Resettlement challenges among African refugee women living in Winnipeg

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dc.contributor.authorKamabu, Jane
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWilkinson, Lori (Socialogy)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorKing, Regine (Social Work) Milliken, Evaline (Social Work)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-24T18:24:12Z
dc.date.available2018-09-24T18:24:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-10en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-09-24T18:13:58Zen
dc.degree.disciplineSocial Worken_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Social Work (M.S.W.)en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract This thesis is a qualitative research on resettlement challenges among refugee women from African countries that have experienced war and civil strife. Recent studies have shown that the experience of being a newcomer in a foreign country tests the individual's resilience and coping resources to the limit. Using Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological perspectives and the Person-in-Environment theories, this research explores resettlement challenges that refugee women from Africa experience in new ecological contexts. Ecological theories stipulate that individuals are engaged in an on-going transaction with their environments; mutually influencing and being influenced, shaping and being shaped by the world around them (Probst, 2012). Using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, five participants were interviewed. The challenges they identified included struggles with language barriers, housing, finances, employment barriers, learning new parenting skills, and dealing with physical disabilities. Recommendations to alleviate the challenges included streamlined, well-co-ordinated services that are accessible and culturally responsive, as well as practices that are based on recognizing the refugee women’s strengths and involving them in decision-making processes. Key words: African refugee women in Winnipeg, Resettlement challenges, War, Civil Strifeen_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33462
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectAfrican refugee women, Resettlement challenges, war, civil strifeen_US
dc.titleResettlement challenges among African refugee women living in Winnipegen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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