Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Publication Title

International Journal of Social Science Studies

Volume

1

Issue Number

1

First Page

145

Last Page

149

DOI

10.11114/ijsss.v1i1.43

Disciplines

International and Area Studies | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Young women and girls formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups face multiple challenges. Many become pregnant or have children while they are associated and face stigma and marginalization upon reintegration into civilian communities. This article describes a multi-year participatory action research study that took place in twenty communities in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and northern Uganda from 2006 – 2009 and included more than 650 young mother participants. We find that this community-based approach to reintegration improved the wellbeing of young mother participants and their children. We discuss the challenges and limitations of conducting participatory action research with war-affected young people and make recommendations for future reintegration programming.

Comments

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons–Attribution 3.0 Unported license. The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v1i1.43.

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