An assessment of the social impacts of internal displacement on human security: a case study of the Chiadzwa Diamond Mine

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to assess the social impacts of internal displacement on human security using the case study of the Chiadzwa Diamond Mine. This project was achieved by interrogating the way of living the displaced persons have after being relocated to new places and how their lives have been affected both negatively and positively and the conditions they are living under. This project asserts the dangers that the living conditions have on human security. The research will also assess the roles played by the government and other diamond mining companies in the displacement of the people from Marange. In this research, the investigation of whether the relocated persons where compensated fairly will be carried out and also the measures that were taken by the government and the mining companies to rehabilitate them. The data gathered for this research will also be presented in the form of tables and bar graphs for clear presentation. In gathering data, the researcher made use of interviews and questionnaires in order to get more data on the research topic. Information in this research was gathered through textual analysis and primary and secondary sources were consulted.