This study explores, identifies, and clarifies the role that familial capabilities, characteristics,
and resources (resilience factors) play in cushioning the effect of migration on the family unit …

This article focuses on the resilience of children facing extreme hardship and adversity. It is
based on participatory research with children living in child headed households in Rwanda …

Abstract Background In Kenya sex work is illegal and those engaged in the trade are
stigmatized and marginalized. We explored how female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya …

Longitudinal maternal mental health data are needed from high HIV prevalence settings.
The Siyakhula Cohort (SC) is a population-based cohort of HIV-positive and negative …

Well-being varies within cultures and context. Studies on the well-being and mothering
challenges of adolescents in Nigeria have focused on the general poor well-being of …

The persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy, particularly among poor girls and in rural
areas, is one of the reasons that universal secondary school completion remains elusive in …

Every year thousands of core families disintegrate through divorce, and in the ensuing
restructuring of the family system the child has to cope with various development challenges …

Many countries in southern Africa are home to a large number of rural people, dependent on
rain-fed agriculture, barely subsisting at poverty levels in years without shocks, and highly …

The main aim of the study was to assess the sources of resilience in orphans and vulnerable
children in district schools in the local communities of Amajuba. The study has drawn insight …

This paper describes the process of developing a parallel intervention for HIV-positive
mothers and their young children (6–10 years) with a view to strengthening the relationship …