Midlands State University (finish your address)

Date: 30 January 2024

Dear Sir/ Madam

Re: Permission to conduct research at [insert organization name].

My name is Britney D, Shamu R19 I am studying for a Bachelor of Science in Social Work at
Midlands State University. I am seeking permission to do research at [insert organisation name].
I am conducting research on the needs of children whose parents have mental challenges in
Zimbabwe. A case of Annex, Parirenyatwa Hospital. The main objectives of the study are to
examine the challenges being faced by children of parents with mental disorders who are
admitted at Annex Parirenyatwa Hospital, to explore the copying strategies that are being used
by children of parents with mental disorders who are admitted at Annex Parirenyatwa Hospital
and to develop a social work model and interventions towards assisting children of parents with
mental disorders to meet their needs in Zimbabwe. The research will entail collecting data from
staff at the Department of Social Development and children whose parents are admitted at
Parirenyatwa Annex. Participants will be asked to give their written or verbal consent before the
research begins. Their responses will be treated confidentially, and identities (their names and the
name of the organisation) will be anonymous unless otherwise expressly indicated. Individual
privacy will be maintained in all published and written data resulting from the study.

I therefore request permission in writing to conduct my research at your organisation.

Please let me know if you require any further information. I look forward to your response as
soon as is convenient.

Yours sincerely,

Shamu Britney D.