Assessing drought and women’s livelihood vulnerability in ward 10, Buhera district, Zimbabwe.
- Author
- Mupfungidza, Dennis
- Title
- Assessing drought and women’s livelihood vulnerability in ward 10, Buhera district, Zimbabwe.
- Abstract
- The study will assess the vulnerability of women livelihoods to drought disasters, analyse the intersectional factors influencing women's vulnerability to drought and determine impacts of drought disasters on the livelihoods of women in Ward 10, Buhera District. The intensity and frequency of drought disasters has deeply affected women livelihoods globally, regionally and locally. Depending on the context and perspective, droughts such as meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and socioeconomic were looked into. The study applied a mixed method approach to collect and analyse both qualitative and quantitative data on drought and women’s livelihood vulnerability in Ward 10, Buhera District, Zimbabwe. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data while interviews and focus group discussions were used to gather qualitative findings. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (chi-square tests) and presented in form of tables, graphs and charts while qualitative data were analysed using themes and presentation in form of verbatim and narratives. The study looked into variables that affect women's vulnerability status, including age, marital status, educational attainment and occupation, hence increasing their vulnerability to drought. More so, the study indicated different marital status among respondents, with the majority being (55.1%) married, tailed by descending figures of (19.1%) widowed, (11.2%) divorced and (14.6%) single. On education, bulk of women completed primary school education, followed by secondary and tertiary education, the least group did not possess formal education. As for employment, the (60.6%) most women were unemployed, with a notable number (32.7%) participating in informal employment and a minor segment (6.7%) in formal employment. Findings revealed that that there is a significant relationship between age and vulnerability status (χ2=15.048a, p = .002) and marital status (χ2=12.769a, p=.002), education level (χ2=24.327a, p=0.000) and occupation (χ2=16.715a, p=0.000). The study also concluded that that 68.54% of the respondents interviewed were vulnerable to droughts and 31.46% are less vulnerable. The study thus, recommended intervention by the Government of Zimbabwe and Non-Governmental Organisations, gender responsive policies, property, enhanced women land and ownership, capacity building and awareness, monitoring and evaluation of social protection interventions.
- Date
- June 2025
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Drought
- Women's Livelihood
- Supervisor
- Dr. H. Musarandega
- Item sets
- Department of Disaster Risk Reduction
- Media
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