PHSYCOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NAMIBIA : INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE CITY OF WINDHOEK
Iitoolwa, Aina (2016)
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Iitoolwa, Aina
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201604295533
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201604295533
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Aina Iitoolwa. Psychosocial Elderly people in Namibia, City of Windhoek. Focus on elderly living in the informal settlement of Windhoek social support and quality of life. Helsinki, spring 2016, 38p.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Degree programme in social services, Community Development.
Aim of the study is to gather information about, how the psychosocial support and financial situation of elderly living in the slam areas of Katutura, Windhoek is arranged for persons of pension age and how it is answering to their needs in helping them adapt to the new situation.
I used Materials of previous research done on this topic in Namibia and neighboring countries and some additional literature. The data is done by collecting interviews and analyzing them. The methodology of the research is qualitative and empirical. I interviewed the elderly of the slams around Katutura area in 4 different neighborhoods and have interviewed people going from door to door where there are people of pension age, making it an external va-lidity form which makes it open to all genders and races. I did not do all the interviews by myself, I constructed the interview questions but we went to do the interview in a group of 8 people (4 students from Diaconia University and 3 employees of the Evangelic Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin) in Windhoek)
Main results are that many elderly people are living in poverty and not all of the pension age people are receiving pension even though they are entitled to. Elderly people from different parts of the country moved to the city when they were young to work and they still live even though they do not work anymore. Elderly who receive pension share it with their households and the money is not enough to cater for all the basic needs.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Degree programme in social services, Community Development.
Aim of the study is to gather information about, how the psychosocial support and financial situation of elderly living in the slam areas of Katutura, Windhoek is arranged for persons of pension age and how it is answering to their needs in helping them adapt to the new situation.
I used Materials of previous research done on this topic in Namibia and neighboring countries and some additional literature. The data is done by collecting interviews and analyzing them. The methodology of the research is qualitative and empirical. I interviewed the elderly of the slams around Katutura area in 4 different neighborhoods and have interviewed people going from door to door where there are people of pension age, making it an external va-lidity form which makes it open to all genders and races. I did not do all the interviews by myself, I constructed the interview questions but we went to do the interview in a group of 8 people (4 students from Diaconia University and 3 employees of the Evangelic Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin) in Windhoek)
Main results are that many elderly people are living in poverty and not all of the pension age people are receiving pension even though they are entitled to. Elderly people from different parts of the country moved to the city when they were young to work and they still live even though they do not work anymore. Elderly who receive pension share it with their households and the money is not enough to cater for all the basic needs.