Resilience and the Re-integration of Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa The Case of Cameroon /

• Main Author: Sanji, Walters Mudoh (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Well-being.; Children.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Economic development.; Youth in development.; Child Well-being.; Child and School Psychology.; Development and Children.

This book contributes to a better understanding of street children and youth within Sub-Saharan Africa. It investigates the psychological conditions of these children and determines how to reintegrate them into mainstream socio-economic activities. The book proposes cures and preventive measures. It...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• Contents
• Part 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Definition of Street Children and Youth
• 1.2. The Global Situation of Street Children and Youth
• 1.3. Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa Region
• 1.4. Variables and Theories Aiding Street Children and Youth Psychological Healing
• 1.5.Categorization of Street Children for the Purpose of Effective Rehabilitation and Reintergration
• Part 2. Economic Underdevelopment and Street Children and Youth Challenge Within Sub-Saharan Africa
• 2.1 Communities with Threats of Self-Destruction
• 2.2. Internal Negative Forces
• 2.3. International Negative Forces
• 2.3.1. Negative Influences from Foreign Powers
• 2.3.2. Impacts of International Policies
• Part 3. An In-depth Investigation of the Challenge of Street Children and Youth in Cameroon
• 3.1. Brief Description of the Country
• 3.2. Factors Responsible for Street Children and Youth in Cameroon
• 3.3. The Adverse Effects of the Challenge on the Socio-economic Development of Cameroon Society
• 3.4. NGOs, Churches and Government Efforts to Arrest This Challenge
• Part 4. Building the Resilience of Street Children and Youth Within Cameroon
• 4.1. Psychological Conditions Analysis of Street Children and Youth
• 4.2. Reintegration Through Resilience Enhancement Project (Kana Foundation)
• 4.2.1. Assessment Needs for the Street Children Resilience Enhancement Project in Yaoundé
• 4.2.2. Individual Participant Assessment
• 4.2.3. Evaluation Scores for Resilience Before Intervention
• 4.2.4. Enhancing Resilience by Applying Bio-ecological and Resilience Theories
• 4.2.5. Use of Special Language Introduced by International Resilience Project
• 4.2.6. Logic Model, Evaluation Questions and Indicators for Resilience Enhancement
• 4.2.7. Evaluation Scores for Resilience After Intervention
• Part 5. Suggested Solutions for Street Children and Youth Challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa
• 5.1. Curative Policies
• 5.2. Preventive Policies
• 6. Conclusion
• References
• Appendix.