Factors Affecting Girls Access and Retention to Secondary Education in Refugees’ Context : A Case of Nyarugusu Refugees’ Camp in Kigoma Region.

Jackson, Magesa Jacktan (2022) Factors Affecting Girls Access and Retention to Secondary Education in Refugees’ Context : A Case of Nyarugusu Refugees’ Camp in Kigoma Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Generally, the study assessed the girls` challenges in access and retention to secondary education in refugees’ context. Specifically, the study examined the current status of refugees’ girls’ access and retention to primary and secondary education at Nyarugusu Refugees Camp. Examined the challenges refugees’ girls are facing in accessing secondary school education at Nyarugusu Refugees Camp and assessed the challenges refugees’ girls are facing in secondary education retention at Nyarugusu Refugees Camp. The study adopted a descriptive research design and a mixed research approach. The study was conducted at Nyarugusu refugee camp in Kigoma Region. The population of the study included the refugees’ girls and the stakeholders. Purposive sampling technique was used to select a total of 111 refugees’ girls and convenience sampling was used to select the stakeholders. Questionnaires were used to collect data from refugees’ girls while interview was used to collect data from stakeholders. The collected quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics while the qualitative data were analyzed through thematic analysis technique. According to the findings, challenges in access to secondary education were Early marriages, Lack of scholarships, Limitation of movement, Language and Attitude. Moreover, the challenges to retention were Failure rates, Family encouragement, Household income, Gendered traditions and School-related factors. The study recommends more efforts to be implemented by the government and other stakeholders such as united nations and non-governmental organizations. Secondly, efforts should be done by the government and other stakeholders on supporting education to refugees, particularly on issues such as building schools, provision of supportive education and provision of scholarship opportunities so as to enhance the access and retention of refugee girls in secondary schools.

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