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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
'Children of the street': Sexual citizenship and the unprotected lives of Ghanaian street youth
Comparative Education, Volume 48, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
Youth-sensitive policies are gradually gaining recognition in Africa. The release of the recent publication Children in Ghana by the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) and UNICEF-Ghana attests to the value the country places on young people's perspectives. Guided by Richardson's conceptual framework on sexual citizenship, this paper draws on four sets of focus group discussions, informal conversations and interviews with 24 young people aged between 14 and 19 (seven young men and 17 young women), all of whom were living on the streets of a city in Ghana. It shows how young people navigate sexuality in a context of poverty and in an era of HIV/AIDS. It argues that the young women's demonstration of a sense of agency, evident in the midst of violence and insecurity, contradicts the notion of childhood sexual innocence. These experiences challenge the view that human rights and sex education are sufficient strategies to address young people's transitions to a safe adulthood within impoverished contexts. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Oduro, Georgina Yaa
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/03050068.2011.637762
ISSN:
03050068
e-ISSN:
13600486
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Ghana
Participants Gender
Male
Female