Title: Precious resources : adolescents in the reconstruction of Sierra Leone : participatory research study with adolescents and youth in Sierra Leone, April-July 2002 /
Authors: Lowicki, Jane.; Pillsbury, Allison A.; Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
Publisher: Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Teenagers Sierra Leone.; Youth Sierra Leone.; Postwar reconstruction Sierra Leone.
Contents: Introduction -- Executive summary -- Map -- Adolescence and youth: a community in crisis -- Education: a linchpin for peace and recovery -- Livlihood: young people need skills and jobs -- Health: myth versus reality -- Protection: few resources, many categories of vulnerability -- Psychosocial: moving beyond manipulation and abuse -- Survey results: education, poverty and health care are top concerns -- Adolescent researchers lead the study: methodology and lessons learned -- International, regional, national, and local responses to adolescent and youth concerns -- Recommendations -- Appendices -- Endnotes