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Social networks among poor women in Ethiopia

Wassie Kebede

School of Social Work, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, PO Box 1176, Ethiopia, wassiek{at}yahoo.com

Alice K. Butterfield

Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 West Harrison St (M/C 309), Chicago, IL 60607, USA, akj{at}uic.edu

English

Social networks are social capital for poor women living in a slum neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Based on neighborhood, friendship, kinship, gender and ethnic ties, informal networks provide social, emotional and financial support. Social network analysis is a promising method for community development and participatory social work in Africa.

French

Les réseaux sociaux représentent un capital social pour les femmes pauvres qui vivent dans les bidonvilles à Addis-Abeba, en Ethiopie. Basés sur des liens de voisinage, d’amitié, de parenté, de genre et de culture, les réseaux informels apportent un soutien social, affectif et financier. L’analyse du réseau social est une méthode prometteuse pour le développement communautaire et le travail social participatif en Afrique.

Spanish

Las redes sociales son de suma importancia para las mujeres pobres que viven en los barrios de pocos recursos de Addis Abeba, Etiopía. Basadas en barrios, amistades, relaciones, géneros y lazos étnicos, las redes informales proveen ayuda social, emocional y financiera. El análisis de las redes sociales es un método promisorio para el desarrollo de las comunidades y el trabajo social participativo en África.

Key Words: Ethiopia • social capital • social networks • social work • women

International Social Work, Vol. 52, No. 3, 357-373 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872808102069
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