Ezingxenyeni eziningi ze-Afrika, impilo kamama ithintwa kakhulu ukucwaswa nezinkolelo zamasiko, ezivame ukubambezela noma zivimbele abesifazane ekufuneni usizo lwezempilo oludingekayo. Izinhlelo zokuqwashisa zihlose ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga ngokufundisa umphakathi, ukugqugquzela ukuziphatha kokufuna impilo kusenesikhathi. Lezi zinhlelo zenzelwe ukuthuthukisa ukufinyelela kwezempilo komama ngokushintsha imibono nezimo zengqondo, ukukhuthaza ukuqonda, nokukhuthaza ukungenelela kokunakekelwa kwezempilo okufika ngesikhathi.
Izinhlelo zokuqwashisa ziwuhlelo olusha olubalulekile lokuthuthukisa ukufinyelela kwezempilo komama e-Afrika ngokubhekana nokucwaswa nezinkolelo zamasiko ngokufundisa umphakathi. Lezi zinhlelo zinikeza izinzuzo eziningi, okuhlanganisa imiphumela ethuthukisiwe yezempilo kanye nokuhlonyiswa komphakathi. Kodwa-ke, ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo kudinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela, ukusebenzelana nababambiqhaza, kanye noxhaso olusimeme. Ngokubhekana nezinselele kanye namathuba okusizakala, izinhlelo zokuqwashisa zingaba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni kamama e-Afrika.