When we last explored what was happening to young people across our field sites in 2016, the experience of ‘waithood’ was very evident (see our ROAPE paper for a discussion). This is a period between childhood and adulthood that can … Continue reading → …
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Is going to school still worth it? Dilemmas for young people in post-land reform Zimbabwe
There is a large literature on the economic returns to education around the world. Most of this points to the value of schooling in simple economic terms for boys and girls at both primary and secondary levels. But what happens … Continue reading → …
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Reinventing tradition: new forms of inheritance in Zimbabwe’s land reform areas
Longstanding traditions around land and its use within and between families and amongst men and women are up for renegotiation in post-land reform Zimbabwe. Young people must balance cultural norms – sometimes insisted on by their elders – with the … Continue reading → …
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The next generation is redefining what is meant by a ‘farm’ and ‘home’ in Zimbabwe’s land reform areas
As the next generation seeks out land-based livelihoods in the land reform areas and beyond, many of the standard ways of thinking about land are being reinvented for a new generation. This may be around the nature of a ‘farm’ … Continue reading → …
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How do young people get land in post-land reform Zimbabwe?
Gaining access to land for the next generation is a struggle in Zimbabwe. There is huge demand as the last blog discussed, but there are very few simple options. Many young people have to cobble together different sources of land, … Continue reading → …
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What do young people do and where in post-land reform Zimbabwe?
With a whole new generation of young people demanding land and livelihoods across the land reform areas, we have been asking what are young people doing to make a living and where? In our study we have two cohorts of … Continue reading → …
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Young people’s experiences of land, livelihoods and migration in post-land reform Zimbabwe
One of the most common discussions amongst those living in the land reform areas today focuses on how will the next generation get land. Those who got the land during the land reform in 2000 are now getting older and … Continue reading → …
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Agriculture is driving small town growth in post-land reform Zimbabwe
Our research has shown how land reform has driven the growth in small towns, creating new economic linkages in a reconfigured economic geography of the country. No longer are the metropolitan centres and associated manufacturing industries driving growth, as these … Continue reading → …
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New businesses in small towns in Zimbabwe
What are the new businesses being established in the small towns of Zimbabwe? As the last blog has illustrated our long-term study of Mvurwi, Chatsworth and Maphisa shows a variety of changes, with different drivers associated. There are varying links … Continue reading → …
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The continuing growth of small towns in Zimbabwe
As the economic geography of Zimbabwe reconfigures following land reform, the growth of small towns continues to be an important phenomenon. No longer is economic growth concentrated in the metropolitan areas where industrial areas have declined, but it’s in small … Continue reading → …
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