Resilience and the Re-integration of Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Case of Cameroon
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-13-2073-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 137 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Psychology

Highlights the plight of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa
Addresses challenges associated with the street children and youth phenomenon

Highlights strategies to enhance the resilience of street children and youth

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sanji, Walters Mudoh

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Familie, Kinder, Jugendliche
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Abstract.- Contents.- Part 1. Introduction.- 1.1. Definition of Street Children and Youth.- 1.2. The Global Situation of Street Children and Youth.- 1.3. Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa Region.- 1.4. Variables and Theories Aiding Street Children and Youth Psychological Healing.- 1.5.Categorization of Street Children for the Purpose of Effective Rehabilitation and Reintergration.- Part 2. Economic Underdevelopment and Street Children and Youth Challenge Within Sub-Saharan Africa.- 2.1 Communities with Threats of Self-Destruction.- 2.2. Internal Negative Forces.- 2.3. International Negative Forces.- 2.3.1. Negative Influences from Foreign Powers.- 2.3.2. Impacts of International Policies.- Part 3. An In-depth Investigation of the Challenge of Street Children and Youth in Cameroon.- 3.1. Brief Description of the Country.- 3.2. Factors Responsible for Street Children and Youth in Cameroon.- 3.3. The Adverse Effects of the Challengeon the Socio-economic Development of Cameroon Society.- 3.4. NGOs, Churches and Government Efforts to Arrest This Challenge.- Part 4. Building the Resilience of Street Children and Youth Within Cameroon.- 4.1. Psychological Conditions Analysis of Street Children and Youth.- 4.2. Reintegration Through Resilience Enhancement Project (Kana Foundation).- 4.2.1. Assessment Needs for the Street Children Resilience Enhancement Project in Yaoundé.- 4.2.2. Individual Participant Assessment.- 4.2.3. Evaluation Scores for Resilience Before Intervention.- 4.2.4. Enhancing Resilience by Applying Bio-ecological and Resilience Theories.- 4.2.5. Use of Special Language Introduced by International Resilience Project.- 4.2.6. Logic Model, Evaluation Questions and Indicators for Resilience Enhancement.- 4.2.7. Evaluation Scores for Resilience After Intervention.- Part 5. Suggested Solutions for Street Children and Youth Challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 5.1. Curative Policies.- 5.2. Preventive Policies.-6. Conclusion.- References.- Appendix.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sanji Walters Mudoh was born in Cameroon and earned a doctorate degree in Lifelong Education from Hanseo University, South Korea, in 2016 and a Masters degree in NGO studies from Ajou University, South Korea, in 2011. Prior to furthering his studies, he worked at the Bamenda Urban Council as Assistant Chief of Communication, Cooperation, and Local Partnerships, where he carried out a journalistic investigation into the problem of children roaming the streets of this town and went on to investigate the situation of the two biggest cities of the country. During his studies at Hanseo University, he put his long-term investigation on this crucial problem into a dissertation proposal and he was awarded research grants from the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Hanseo University. His dissertation has been read by many senior professors of the Southern and Western worlds, and in Korea, Dr.Sanji also represented Ajou University at the Global HR Forum of 2015, G20 bridge forum in 2010, and the 3rd Seoul Official Development Assistance International Conference in 2009.