Impacto diferenciado do vendaval de 2007 em Boane sobre agregados familiares chefiados por homens e por mulheres

Abstract

On April 22, 2007, the district of Boane was hit by a strong gale, characterized by winds, hail and heavy rain. About 2175 people belonging to 435 households were affected, having lost field crops, animals and other basic goods for their survival. One person lost his life and several others had to turn to neighbors and family in order to obtain shelter during the recovery period in their homes. The present work, which covered 91 households from the Fish and Beluluane districts belonging to the Boane district, intends to assess in a different way the impact of the referred gale on households headed by men and women. To this end, structured interviews (with surveys) were carried out with 59 households headed by men and 32 headed by women in the District of Boane. Semi-structured and unstructured interviews were also carried out with officials from the Boane District Directorate of Agriculture, Boane District Administration and teachers.

From this study it was concluded that female-headed households have agriculture as their main livelihood activity, followed by livestock. They also have less access to paid activities and are socially excluded compared to male-headed households, which, outside of agriculture and livestock, have considerable access to paid activities and are more integrated into the local society. It was also concluded that female-headed households were more affected by the gale than male-headed households. These households suffered serious harm to family members, however, they did not have hospital recourse. They also recorded enormous damage to households and agricultural activity compared to male-headed households. However, households headed by men have almost entirely replaced the damage to houses, corrals and fields, using their own means, while about 25% of households headed by women have not yet done so, many due to lack of means (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)