The Covid-19 Pandemic's Experiences with Youth in Tshikombani Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Abstract

This study looked at the issues that young people are facing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic leaving them orphans. Since these are the areas that are most affected when family members pass away, the study concentrated on the social, economic, educational, and psychological effects on adolescents. The goals of the study were to explore the experiences of young people who were left orphaned by COVID-19 by looking at the pandemic's consequences on the economy, society, and education as well as developing measures to help with those effects.

This study used a qualitative methodology, gathering data from primary and secondary sources and analyzing it using a theme approach. According to this survey, the majority of respondents experienced difficulties academically as well as socially and financially after losing one or both of their parents to COVID-19. Support in the form of money and emotional support was recommended to lessen the respondents' suffering and the detrimental effects of their parents' absence. The government should engage with non-governmental groups to provide food and school uniforms to orphans; the orphans' grant should be enhanced; and social workers should continually visit all orphans in their homes. These are the recommendations made by this study.