Author： Jacob James Smith Troy Hite Steven Yao Cheng Sheng
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1469-9389
Source： Journal of Children and Poverty, Vol.10, Iss.1, 2004-03, pp. : 3-22
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Abstract
With the help of theoretical paradigms of social behavior, we use both qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate a recent government-initiated program for relocating and resettling orphans and street children in Uganda. We first describe this program, which we have called the Model for Orphan Resettlement and Education (MORE). MORE is an inventive approach in the battle against the problem of orphaned children living on the streets of urban centers in Africa. The government of Uganda has developed this model to effectively educate and re-socialize children who have been living on the streets of the capital city, Kampala. We then analyze this program, highlighting both the positive and negative aspects, and suggest ways it can be adapted to be more effective and sustainable in meeting the needs of Uganda as well as other sub-Saharan African countries that face similar problems.
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