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Child Headed Households during Covid-19

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Mihlali Luningo
Mihlali Luningo

This document discusses child-headed households (CHH) and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them. It defines a CHH as a household led by a child under 18 who heads the household without an adult. CHHs face risks like malnutrition and school dropout. The nationwide lockdown in South Africa meant CHH lost school and community support for food, healthcare, and education. Educators can support CHH by providing information on food assistance, remote learning options, and extra academic support once schools reopen.

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CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLD PRESENTED BY GROUP 5
DEFINITI ON OF CHH A CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLD IS A HOUSEHOLD THAT IS UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A CHILD THAT IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD. ACCORDING TO HELEN MEINTJES, KATHARINE HALL, DOUBLE-HUGH MARERA AND ANDREW BOULLE THESE ARE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE UNDER THE CARE OF A PERSON UNDER THAT AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD WHERE THERE IS NO CONSENTING ADULT TO ASSIST (2010). CHH FAMILIES ARE OFTEN COMPOSED OF ABANDONED NEGLECTED OR ORPHANED CHILDREN. THEY FACE AN INCREASED RISK OF STARVATION AND MALNUTRITION. MANY OFTEN HAVE A POOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; THEY WITHDRAW FROM THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ARE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.
HOW HAS LOCKDOWN AFFECTED CHH
COVID-19 ALSO KNOWN AS CORONAVIRUS IS A SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2. OFTEN SPREAD THROUGH RESPIRATORY DROPLETS PRODUCED WHEN AN INFECTED PERSON COUGHS OR SNEEZES. WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH
WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH ON THE 23RD OF MARCH 2020, PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCED A THREE-WEEK NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH STRICT REGULATIONS WHICH COMMENCED ON THE 26TH OF MARCH 2020. THE IMPACT THAT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON SCHOOLS IS OVERWHELMING BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIMPLE STRATEGY THAT CAN REDUCE THE SPREAD WITHIN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THE WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DISTANCING IS A REAL TASK ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS WHERE CLASSES HOLD UP TO 60 LEARNERS PER SUBJECT
WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH THIS MEANT THAT CHILDREN WHO OFTEN RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT RECEIVE MUCH CHILDREN USUALLY RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT SCHOOL THROUGH THE FEEDING SCHEMES THOSE ARE LIMITED OR NOT RECEIVED AT ALL IF THESE CHILDREN RECEIVED REGULAR CHECK- UPS AND FOOD PARCELS FROM THE COMMUNITY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE RECEIVING THOSE BENEFITS INSTEAD THEY ARE TO BE AT HOME AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THOSE YOUNGER THAN THEM.
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE HEADING THE HOME? Emotional strain Financial strain Educational pressure- leading to feeling stressed and worn out Family stress- if there are younger siblings, they might tend to be worried about their well being Social life no longer exists as schools are opened and cannot visit friends as they used to
OFFER LEARNERS WITH INFORMATION OF HOW THEY CAN RECEIVE THE FOOD PARCELS OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR EVEN ARRANGE SOCIAL WORKERS TO GO VISIT THESE CHH. OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PICK N PAY FEED-THE-NATION-SCHEME. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ACTIVATE SA OFFERS TUTORS WHO COULD ASSIST IN LESSENING THE BURDEN OF TEACHERS SINCE LEARNERS ARE AT HOME. ROLE OF AN EDUCATOR:
ROLE OF AN EDUCATOR: EDUCATORS COULD ALSO ARRANGE STUDENT TEACHERS TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO THESE LEARNERS, PERHAPS THROUGH TUTORIAL SESSIONS WITH CAUTION OF PRACTICING SOCIAL-DISTANCING AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES. OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT FROM EDUCATORS IS THAT OF ENSURING LEARNERS ARE UP TO DATE WITH THEIR SCHOOL-WORK BY ORGANIZING WHATSAPP PLATFORMS OR OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO CHH SHOULD THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCE THAT SCHOOLS ARE REOPENED. EDUCATORS WOULD THEN HAVE TO OFFER EXTRA CLASSES PERHAPS DURING WEEKENDS TO FIND COVER CURRICULUM WORK THAT WAS NOT COVERED DURING THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS.
REFERENCE LIST BEQUELE, A. (2007). THE EMERGING CHALLENGES OF CHILD HEADED HOUSEHOLDS: SOME REFLECTIONS. JOURNAL OF THE AFRICAN CHILD FORUM. 45(1)11-20. MEINTJES H, HALL K, MARERA D & BOULLE A. (2010). ORPHANS OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC? THE EXTENT, NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. AIDS CARE (IN PRESS).

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  • 2. DEFINITI ON OF CHH A CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLD IS A HOUSEHOLD THAT IS UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A CHILD THAT IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD. ACCORDING TO HELEN MEINTJES, KATHARINE HALL, DOUBLE-HUGH MARERA AND ANDREW BOULLE THESE ARE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE UNDER THE CARE OF A PERSON UNDER THAT AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD WHERE THERE IS NO CONSENTING ADULT TO ASSIST (2010). CHH FAMILIES ARE OFTEN COMPOSED OF ABANDONED NEGLECTED OR ORPHANED CHILDREN. THEY FACE AN INCREASED RISK OF STARVATION AND MALNUTRITION. MANY OFTEN HAVE A POOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; THEY WITHDRAW FROM THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ARE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.
  • 3. HOW HAS LOCKDOWN AFFECTED CHH
  • 4. COVID-19 ALSO KNOWN AS CORONAVIRUS IS A SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2. OFTEN SPREAD THROUGH RESPIRATORY DROPLETS PRODUCED WHEN AN INFECTED PERSON COUGHS OR SNEEZES. WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH
  • 5. WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH ON THE 23RD OF MARCH 2020, PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCED A THREE-WEEK NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH STRICT REGULATIONS WHICH COMMENCED ON THE 26TH OF MARCH 2020. THE IMPACT THAT THE VIRUS HAS HAD ON SCHOOLS IS OVERWHELMING BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIMPLE STRATEGY THAT CAN REDUCE THE SPREAD WITHIN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THE WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DISTANCING IS A REAL TASK ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS WHERE CLASSES HOLD UP TO 60 LEARNERS PER SUBJECT
  • 6. WHAT IS COVID-19 & HOW HAS IT AFFECTED CHH THIS MEANT THAT CHILDREN WHO OFTEN RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT RECEIVE MUCH CHILDREN USUALLY RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT SCHOOL THROUGH THE FEEDING SCHEMES THOSE ARE LIMITED OR NOT RECEIVED AT ALL IF THESE CHILDREN RECEIVED REGULAR CHECK- UPS AND FOOD PARCELS FROM THE COMMUNITY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE RECEIVING THOSE BENEFITS INSTEAD THEY ARE TO BE AT HOME AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THOSE YOUNGER THAN THEM.
  • 7. WHAT ABOUT THE ONE HEADING THE HOME? Emotional strain Financial strain Educational pressure- leading to feeling stressed and worn out Family stress- if there are younger siblings, they might tend to be worried about their well being Social life no longer exists as schools are opened and cannot visit friends as they used to
  • 8. OFFER LEARNERS WITH INFORMATION OF HOW THEY CAN RECEIVE THE FOOD PARCELS OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR EVEN ARRANGE SOCIAL WORKERS TO GO VISIT THESE CHH. OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PICK N PAY FEED-THE-NATION-SCHEME. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ACTIVATE SA OFFERS TUTORS WHO COULD ASSIST IN LESSENING THE BURDEN OF TEACHERS SINCE LEARNERS ARE AT HOME. ROLE OF AN EDUCATOR:
  • 9. ROLE OF AN EDUCATOR: EDUCATORS COULD ALSO ARRANGE STUDENT TEACHERS TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO THESE LEARNERS, PERHAPS THROUGH TUTORIAL SESSIONS WITH CAUTION OF PRACTICING SOCIAL-DISTANCING AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES. OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT FROM EDUCATORS IS THAT OF ENSURING LEARNERS ARE UP TO DATE WITH THEIR SCHOOL-WORK BY ORGANIZING WHATSAPP PLATFORMS OR OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO CHH SHOULD THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCE THAT SCHOOLS ARE REOPENED. EDUCATORS WOULD THEN HAVE TO OFFER EXTRA CLASSES PERHAPS DURING WEEKENDS TO FIND COVER CURRICULUM WORK THAT WAS NOT COVERED DURING THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS.
  • 10. REFERENCE LIST BEQUELE, A. (2007). THE EMERGING CHALLENGES OF CHILD HEADED HOUSEHOLDS: SOME REFLECTIONS. JOURNAL OF THE AFRICAN CHILD FORUM. 45(1)11-20. MEINTJES H, HALL K, MARERA D & BOULLE A. (2010). ORPHANS OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC? THE EXTENT, NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. AIDS CARE (IN PRESS).