In Search of Protection

In Search of Protection

Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much-neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical findings on older people’s living conditions.

About the author
Helmut SPITZER (PhD) is a Professor of Social Work at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria. He has vast research experience in East Africa. His research interests include children in extremely difficult circumstances, international social work, conflict studies, theory and practice of social work, and ageing. He served as the overall coordinator of the PROSOWO project whose overall aim was to promote professional social work in East Africa. Zena Mnasi Mabeyo was born in 1968 in Korogwe District which lies in the North-Eastern zone of Tanzania. She has background training in Social Work at the level of Advanced Diploma and also holds a Diploma in Gender Studies and a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management with specialization in Public Administration. With effect from 2008, she had enrolled herself in a PhD study program in the field of Social Psychology at the Alpen-Adria- University in Klagenfurt, Austria.

International availability:
This book is internationally distributed by African Books Collective