparents.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Masters of
Arts (Community Work) at the University of Zululand (South Africa) in the Department of Social Work, 2009.
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Parenting -- grandparents