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2 results foundAuthor: International Alert Title: Youth, Peace and Security in Uganda Summary: This study provides an insight into the situation of young people in Uganda by highlighting the challenges they face and their impact on peace and security. At the same time, it assesses the social, political and economic environment of young people, with a special focus on development programmes, employment and wellbeing. The study also points to the potential of youth to contribute to peace and security and goes on to propose policy recommendations for different stakeholders. Previous studies on the youth - in particular, International Alert's recent publications - demonstrate the challenges experienced by Ugandan youth, and how these could provoke conflict and insecurity in the country. Against this background, this study analyses how the youth's position on identity, exclusion and marginalisation, unemployment and access to opportunities may be a source of instability if due attention is not given to these issues. On the other hand, the potential of youth could also be an opportunity worth tapping into, possibly leading to positive development. The study is based primarily on a systematic review and interpretation of Alert's previous reports, namely: Youth Perspectives on Identity and National Unity in Uganda; Youth Participation in Government Programmes in Uganda; Youth Perceptions on Economic Opportunity in Northern Uganda - Findings from Acholi and Lango; and a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies: Perspectives on Youth and Development. This literature was enriched by additional data on youth perspectives on the political economy collected from young people living in and around Kampala - mainly youths from institutions of higher learning, but also working youths. Details: London: International Alert, 2014. 39p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 4, 2014 at: http://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Uganda_YouthPeaceSecurity_EN_2014.pdf Year: 2014 Country: Uganda URL: http://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Uganda_YouthPeaceSecurity_EN_2014.pdf Shelf Number: 133965 Keywords: Delinquency PreventionYoung Adults (Uganda)Youth Development |
Author: Dreke, Dayana Title: Evaluation of a Youth Empowerment Programme for Youth-At-Risk: A case study of the Chrysalis Academy in Cape Town, South Africa Summary: This thesis seeks to answer the research question, if and how youth-oriented empowerment trainings like the one of the Chrysalis Academy are able to contribute positively to the social integration of 'youth-at-risk'. The theoretical framework as the basis for the empirical field research includes the key concepts 'youth-at-risk', 'socialization/social integration', empowerment and resiliency. Using socialization theories, Gidden's sociological structuration theory and Amartya Sen's approach of development as freedom, the researcher assesses the Chrysalis Academy's empowerment training as an alternative socialization process that aims at developing 'youth-at-risk' into self-aware, resilient and integrated role models with expanded choices. The research methodology utilized is the case study, combining different quantitative and qualitative research methods as participant observation, questionnaires, face-to-face interviews as well as focus group interviews to evaluate the long-term impact of the empowerment training from the graduates' perspective. The outcomes of the data collection and analysis confirm the hypothesis that the Chrysalis Academy's empowerment training has a positive effect on integrating young people 'at-risk',also through the higher level of resiliency that enables them to cope better with their challenging environments. To sum up, the Chrysalis Academy presents a good practice example for empowering 'youth-at-risk', however, it still needs to improve its aftercare program for the graduates to achieve sustainable success Details: Cape Town: University of the Western Cape, 2008. 125p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed January 31, 2018 at: http://etd.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/handle/11394/3729 Year: 2008 Country: South Africa URL: http://etd.uwc.ac.za/xmlui/handle/11394/3729 Shelf Number: 148943 Keywords: At-Risk Youth Delinquency Prevention Youth Development |