ActionAid International Southern Africa Partnership Programme (SAPP-Zimbabwe) GLOSSARY OF TERMS Chronically Ill A person who has had persistent and recurring illness during the last three months that has reduced his/her productivity. Disabled A person who has a mental and/or physical handicap that prevents him/her from full-productivity. Head of the Household The primary decision-maker in terms of allocating the natural, human, and financial resources available to the household. Orphan A child with one (single orphan) or both parents (double) that have died and abandoned children. “Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order” An operation that commence on 18 May 2005 to rid the urban areas of filth (discard the filth), as well as illegal structures, and formalise the informal sector according to GoZ. In this report Operation Murambatsvina and Operation Restore Order refer to the same Operation. Household People living under the same roof and eating together from the same pot. Ward A political boundary, may have up to 15,000 voters Elderly headed household A household headed by a person above 60 and does not include a productive person (18 - 60 years old) Child headed household A household headed by a person below 18 years Female headed household A household headed by a woman, the woman is the primary decision maker. Dependency ratio Dependency ratios are useful parameters for defining vulnerable households, as they describe the ratio of non-productive to productive members of a household. Zimbabwe Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order National Survey Report xv