O papel do asssistente social na intervenção contra a prática da mendicidade na Cidade de Maputo: estudo de caso do Mercado grossista do Zimpeto 2019-2022

Abstract

The present work addresses the role of the Social Worker in the intervention against the practice of begging in the city of Maputo: a case study of the Zimpeto wholesale market (2019-2022). However, the work found that the practice of begging has shown that certain factors, such as poverty, marginalization, physical-moral violence, widowhood, orphan hood, physical disability, social exclusion, social disintegration in family ties, social inequalities have influenced the existence of begging. The work identifies the factors and causes that contribute to the practice of begging in Mozambique, characterizes the consequences and effects of the practice of begging in the city of Maputo and presents the mechanisms and strategies that ensure people in a situation of begging in the wholesale market of Zimpeto. Regarding the theoretical framework, Marxist theory was used to understand the reality that is intended to be researched, because with it, one can understand that capitalism favors the living standards of the minority, forcing and/or allowing that many families do not have access to a satisfactory quality of life, employment, income, housing, food, thus enabling the emergence of begging as a result of the social issue. The work is of a mixed nature, as regards the objective, an exploratory study was chosen, as regards the type, action research was applied. With regard to data collection techniques, semi-structured interviews and participant observation were used. However, the work certified that the performance of Social Assistance in the practice of begging constitutes a challenge in terms of materializing the guarantee of well-being and social security for all individuals affected by this problem.