Using Photovoice with Refugee Children
Location
2082
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
January 2015
Abstract
While Africans constitute only 13% of the global population, they constitute 30% of the world’s refugees. Presently South Africa has a refugee population of approximately 65,233 with of which children constitute a large majority. With numbers continuously rising, there comes an increasing need to understand the situation and experiences of these children. There is substantial evidence that what children do in their free time has important developmental and health implications. Internationally, research reveals that refugee children experience restrictions in their leisure and socialization opportunities, thus negatively impacting their development and wellbeing. Much of the research done in Africa is focused on the injustices refugee adult’s experience, but there is limited information on whether these injustices affect their children.
Using Photovoice with Refugee Children
2082
While Africans constitute only 13% of the global population, they constitute 30% of the world’s refugees. Presently South Africa has a refugee population of approximately 65,233 with of which children constitute a large majority. With numbers continuously rising, there comes an increasing need to understand the situation and experiences of these children. There is substantial evidence that what children do in their free time has important developmental and health implications. Internationally, research reveals that refugee children experience restrictions in their leisure and socialization opportunities, thus negatively impacting their development and wellbeing. Much of the research done in Africa is focused on the injustices refugee adult’s experience, but there is limited information on whether these injustices affect their children.
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