An Exploration of Challenges Facing Most Vulnerable Children Grown from the Home Centres: A Case of Selected Children’s Home Centres in Monduli District, Tanzania.

Ndoorian, Mollel Kamete (2021) An Exploration of Challenges Facing Most Vulnerable Children Grown from the Home Centres: A Case of Selected Children’s Home Centres in Monduli District, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study intended to explore the challenges facing most vulnerable children grown from the home centres in Mondulidistrict. The study employed mixed research approach withacase study design. Participants from whom data were generated were 65 including children, caregivers and administrators. These were sampled from the targeted population through purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Data were generated through questionnaires and interviews. The study findings identified food, accommodation, clothes and education as the social needs of vulnerable children in home care centres while guidance, love, motivation and religious prayers were identified as the psychological needs of children living in home care centers. Furthermore, the study identified physical problems facing most vulnerable children as overworked, theft, congested rooms and lack of life skills activities for future life to make children independent after leaving from home care centers. On the other hand Psychological problems were insults, corporal punishment, depression and gender discrimination. Furthermore, it was unveiled that to alleviate those challenges there is a need of seminar to caregivers and centre administrators, guidance and counseling, love, the government supports, the establishment of various projects, meetings with children and community support and engagement in support of these children. The study recommends that education should be given to caregivers and centre administrators on the best way of living with most vulnerable children. The government should watch on children’s homes operations to ensure children’s interest is mostly considered. Keyword : Most Vulnerable children, children’s home centers.

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