The Effects of Divorce by Parents on the Children Welfare: A Case of Ngoma District.

Busingye,, Esther (2020) The Effects of Divorce by Parents on the Children Welfare: A Case of Ngoma District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of divorces by parents on children welfare. Divorce is there both in developed and developing countries. It is there in Rwanda. And it is affecting children lives and the consequences are lifelong. This proportion in Rwanda is higher in the Eastern Province (3%), Kigali City (2.7%) and the Southern Province (2.3%) and less represented in the Northern (1.5%) and Western (1.8%) provinces). These pushed the researcher to assess the effect of divorce by parents on children welfare. The specific objectives were to determine factors that lead to divorce of spouses in Rwanda, awareness of spouses on the consequences of children of divorces parents in Rwanda, to examine the type of life children of divorced parents lead in terms of essential rights as children in Ngoma District and to assess the impact of divorce on children welfare in Ngoma District. For achieving the objectives of the study, different methods and techniques were used; Interviews and questionnaires were utilized to establish the opinions of the participants. The researcher used systematic sampling technique for selecting population of Ngoma District. It was found that even if divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage; it can lead children to difficulty life, drop out and street children in our society. It is affecting children lives and the consequences are lifelong. Although most children from divorced parents suffer long-term consequences, some children may experience difficulties in adolescence, such as mental health problems, substance abuse, delinquency, and teenage pregnancy. In order to reduce the divorced and its effects, it is recommended the following parts (government, Local leaders, religious institution, spouses on marriage and respective responsibilities to their offspring and Social workers and related stakeholders interested in children and related welfare) to intervene. Keywords: Effect, divorce, parent, children and welfare

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 360 Social services; association
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Sociology and social work
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2021 08:35
Last Modified: 23 Apr 2021 08:35
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/2703

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