PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AFFECTING PRIMARY
SCHOOL GOING ORPHANS IN WANGANUI COMMUNITY,
ZIMBABWE

PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AFFECTING PRIMARY
SCHOOL GOING ORPHANS IN WANGANUI COMMUNITY,
ZIMBABWE

JOHN MBWIRIRE

ALBERT MADUBANI

This study sought to identify psychological challenges affecting primary school orphans in Wanganui Community in Zimbabwe. The study
employed a mixed method approach combining questionnaires with teachers and care givers, interview sessions with orphans and in-depth interviews
with community social/development worker. The study finds that lack of love, lack of attention and withdrawal were the main signs and symptoms of
psychological challenge in the community. The study revealed that the term and symptoms of psychological challenges were understood differently
between African context and Western context. The study recommended that action must be taken as soon as possible once the signs and symptoms
which include lack of love, lack of attention to rectify the psychological challenges faced by the community

NTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

2017