The value of african indigenous knowledge systems in community based climate observation practices and synergies with climate information services in africa professor joseph z. With insufficient government funding to mitigate the impacts of agricultural drought, 1 the use of indigenous knowledge systems remains a viable option for. Indigenous knowledge systems in disaster risk reduction. This paper exposes some of the indigenous knowledge systems iks that have been practised immemorial by the kalanga people of zaka district in masvingo in order to manage and protect their environment from land degradation. Zimbabwe has been designed in such a way that indigenous knowledge systems are made to occupy a peripheral position. The editors wish to record their gratitude to all the contributors. Doc the role of indigenous knowledge systems iks in. Indigenous knowledge systems have existed as part of human life from yesteryear and this practice is important as it has shaped how people interact with their environment. In zimbabwe, the shona environmental taboos foster a sustainable use of the environment. The term indigenous knowledge system is in itself a contested concept mawere 2015, altieri 1995, melchias 2001, odora hoppers 2002, mapara 2009.
Indigenous knowledge systems is a discipline that has received acknowledgement even from united nations forums. The case of dande valley in zimbabwe 1katanha anyway, 2kadziya lizias. Weather forecasting and indigenous knowledge systems in. Zimbabwes second biggest city around the 1980s from the nordic countries. Indigenous knowledge systems and innovations in malaria control in nigeria. Traditional contraceptives and indigenous knowledge.
Indigenous knowledge systems and the teaching of climate change in zimbabwean secondary schools. In the interest of zimbabwes socioeconomic transformation agenda, the. The chapter discusses the ethical considerations that have to be observed in the preservation of indigenous knowledge following observations that there is no. Remigios is a doctoral student at the university of fort hare abstract. Remigios is a doctoral student at the university of fort hare. Indigenous knowledge systems can therefore go a long way in. This paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems emergence via zimbabwe as an example is more than a case of a sudden realisation on the part of the international community especially from western scholars of the former colonised peoples knowledge systems, which instead asserts that the indigenous. This publication is the result of an international partnership by a network of promoters, practitioners, and protagonists of indigenous knowledge. Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. Indigenous knowledge systems and the teaching of climate. Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental management. In africa, indigenous knowledge systems iks are holistic and produces a. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of.
Fundamental questions about access and control, ownership and authorship test rationalities of. Indigenous knowledge systems iks are part of africas heritage, which dates back to the precolonial era when they were developed in order to address various survival challenges. Traditional science of seed and crop yield preservation. His research areas include rural sociology, indigenous knowledge systems and hiv and aids, politics of the state and development, organisational analysis and industrial sociology. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of higher education in south africa. The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk. Indigenous knowledge systems african journals online. This paper argues that colonisation and colonial education in zimbabwe disregarded indigenous knowledge systems that are important in the conservation of biodiversity. While indigenous knowledge systems ikss, and in particular the shona of zimbabwe ikss are created in specific geographical and historical situations, this does not necessarily render them incompatible andor inapplicable to. This essay took time to appreciate the essence of the indigenous knowledge systems iks in development how the media with special reference to zimbabwe can be used to promote or undermine it. The history of indigenous knowledge systems in solving disputes and peace building in zimbabwe dates back to the precolonial era where elders and community leaders met to resolve local conflicts and disputes using their own indigenous mechanisms.
An alternative for mitigating hiv and aids in zimbabwe. The study is based on the argument that currently the dominance of western knowledge systems, including biomedicine, created a situation that even reproductive beliefs and practices in african local settings tend to be conceptualized from. Such a view of indigenous peoples excludes those countries which were once colonized, like zimbabwe, where the indigenous people are the majority. Pdf hiv, as one of 21 st century crises, has caused great suffering. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism rigoberta menchu tum. Access and control of indigenous knowledge in libraries. Indigenous knowledge systems are holistic in nature i. Langtone maunganidze, phd, is a senior lecturer in the department of sociology at the university of botswana. Jemitias mapira and philip mazambara great zimbabwe university.
Indigenous knowledge systems and rural development in zimbabwe. Pdf this paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems emergence via zimbabwe as an example is more than a case of a sudden realisation on the part. However, the discussion of indigenous knowledge systems practiced in. The role of indigenous knowledge in drought risk reduction. Sustainable indigenous knowledge systems in agriculture in. Challenges in preserving indigenous knowledge systems. While african indigenous knowledge systems iks remain one of the most valuable. However, today, many indigenous knowledge systems are at risk of becoming extinct because of rapidly changing natural environments and fast. While african indigenous knowledge systems iks remain one of the most valuable resources owned by rural people they have also been the least mobilized for.
Matowanyika director, institute of lifelong learning and development studies, chinhoyi university of technology, chinhoyi, zimbabwe. Yet, the potential of using frames that draw on indigenous ways of knowing, in childrens work, remain unrealised since social workers prefer western models and theories. Examples of indigenous knowledge practices in zimbabwe. Abstract this study researched indigenous knowledge systems iks in agriculture in zimbabwes rural areas, focusing on crop farming in the tonga of binga district in matebelelands north province, and livestock in the kalanga tribe of the plumtree district in matebelelands south province. Dekens observes that local knowledge and practices to improve disaster risk reduction have grown since the 1970s. It is this periferising of the indigenous knowledge systems at a time when africa, in general and zimbabwe in particular, are working towards tailormaking education to become a catalyst for development that. Indigenous knowledge systems crossing epistemological. Indigenous knowledge systems quotes we are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. Indigenous knowledge system have been used to promote sustainable development and the people has highly relied on it for protecting their children against diseases before the coming of artificial medicine that is said to be more effective on child health care. Preservation of indigenous knowledge systems in zimbabwe.
Indigenous knowledge systems in the use and management of. Nevana, indigenous knowledge system, culture, taboo. Indigenous knowledge, coping strategies and resilience to floods in muzarabani, zimbabwe. Indigenous knowledge determines decision making in areas such as agriculture and resource management warren, 1991. Context specific knowledge that communities have developed themselves for centuries and allowed them to live in their environment for often long periods of time. Indigenous knowledge systems and innovations in malaria.
An analysis of indigenous knowledge systems iowa state. Indigenous knowledge systems and their implications for sustainable development in zimbabwe jemitias mapira and philip mazambara great zimbabwe university abstract indigenous knowledge systems iks are part of africas heritage, which dates back to the precolonial era when. Indigenous knowledge systems and rural development in zimbabwe langtone maunganidze1 abstract. Indigenous knowledge in agriculture is so central to local peasants in zimbabwe to the extent that it has become central to the collection development policies of. Indigenous knowledge systems iks is a body of knowledge or bodies of knowledge of the indigenous people of a particular geographical area that have survived on for a very long period of time mapara, 2009. This paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems emergence via zimbabwe as an example is more than a case of a sudden realisation on the part of the international community especially from. Indigenous knowledge, coping strategies and resilience to. Indigenous knowledge systems and climate change management in africa chapter 1 indigenous knowledge and climate change. The call for the interfacing of iks with other knowledge systems is based on tenets. A haven for sustainable economic growth in zimbabwe. Using indigenous knowledge systems such as ubuntu in social work with children empowers them, their families, communities and workers.
O box 92, bulawayo, zimbabwe abstract the history of indigenous systems in. Indigenous knowledge systems and the conservation of natural resources in the shangwe community in gokwe district, zimbabwe renias ngara ngara renias is a master of arts in music student at the university of fort hare remigios v. Juxtaposing postcolonial theory by jacob mapara jacob. The role of indigenous knowledge systems and use of local capacities can no longer be underestimated in development. Indigenous knowledge systems have been used for about thousand years in africa. Indigenous knowledge systems, community based climate observation practices and synergies with climate services and adaptation in zimbabwe professor joseph z. A case study of zaka district, masvingo province, zimbabwe. A case of umguza district, zimbabwe ndlovu loveness and svodziwa mathew bulawayo polytechnic, p. Also referred to as local knowledge, indigenous knowledge is a set of perceptions, information and behaviors that guide local community members in terms of how to.
Curriculum and indigenous education for technological advancement dr hamiltonekeke, jt and dr dorgu, ebiere theresa. This study researched indigenous knowledge systems iks in agriculture in zimbabwes rural areas, focusing on crop farming in the tonga of binga district in. Indigenous knowledge systems, sacred places, taboos. This paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems emergence via zimbabwe as an example is more. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of higher education in south africa indigenous knowledge systems as a tool for making higher education relevant to the developmental challenges in south africa and african at large muya, 2007. Indigenous knowledge has become the accepted term based on association with a place. Traditional mechanisms are often viewed with a lot of suspicion possibly because they do not fit in western perceptions and notions of justice. To the early native people, education was a part of everyday life. The world bank kreszentia, 1999 has argued that the classic failure of different.
Traditional contraceptives and indigenous knowledge systems in mutasa district of manicaland province, zimbabwe divaries cosmas jaravaza faculty of commerce, department of marketing, bindura university of science education, buindura, zimbabwe email. For the purposes of this paper, there is need to define who indigenous peoples are in order to put the concept of indigenous knowledge systems into its proper context. An alternative for mitigating hiv and aids in zimbabwe article pdf available january 2016 with 92 reads how we measure reads. The characteristics of indigenous knowledge systems. Preserving indigenous knowledge systems the herald. Iks refers to both the content and context of intricate knowledge systems i. The connection between indigenous knowledge systems and disaster resilience derives from both theory and practice highlighting potential contributions of indigenous knowledge to building resilient communities. Chapter 5 seasonal climate prediction in zimbabwe using indigenous knowledge systems c. Zimbabwe, to explore the contribution of african indigenous knowledge systems on pregnancy and childbirth. Lecturer, morgenster teachers college, masvingo, zimbabwe. Local controls remain the building blocks for common property resource institutions in many parts of zimbabwe campbell et al, 1997. Matowanyika director, institute of lifelong learning and development studies, chinhoyi university of technology, chinhoyi, zimbabwe and professor hassan o.
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