Download or read book In Search of Protection written by Spitzer, Helmut and published by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of aging issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical findings on older people's living conditions.