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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Vulnerable Youth"”.
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Participatory Perspectives: A Photovoice Narrative Study of Zambian Vulnerable Youth
… an education.</p> <p>This study examined the youth's access to and quality of education in the impoverished compound of Kalingalinga, located in the heart of Zambia's capital city of Lusaka. Seven youth were selected from the compound, all of whom were either facing extreme poverty or were …
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Sports and recreation-based programs for socially vulnerable youth: A study of meanings, motivations, and impacts
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Influence of NGOs in the Vulnerable Children, Youth above 20 Years Bicycle Assembling and Selling Project in Nshamba and Biilabo Wards Muleba District
… of a bicycle assembling and selling project for vulnerable youth above 20 was conducted using a case of Humuliza Organization in Nshamba and Biilabo wards in Muleba District in Kagera Region. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of NGOs in supporting vulnerable children …
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Positive Youth Development in Tanzanian Youth: Utility of the Developmental Assets Approach
… are increasingly interested in positive youth development (PYD), an approach that emphasizes the competencies, strengths, and responsibilities of youth from all backgrounds. This paradigm may be especially useful in research with international youth given the paucity of research on …
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"These Rights Go Beyond Borders and Pieces of Paper": Urban High School Teachers and Newcomer Immigrant Youth Engaging in Human Rights Education
… the complications of HRE in practice with vulnerable youth.</p>
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Design and evolution of creative capacity building program for refugee youth empowerment
… living in shelters and streets has further put youth at risk of trafficking, exploitation, and substance abuse. In 2017, MIT D-Lab partnered with Faros, a Greek NGO, to develop a design workshop for the unaccompanied minors. At the end of training, they demonstrated an improved capacity to …
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Navigating Post-Pandemic Leadership Succession in Child and Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Nonprofits in the Midwest
… executive directors, and key stakeholders in youth-serving mental and behavioral health nonprofits across Iowa help define the issue and possible solutions moving forward. The results of this study will provide policymakers, funders, and nonprofit leaders with information on the critical need …
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Promoting Better Outcomes for Black Girls with Multiple Youth-Serving System Involvement through Benevolent Childhood Experiences
… highlighted the systemic inadequacies of the youth-serving systems—the Child Welfare System (CWS), Juvenile Legal System (JLS), education system (ES), and mental health system (MHS)—despite their role in safeguarding vulnerable youth. Youth involved with the CWS are more likely to have JLS …
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The independence-dependence paradox facing youth aging out of care from transitional living programs
<p>Problem. Youth who age out of care experience poor outcomes, including high rates of mental health conditions, housing instability and homelessness, unemployment and poverty, and justice involvement. At particular risk are youth who exit semi-institutional care settings, including transitional …
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Evaluating a mathematics tutor programme for unemployed youth in a rural context
The most vulnerable youth in South Africa are aged 15–24, with only one out of three young adults working. Another predicament unemployed youth face is the poor mathematics education they rely on to prepare them for their future careers. This rationale motivated the implementation of a mathematics …
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Fragmented lives: A qualitative study of the experiences of black youth who have aged out of the foster care system
<p>Each year, growing numbers of black foster youth, ages 18 and older, are emancipated from the child welfare system. Prior to termination, they are provided with a montage of independent living services aimed at teaching self-sufficiency skills. Nevertheless, many of these youth find themselves …
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Linkages between cash incentives and behaviour change with regards to HIV counselling and testing uptake in adolescents: An assessment of the Rhiva programme in the Khomas region, Namibia
… themselves from becoming infected with HIV. Vulnerable children typically grow into vulnerable youth and vulnerable adults, who in turn have vulnerable children of their own. This reinforces a cycle of poverty and vulnerability for most families in Namibia. A clear understanding of the …
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Youth Mentoring as a Viable Crime Prevention Strategy: Evidence and Ontario Policy, with Reflections from Some Mentors
This thesis explored whether youth mentoring could be used as a crime prevention strategy for Ontario. It examined risk factors for youth crime and social bonding theory, the effectiveness of selected programs to prevent crime and best practices, and Ontario government reports on effective crime …
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Local Understandings Of The Entrepreneur And Entrepreneurship: A Phenomenological Case Study From The Southern Highlands Of Tanzania
… solution to a wide range of problems facing youth in sub-Saharan Africa, as a swelling youth population struggles to access quality education, confronts a mismatch between schooling and employment opportunities, and negotiates the impact of globalization. Across the region, governments and …
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School-based initiatives in support of the wellbeing of at-risk primary school learners
… need for psycho-social support provision to vulnerable youth in the South African context. In this country, the focus has increasingly moved towards communities taking responsibility themselves to address the challenges they face. Community-based coping (Ferreira, 2006) inevitably implies a …
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Creating a workflow that aims to respond to the unique needs of young people in Emergency Supports in Aotearoa New Zealand
… systems to address the immediate needs of vulnerable youth in crisis situations. The project integrated understanding and knowledge gathered from data utilising my experience, the literature, surveys, and a series of interviews with the young people themselves. The final output was a …
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Examining the Needs of Crossover Youth: Individual and System Level Factors
Examining the Needs of Crossover Youth: Individual and System Level Factors, 2017 Marcia A. Gordeyko Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development University of Toronto Abstract Objective. Crossover youth are broadly defined as youth who have had contact with both the child welfare and …
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Investigation of Crashes Involving Vulnerable Roadway Users Utilizing Geographical Information Systems-Driven Spatio-Temporal Statistical Techniques
… and economic losses in the world. Since vulnerable road users have specific characteristics, they are perceived to have a higher risk of being involved in fatal road crashes. Therefore, it is essential to focus on mitigating the vulnerabilities of roadway users as well as investigating …