dc.contributor.advisor | Breidlid, Anders | |
dc.contributor.author | Røed, Merethe | |
dc.contributor.author | Skårås, Merethe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-11T14:05:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-11T14:05:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/1884 | |
dc.description | Master i flerkulturell og internasjonal utdanning | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005 marked the end of Africa’s
longest civil war between the government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation
Army/Movement. A few years prior to the signing of the CPA, the SPLA started to demobilize
children from their ranks. This is still going on. While some children are formally demobilized
with assistance from organizations as well as the UN, others are not. This study examines the
reintegration process of these youth into life as civilians and students in schools in Malakal.
The main findings of the study shows that in general, Children Associated with Armed Forces
and Groups (CAAFG) do not get specific attention in Malakal. However, there are both
international and national policy documents that address them. They are labeled and stigmatized
by the society and some suffer from trauma. Half of them have lost one or both parents and they
struggle to get money for school and basic living. Currently, none get the support that is
necessary to secure their future and give them a good education which is needed to rebuild
Sudan. The surrounding environments do not cooperate to their benefit and they are not addressed in
particular in the schools. If the reasons that made them choose to join the armed group are not
addressed, they might as well find their way back. Therefore the reintegration process into the
school system is of crucial importance, not only for the individual CAAFG, but for the future of
Southern Sudan. The study shows that former CAAFG are marginalized in numerous ways. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Høgskolen i Oslo. Avdeling for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier | en_US |
dc.subject | School children | en_US |
dc.subject | Sudan | en_US |
dc.subject | Children soldiers | en_US |
dc.subject | Children Associated with Armed Groups and Forces | en_US |
dc.subject | Education | en_US |
dc.subject | Reintegration | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280 | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Utviklingspsykologi: 265 | en_US |
dc.title | The Lost Boys of Sudan : the reintegration process of school children associated with armed forces and groups | en_US |
dc.type | Master thesis | en_US |