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Issue: Social Security

Volume 17 no 2 2002
ISSN 1012-1080

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

School of Social Wor~

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issues as they affect

The Journal publishes analyses of social
development
the
poor and marginalized. It deals especially
with concerns
to sub Saharan
Africa and is. addressed to development
policy-
and social workers, planners,
makers and academics
in a variety of
fields.

relevant

processes

Published twice annually, the Journal
of the
seeks to enhance understanding
so as to
social development
to the planning and imple-
contribute
intervention
of appropriate
mentation
strategies at different
levels. Its goal
is
to discover how to target projects that
are relevan~ to those most
in need and
how to maximize popular participation
. to create
and productive
communities.

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EDITOR
CAROLE PEARCE
EDITORIAL BOARD
EDWfN KASEKE(CHAIRPERSON),

PRfNCIPAL,

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. HARARE.

RODRECK MUPEDZISWA, DEPlITY PRINCIPAL,

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, HARARE.

PERPETUA GUMBO, LEcruRER,
SOCIAL WORK, HARARE.

SCHOOL OF

VICTOR MUZVIOZIWA, UNIVERSITY OF

ZIMBABWE, HARARE

EDITORlALADVISORS
GARY CRAIG, PROF. OF SOCIAL JUSTICE,

UNIVERSITY OF HULL, UK

LENA DOMfNELLI, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WORK STUDIES, UNIVERSrTY OF SOUTH-
AMPTON,UK

JOHN F. JONES, DEAN, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF DENVER,
USA

LYNNE HEALY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTI-

CUT SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. WEST
HARTFORD, USA

FIKlLE MAZlBUKO, ASSOCIATE DEAN, FACULTY

OF COMMUNrTY AND DEVELOPMENT,
UNIVERSITY OF NATAL, DURBAN, SOUTH
AFRICA.

JAMES MIDGLEY, SPECHT PROFESSOR AND DEAN,

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, UNIVERSrTY
OF CALIFORNIA ATBERKELEY, USA

LENGWE MwANSA, DEPT. OF SOCIAL WORK,
UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA, BOTSWANA

RICHARD WfNTERSTEEN, DEPT. OF SOCIAL

WORK, MfNNESOTA STATE uNIVERSITY, USA.

Journal of Social Development
Vol 17 No 2 2002
Contents

in Africa.

EDITORIAL

ARTICLES

Tanzania
A. S. T Mchomvu, Felician Tungaraza and Sam Maghimbi
Phase I: Overview of social security in Tanzania
Phase II: Co-operatives and social protection
Phase II: Mutual aid and social protection
Conclusions

Zambia
Lawrence Mukuka, Webby Kalikiti and Dann Musenge
Phase I: Overview of social security in Zambia
Phase II : Chilimba and market associations
Conclusions

Zimbabwe
Jotham Dhemba, P Gumbo and J. Nyamusara
Phase I: Overview of social security in Zimbabwe
Phase II: Zunde raMambo and burial socjeties
Recommendations

Uganda
Deborah Kasente, Narathius Asingwire, Firimooni
Banugire and Swizen Kyomuhenda
Social security systems in Uganda
Policy implications

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This issue, together with the research projects documented in these
pages, was undertaken with the aid of a grant from the International

Research Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada