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Parkes, Jenny; Heslop, Jo; Januario, Francisco; Oando, Samwel; Sabaa, Susan – Comparative Education, 2016
This paper interrogates the influence of a tradition-modernity dichotomy on perspectives and practices on sexual violence and sexual relationships involving girls in three districts of Kenya, Ghana and Mozambique. Through deploying an analytical framework of positioning within multiple discursive sites, we argue that although the dichotomy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment
Otieno, Mary – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2020
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is one of the worst manifestations of gender discrimination and violates a wide range of children's rights. Education is critical in empowering and transforming the lives of young people, especially girls, yet widespread gender-based violence (GBV) in and around schools seriously undermines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Gender Discrimination, Childrens Rights
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Abuya, Benta A.; Onsomu, Elijah O.; Moore, DaKysha; Sagwe, Jackline – Journal of School Violence, 2012
In 2003, 31% of young Kenyan women ages 15-24 reported sexual harassment and violence (SHV), with a majority experiencing sexual debut due to coercion (Central Bureau of Statistics, 2004). Data were obtained from a sample of 20 girls attending school in Kamu and Lafamu (pseudonyms used for the study sites), 10 girls who had dropped out of school,…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Females, Slums
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Njue, Carolyne; Voeten, Helene; Ahlberg, Beth Maina – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
The disappearance of traditional sex education during rites of passage in African societies has left many youth uncertain of where to look for information. Against this backcloth, the objectives of this study were to identify knowledge gaps amongst adolescents in Kenya regarding sexuality, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health. A thematic analysis was…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Violence, Sex Education, Sexual Harassment