Tag: Child protection
Reversing Gender Gap in Schooling and Child Protection: Addressing Boy Vulnerabilities in Tanzania

Reversing Gender Gap in Schooling and Child Protection: Addressing Boy Vulnerabilities in Tanzania

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Nabahani Kimboka & Juma Almasi MhinaTengeru Institute of Community DevelopmentEmail: kimboka9@gmail.com Abstract: This study examined the emerging gender gap in schooling and child protection in Tanzania, where notable gains in girls’ empowerment contrast with the growing marginalization of boys. Despite global and national initiatives advancing girls’ rights, boys continue to experience significant yet under-recognized vulnerabilities,…

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Navigating Child Protection Challenges in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlement

Navigating Child Protection Challenges in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlement

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Reuben Mulwa Kivuva, Pia Okeche & Mildred Lumayo FedhaKisii University, KenyaEmail: mulwarobbie@gmail.com Abstract: Child abuse is a global problem. Community-based Child Protection Structures, which are one of the strategies to deal with this problem, have been riddled with challenges like poor enforcement. The study aimed at assessing community-based child protection structures in Mukuru Kwa Njenga…

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Role of Community-Based Informal Approaches in Child Protection in Mwingi Central Sub-County, Kitui County

Role of Community-Based Informal Approaches in Child Protection in Mwingi Central Sub-County, Kitui County

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Titus Mutia Kithome, Dr. Wilkster M. Shanyisa & Dr. Stephen AsatsaCatholic University of Eastern AfricaCorresponding author – titusmutia@yahoo.com Abstract: The study was designed to investigate the role of community-based informal approaches in child protection in Mwingi Central Sub County, Kitui County. In order to address the above-stated objective, the study adopted a transformative worldview with…

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