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Hepperlen, Renee A.; Biggs, Jennifer; Mwandileya, Watson; Rabaey, Paula; Ngulube, Esther; Hearst, Mary O. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Public stigma, or negative community-held beliefs, about children with disabilities (CWDs) often leads to negative outcomes for CWD and their families. This study considers the effectiveness of four community-level interventions to reduce public stigma in two Lusaka, Zambia communities. Methods: This feasibility study describes four…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Programs
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Freund, Paul J.; Kalumba, Katele – International Migration Review, 1986
Presents results of a socioeconomic survey and census of "spontaneously settled" Zairean and Angolan refugees in the Northwestern Province of Zambia. Finds refugees' difficulties to be caused by lack of a clear national policy and negative attitudes toward them, as well as Zambia's own deteriorating economic situation. (GC)
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Negative Attitudes