Roles of Rehabilitation Centres in Providing Support to Formerly Abducted Children in Northern Uganda a Case Study of School of War Affected Children, Laroo- Gulu Municipality

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Declaration (i)

Supervisor' s approval . . . ... .. .. .. .... ... .. ... .... .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .... .. . . . . .. . . . .. (ii)

Dedication: .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. .. ... .. . .. .. . . .. (iii)

Ac knowledgement .. ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... . . .. .. . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. (iv)

Abstract . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . (v)

List of abbrevia tion ...... ............... .......... .. ......... .. .... .................. ..

Chapter One: Introduc tion ......................................... ............ ..

1.0 Background of the problem ... .. ... ............ ....... .............. .... 2

1 .1 Statement of the problem .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . ... 6

1 .2 Purpose of the study .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... 6

1 .3 Objectives of the study .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. 7

1 .4 Researc h q uestions .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 7

1 .5 Scope of the study .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7

1 .6 Significance of the study .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . ...... .. .. .. . .. .... 7

1 .7 Limitations of the study .......... ...................... ..... ...... ............ 8

1 .8 Delimitations of the study .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8

Chapter two: Litera ture review .... .. .... ...... ............... .. .. .. ... .......... .

1 .0 Mecha nisms used in rehabilitation o f war affected c hildren .. . 9

1 .1 c hallenges hind ering rehabilitation of war affected c hildre n .. 11

1 .2 Achievements of rehabilitation centres in re habilitating war ... 12

a ffected persons.

Chapter three: Research Methodology . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1 .0 Research design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5

1 . 1 Area of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.2 Target population .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1.3 Sample . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16

1.4 Sampling techniques . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 16

1 .5 Sources of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7

1 .6 Research instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1 .7 Procedure of data collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18

Appendix 1: Letter of Introduction ............. ......... ..................... 33

Appendix II: Instrument for data collection .... ... ..... ...... ....... ..... 34

Appendix Ill: Budget for the study .................. ............... .. ......... 35

Appendix IV: Map of Uganda showing Gulu District ..... ... .......... 36

Appendix V: Map of Gulu District showing Gulu Municipality ...... 37