Projects per year
Description
'Growing up on the streets' was a qualitative, longitudinal, participatory research project following the lives of street children and youth as they grow up on the streets of three African cities: Accra, Ghana; Bukavu, DRC and Harare, Zimbabwe. Street children and youth were participants and researchers alongside street work practitioners, UK academics, a UK charity and African NGOs. Funding came from Backstage Trust. The innovative research design was developed with street children and youth (aged 14-20), employing a capability (rather than vulnerability) approach to their lives. They defined the 10 capabilities which formed the framework for the project. The project won awards for its innovative approach and impact. The data (2478 interviews) provides unique insights into the patterns of young people’s daily lives on the street as they seek to create adult lives to value.
Date made available | 14 Sept 2020 |
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Publisher | University of Dundee |
Date of data production | 8 Jul 2012 - 16 May 2016 |
Projects
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Learning on Harare’s streets under Covid-19 lockdown: making a story map with street youth
Hunter, J., Chitsiku, S., Shand, W. & van Blerk, L., 1 Apr 2021, In: Environment and Urbanization. 33, 1, p. 31-42 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)62 Downloads (Pure) -
The influence of peer relationships on young people's sexual health in Sub-Saharan African street contexts
Hunter, J., van Blerk, L. & Shand, W., Nov 2021, In: Social Science and Medicine. 288, 8 p., 113285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)44 Downloads (Pure) -
‘Street citizenship’: informal processes of engaging as citizens through research and knowledge exchange in three African cities
van Blerk, L., Shand, W. & Hunter, J., 2020, In: Space and Polity. 24, 3, p. 330-345 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)97 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year
van Blerk, Lorraine (Recipient), Shand, Wayne (Recipient) & Hunter, Janine (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Market Research Society's President’s Medal (For extraordinary contributions to research)
van Blerk, Lorraine (Recipient), Hunter, Janine (Recipient), Shand, Wayne (Recipient) & Shanahan, Patrick (Recipient), 8 Dec 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)