ActionAid International - Combined Harare Residents’ Association - A Study on the impact of “Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order” Child headed household Chronically Ill Dependency ratio Disabled Elderly headed household Female headed household Head of the Household Homestead Household GLOSSARY OF TERMS A household headed by a person below 18 years A person who has had persistent and recurring illness during the last three months that has reduced his/her productivity. Dependency ratios are useful parameters for defining vulnerable households, as they describe the ratio of non-productive to productive members of a household. A person who has a mental and/or physical handicap that prevents him/her from full-productivity. A household headed by a person above 60 and does not include a productive person (18 – 60 years old) A household headed by a woman, the woman is the primary decision maker. The primary decision-maker in terms of allocating the natural, human, and financial resources available to the household. A dwelling where one or more households could reside. A family unit comprising of a head and dependants. The head is not necessarily a relative of the dependant but is responsible for their well being. Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order Orphan Ward A child with one (single orphan) or both parents (double) that have died and abandoned children. ix