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The Effects of the Lord's Resistance Army [Lra] on the Education of the Girl-Child in Northern Uganda THE EFFECTS OF THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY [LRA] ON THE EDUCATION OF THE GIRL-CHILD IN NORTHERN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF ERUTE COUNTY LIRA DISTRICT I BY ACIO SHARON REG.NO:BDS/40619/91/DU A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELORS DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES OF KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER, 2012 DECLARATION I ACIO SHARON, declare that the research, "The effects of the Lord's Resistance Army Rebels on the Education of the Girl Child in Northern Uganda; a Case Study of Erute County, Lira District", has never been submitted to any faculty of study, school or university and no other person has ever written a similar dissertation, the completion of this research dissertation h as been my own investigation with maximum originality of data and information got from secondary sources or references. Signed ACIO SHARON BDS/40619/91/DU [STUDENT] Date APPROVAL This is to certify that the dissertation titled, "The effect of the Lord's Resistance Army Rebels on the Education of the Girl Child in Northern Uganda; a Case Study of Erute County, Lira District", has been done under my supervision in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of BDS for the period of 16 weeks i.e., May - August, 2012. Signed [SUPERVISOR] . { 1.. 1..1 -1 1 :J-c:::, Id--_ Date o ii DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my lovely mother; Betty Achieng, not leaving out the following; Bro Dennis, Kheem and Oscar who have been of much assistance to me during via spiritual, financial and physical assistance they extended to me making this work a success. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am greatly indebted to a number of people who helped me m vanous ways and enabled this booklet to reach its final piece of work. First, I would like to thank the Almighty God for the very precious gift of life He has blessed me, a life which enables me to study. I am very grateful and truly feel indebted to Kampala International University in whose midst I believe I hmre learned a lot. I do acknowledge first and foremost my direct supervisor, MR. ANY AMA CHARLES, whose technical, professional and also parental support helped me see through the research time both at the University and in the field experience. All thal I have in Lhis document would not have been possible without his guidance. I would not forget to thank my lovely mother; Ms. Betty Achieng, not leaving out the following; Bro Dennis, Kheem and Oscar who sacrificed up to Lheir last penny to make me what I am. Lastly, I acknowledge the immeasurable contribution of Department of Development Studies of Kampala International University for the tireless inpuls through the lectures who have played an important role in transforming me towards my achievements and for a greater future. Thank you all for everything May the Almighty God Bless you all! iv CHAP1'ER THREE ..................................................................................................... 15 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 15 3.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Research Design ................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Area of study and population .............................................................................. 15 3.3 Sample Framework ............................................................................................. 16 3. 3. 1 Sample Size ...................................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 Sample Technique ............................................................................................. 16 3.3.3 Sampling Procedure .......................................................................................... 16 3.4 Research methods ............................................................................................... 17 3. 4. 1 lnstru.n1ents ...................................................................................................... 17 3.4.2 Sources of data ................................................................................................ 18 3.5 Research Variables and Measurement.................................... ......................... 18 3.6 Data Quality Control ........................................................................................... 18 3.6.1 Validity ............................................................................................................. 18 3. 6.2 Reliability ......................................................................................................... l 8 3.7 Data Analysis ...................................................................................................... lg 3. 7. I Descriptive slat is tics of percentages .................................................................. 1g 3. 7.2 Qualitative descriptions based on themes studied .............................................. 19 3.8 Ethical Considerations ........................................................................................ 19 3.9 Limitations lo the study ...................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................... 21 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS ............................................. 21 4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 21 4. 1 Presentation of Demographic Information ........................................................... 21 4. 1. 1 Respondents' gender ........................................................................................ 2 1 4. 1.2 Respondents' Age groups .................................................................................. 22 4. 1 .3 Respondents' marital Status ............................................................................. 22 ~1.1.4 Respondents' Education level ............................................................................ 23 4.2 Responses on the management techniques used by the LRA in their operation in Northern Uganda ...................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Responses on the outcomes of the LRA rebels on the Education of the C}irl Child in northern Uganda ....................................................................................................... 25 vi 4.4 Remedies being taken to the outcomes of the Lord's Resistance Army Rebels on the Learning of Girls Children ......................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................... 28 SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 28 5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 28 5. 1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 28 5.2 Recommendations of the Study ........................................................................... 30 5. 2. 1 The Government. ............................................................................................... 30 o.-.-- ? ? C.w1 ·1 S oczety. C) rganizatwns. (C'SO/ s ) ......................................................................3? _ 5.2.3 The Local Cornmunity ..............., ......................................................................... 32 5.2. 4 International Cornmunity ................................................................................... 33 5.2.5 General Recommendations ................................................................................ 33 5.2.6 Areas for future research ................................................................................... 34 5.3 Conclusions ........................................................................................................ 34 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................... 35 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................ 38 APPENDIX !:QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE CHILDREN / STUDENTS ............................. 38 APPENDIX II: INTERVIEWS WITH THE LOCAL LEADERS ......................................... 40 APPENDIX Ill: ESTIMATED TIME PRAME ................................................................. 42 APPENDIX IV: ESTIMATED BUDGET ........................................................................ 43 APPENDIX V: LETTER OF INTRODUCTION ........................................................4-l- vii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: The sample size to be used in the study ........................................... 16 Table 2: The gender of Respondents .............................................................. 21 Table 3: The age Group of Respondents ......................................................... 22 Table 4: Marital Status of the Respondents ................................................... 22 Table 5: The Education Level of the Respondents .........................................
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