Experiences of distant parented adolescent girls in Chiredzi South constituency of Zimbabwe
Makondo, Paula Varaidzai
The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of distant parented adolescent girls
in Chiredzi South Constituency of Zimbabwe. The phenomenon focused on the experiences
that distant parented adolescent girls go through in the absence of the migrant parents. The
study was underpinned by the bio-ecological systems theory to bring to the fore the role of
different environmental systems surrounding a distant parented adolescent to her
development. Qualitative methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation were used.
The study employed a purposive sampling approach to select the twenty-five (25) distant
parented adolescent girls who participated in the focus group discussions and interviews
from five secondary schools. Data were collected and recorded. A thematic analysis was
used. Some of the findings were that the systems surrounding a distant parented adolescent
girl are not supportive of her development; distant parented girls experience labour and
sexual exploitation, communication challenges with the migrant parents; they are bullied,
feel lonely, lack access to the remittances and experience stigmatisation. Based on the
findings, the study recommends collaborative support to the distant parented adolescent girls
residing in Chiredzi South Constituency of Zimbabwe.
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