The growing problem of violence against older persons in Africa
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https://doi.org/10.21504/sajg.v9i2.206Abstract
This paper examines the growing problem of violence against older persons, particularly older women, in developing countries in general and in African countries in particular. An attempt is made to set out the nature and scale of the problem, and to examine some consequences of violence for older persons, based on local experience of HelpAge International (HAI) partners. Finally, selected innovative interventions designed and implemented by HAI partners to address the problem are described.References
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Cattell, M.G. 1997. Ubuntu, African elderly and the African family crisis. Southern African Journal of Gerontology, 6(2): 37-39.
Forrester, K. 1999. Older people in Magu, Tanzania. The killings and victimisation of older women. Dar es Salaam: HelpAge International.
Gorman, M, 1991. Jamaica visit report. London: HelpAge International.
Grandma, 82, kicked out of her house. 1995. Weekly Spectator (Accra, Ghana), November 15.
HelpAge International. 1995. Assessment into the needs of older and disabled Tanzanians in the Karagwe District of Western Tanzania. London: HAI.
HelpAge International. 1999. Report on Sukumaland Older Womens Programme, Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: HAI.
Owen, M. 1996. A world of widows. London: Zed Books. Peil, M. 1995. Family help for the elderly in Africa: a comparative assessment. Southern African Journal of Gerontology, 4(2): 26-32.
Pensioners on the march. 1999. Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg), May 15.
Ralushai, N.V. Masingi, M.G., Madiba, D.M.M. Van den Heever, J.A., Mathiba, T.J., Mphaphuli, M.E., Mokwena, M.W. & Vele Ndou, P.N. 1995. Interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Witchcraft Violence and Ritual Murder in the Northern Province.
Swart, D. & Joubert, J. 1999. Summary of elder abuse. Parow Valley: Medical Research Council/South African Council for the Aged. United States Bureau of the Census. 1999. HIV/AIDS in the developing world. Washington, DC; US Government Printers Office.
Walker, S. 1998. Accusations of witchcraft in Mozambique. Maputo: HelpAge International.
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