FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

A qualitative study was conducted to develop an understanding of the social welfare services being rendered to street children in Pretoria and to ascertain what factors facilitate or hamper the rendering of these services. The research shows clearly that the funding required for ensuring the sustain...

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Main Authors: Skhosana, Rebecca, Schenck, Rinie, Botha, Petro
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2014-11-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
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Online Access:http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/396
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spelling doaj-5e8926d791be41599749aa128134b5b42020-11-25T03:31:45ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982014-11-0150221323610.15270/50-2-396FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERSSkhosana, Rebecca 0Schenck, Rinie 1Botha, Petro 2University of South AfricaUniversity of the Western CapeUniversity of South AfricaA qualitative study was conducted to develop an understanding of the social welfare services being rendered to street children in Pretoria and to ascertain what factors facilitate or hamper the rendering of these services. The research shows clearly that the funding required for ensuring the sustainability of the organisations is insufficient, and that the human resources are unstable. The article provides a critical analysis of some of the key social welfare service challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the effective and sustainable delivery of social welfare services. http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/396social welfarestreet childrenperspectivesservice providers
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author Skhosana, Rebecca
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Botha, Petro
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Schenck, Rinie
Botha, Petro
FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
social welfare
street children
perspectives
service providers
author_facet Skhosana, Rebecca
Schenck, Rinie
Botha, Petro
author_sort Skhosana, Rebecca
title FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
title_short FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
title_full FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
title_fullStr FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
title_full_unstemmed FACTORS ENABLING AND HAMPERING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES RENDERED TO STREET CHILDREN IN PRETORIA: PERSPECTIVES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
title_sort factors enabling and hampering social welfare services rendered to street children in pretoria: perspectives of service providers
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
issn 0037-8054
2312-7198
publishDate 2014-11-01
description A qualitative study was conducted to develop an understanding of the social welfare services being rendered to street children in Pretoria and to ascertain what factors facilitate or hamper the rendering of these services. The research shows clearly that the funding required for ensuring the sustainability of the organisations is insufficient, and that the human resources are unstable. The article provides a critical analysis of some of the key social welfare service challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the effective and sustainable delivery of social welfare services.
topic social welfare
street children
perspectives
service providers
url http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/396
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