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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces (Paperback)
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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces (Paperback)
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This book deals with problems facing children and youth in African
cities today. African populations have high growth rates and,
consequently, relatively high proportions of young people.
Population growth in rural areas has stretched resources leading to
urban migration and a rapid growth of cities. Economies have not
grown apace with the population; and in some countries, economies
have even shrunk. The result is a severe lack of resources in
cities to meet the needs of the growing populations, shown in high
unemployment, inadequate housing, poor services, and often extreme
poverty. All the essays in this book draw attention to such urban
environments, in which children and youth have to live and survive.
The title of this book speaks of negotiating livelihoods. The
concept of 'livelihood' has been adopted to incorporate the social
and physical environment together with people's responses to it. It
considers not only material, but also human and social resources,
including local knowledge and understanding. It, thus, considers
the material means for living in a broader context of social and
cultural interpretation. It, therefore, does not deal only with
material and economic existence, but also with leisure activities,
entertainments and other social forms of life developed by young
people in response to the dictates of the environment. The book
contains country-specific case studies of the problems faced by
youths in many African cities, how they develop means to solve
them, and the various creative ways through which they improve
their status, both economically and socially, in the different
urban spaces. It recognizes the potentials of young people in
taking control of their lives within the constraints imposed upon
them by the society. This book is a valuable contribution to the
field of child and youth development, and a useful tool for
parents, teachers, academics, researchers as well as government and
non government development agencies.
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