TY - GEN
T1 - Stakeholders Initiative in Reducing Mortality Rates in Traditional Initiations Schools in South Africa
T2 - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
AU - Mothosola, Whitney
AU - Rathebe, Phoka C.
AU - Mokoatle, Charlotte M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - This paper reflects the joint role of government, parents and the traditional custodians in reducing the high rates of mortality in the traditional initiation schools of South Africa. The main argument raised by this paper is that, traditional initiation schools are very important as they symbolize and signifies the traditional teachings and education employed when initiating young boys to manhood. Many authors recognize that accurate custom practices in initiation could reduce high number of deaths especially in the AmaXhosa clan. However, the solution towards problem in question should be applied across different clan where initiation schools are common in South Africa, and such include the involvement of government to support with legislative framework, traditional custodian to provide guidance and parents to provide necessary support where it is deemed essential for children to attend initiation schools.
AB - This paper reflects the joint role of government, parents and the traditional custodians in reducing the high rates of mortality in the traditional initiation schools of South Africa. The main argument raised by this paper is that, traditional initiation schools are very important as they symbolize and signifies the traditional teachings and education employed when initiating young boys to manhood. Many authors recognize that accurate custom practices in initiation could reduce high number of deaths especially in the AmaXhosa clan. However, the solution towards problem in question should be applied across different clan where initiation schools are common in South Africa, and such include the involvement of government to support with legislative framework, traditional custodian to provide guidance and parents to provide necessary support where it is deemed essential for children to attend initiation schools.
KW - custodianship
KW - government responsibilities
KW - male circumcision
KW - mortality rates
KW - traditional initiation schools
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076378927&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/OI.2019.8908254
DO - 10.1109/OI.2019.8908254
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85076378927
T3 - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
SP - 368
EP - 370
BT - 2019 Open Innovations Conference, OI 2019
A2 - Ochara, Nixon Muganda
A2 - Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 2 October 2019 through 4 October 2019
ER -