Growing up on the Streets: A Story Map by Accra's Street Youth

Janine Hunter; Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand

doi:10.20933/100001151

Growing up on the Streets: A Story Map by Accra's Street Youth

Janine Hunter, Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand

Geography and Environmental Science

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Abstract

This map is a visual showcase of a research project, Growing up on the Streets. There are 10 chapters covering 10 'capabilities' – key aspects of life most important to children and youth that are living and working on the streets. The chapters cover Shelter, Building Assets, Resilience, Keeping Safe in the City, Health and Wellbeing, Support of Friends, Making a Living, Enough to Eat, Plans for the Future, and Time to Play.
All the visual and context material was created by street youth living on the streets of Accra, namely: Akor, Bediako, Rabbi, Akoley, Atongo, Atinga, Ophelia, Nissan, Fuseina, Mawulolo, and Juliana.

Original language	English
Type	Story Map visual showcase of a research project
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001151
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Growing up on the Streets: A Story Map by Accra's Street Youth

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Growing Up on the Streets: Building Networks of Knowledge Exchange for Delivering Impact (Knowledge Exchange)

Growing Up on the Streets Research Project

Africa Consultation Report for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment on Children in Street Situations

Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

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Growing up on the Streets: A Story Map by Accra's Street Youth

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Projects

Growing Up on the Streets: Building Networks of Knowledge Exchange for Delivering Impact (Knowledge Exchange)

Growing Up on the Streets Research Project

Research output

Africa Consultation Report for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment on Children in Street Situations

Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Prizes

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

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