Spirituality on the Streets: Findings from Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities

Eva Krah; Janine Hunter; Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand

doi:https://doi.org/10.20933/100001144

Spirituality on the Streets: Findings from Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Three African Cities

Eva Krah, Janine Hunter, Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand

Geography and Environmental Science

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Abstract

Key Points
- Spirituality is a complex and important aspect of street life, impacting the physical, social and psychological wellbeing of street children and youth.
- Faith in God can make life more bearable for young people growing up on the streets and give hope for the future.
- Belief in witchcraft among the general population can further marginalise street children and youth as they risk becoming victims of witchcraft accusations.
- Street children and youth engage with witchcraft and magic if they believe it will help them as a survival strategy.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	StreetInvest
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001144
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2016

Publication series

Name	Growing up on the streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	9

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2 Other contribution
1 Commissioned report

Africa Consultation Report for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment on Children in Street Situations
Turgut, N., van Blerk, L., Shand, W., Shanahan, P., Hunter, J., Gbeglo, S., d’Aquin Rubambura, T. & Chitsiku, S., 2016, University of Dundee. 29 p.
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Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
van Blerk, L., Shand, W. & Shanahan, P., Mar 2014, 4 p. StreetInvest.
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Research Principles and Conceptual Framework
van Blerk, L., Shand, W. & Shanahan, P., Jan 2014, 4 p. England : StreetInvest.
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Between Shadow and Solace: The Spiritual Lives of Street Children in Bukavu, The Democratic Republic of Congo
Author: Krah, E., 2018
Supervisor: van Blerk, L. (Supervisor) & Smith, F. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year
van Blerk, Lorraine (Recipient), Wayne Shand (Recipient) & Hunter, Janine (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Abstract

Publication series

Access to Document

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

Research Principles and Conceptual Framework

Between Shadow and Solace: The Spiritual Lives of Street Children in Bukavu, The Democratic Republic of Congo

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

Cite this