Facebook usage as a community engagement tool by residents in the Sauyemwa location, Kavango East region, during COVID-19 lockdown

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dc.contributor.authorLeevi, Peter Ihalo
dc.contributor.authorShihomeka, Sadrag P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-29T08:16:13Z
dc.date.available2024-04-29T08:16:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate and explore how residents in Kavango east used Facebook as a community engagement tool during the pandemic in Kavango East region, being the region with the lowest percentage of people with access to cellphones and internet. The study also aimed at assisting different communities to create new alternative ways on how to engage with each other using social media platforms like Facebook during the pandemic. The author used a qualitative method to randomly select 10 participants (8 males and 2 females) that were interviewed using a semi-structures interview. The findings reveal that, Sauyemwa residents used Facebook to communicate with others, to share and receive trending information around the world. Moreover, residents used Facebook Messenger for commenting on posts, liking and possibly sharing, to stream and share live videos and events. This study suggests that, Sauyemwa residents should use Facebook as an alternative mode of communication during the pandemic as it allows people to connect remotely
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/3810
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNAWA Journal of Language and Communication
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.59677/njlc.v16i2.41en
dc.subjectMobile computing
dc.subjectSmartphones
dc.subjectDigital divide
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectGamification
dc.subjectDigital communication
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCommunity engagement
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.titleFacebook usage as a community engagement tool by residents in the Sauyemwa location, Kavango East region, during COVID-19 lockdown
dc.typeArticle
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