Effectiveness of Nutrition Gardens in Enhancing Sustainable Livelihood of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: A Case Study of Mkoba Nutrition Gardens in Gweru Urban, Zimbabwe

Mapira Nyasha, Nhire Shiela and Chikozho Martin

International Journal of Management Sciences, 2014, vol. 2, issue 5, 209-221

Abstract: This research sought to find the effectiveness of nutrition gardens in enhancing the sustainable livelihood of orphans and vulnerable children in Mkoba, Zimbabwe. The research used a case study approach in which a sample of 128 OVCs out of a population of 306 was used. The targeted population was nominated from Mkoba 1, 3 and 5s and a stratified random sampling procedure was employed to come up with 128 sample elements. Questionnaires and interviews were used in triangulation to collect data on the sample. After analyzing the collected data, it was found that nutrition gardens positively changed the livelihoods of OVCs in Mkoba because they reduce the spread of diet related diseases. However, the research also found that nutrition gardens are small scale gardens and are not benefiting the entire society but rather the selected few.

Date: 2014
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