Doris Kakuru
Biographic Data
| ID | 1214894 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Doris Kakuru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Doris |
| FAMILY NAME | Kakuru |
| SIGNATURE | KAKURU D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University, Uganda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Youth Health and Wellbeing
This study aims to explore the use of digital media technologies in promoting the health and well-being of young people within a youth work setting in the non-governmental organisation sector. The study adopted a qualitative approach, Purposive sampling was used to select 20 youth workers from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating across four provinces in South Africa: Limpopo, Gauteng, the Western Cape, and the Northern Cape. Data were…
Deconstructing Mainstream Discourses of Child and Youth Development as It Connects to Sexualized Violence Against Children
This article reviews literature on survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) who were preschool-aged when the abuse occurred, and applies critical discourse analysis to reveal power relations within this field of research. Utilizing themes of narrative theory, this article demonstrates how the current discourse has promoted a single story of developmental trajectories marred by entrenched deficits. The reviewed literature often utilized definitive la…
Reflections on Networking Dynamics to Address Violence Against Children in Tanzania
This article is based on a study conducted to understand the functionality and connectivity of existing networks and their impact on the prevention and response to violence against children (VAC) in East Africa. We adopted an exploratory qualitative approach in which a bottom-up purposive selection of study participants was used. Data were collected using focus group discussions with grassroots actors, interviews with network leads at the grassro…
Centering Grassroots Actors in Networking for Child Protection in East Africa
Violence against children (VAC) is both a global and local concern that has resulted in several child protection initiatives by formal and informal networks in East Africa. The dominant narrative on networking for VAC prevention and response significantly focuses on the functionality of formal networks and ignores grassroots networks. We conducted research to explore the functionality and corresponding impact of diverse networks that work to prev…
Locating State Actors in Violence Against Children (Vac) Networks in Kenya
Kenya has made significant efforts to address violence against children (VAC), but its prevalence remains high. Networking of different actors has shown evidence of benefit in some sectors, but determining its effectiveness in addressing VAC has not received due scholarly attention. We conducted qualitative research, including a desk review, focus group discussions, and interviews. In this article, we apply complexity leadership theory to illumin…
Towards a Localized Understanding of Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Africa
Despite global and African continental efforts to curb violence against children (VAC), it is the fourth leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 19 in Africa, according to a 2021 UNICEF report. In introducing this special issue on VAC in Africa, I contend that violence prevention and response efforts ought to be situated in local understandings of how violence is inflicted and experienced. Sociocultural and political ideals and values …
Networking for Violence Against Children
The rising cases of violence against children (VAC) have prompted strategies, laws, and policies to protect Ugandan children at the grassroots, subnational, and national levels. Despite the emergence of various strategies by different VAC actors who network formally and informally to address VAC, the functionality of their networks has not received adequate attention in previous research. We conducted a qualitative study to examine the dynamics o…
Funds of knowledge in child-headed households
Much of the research on orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on their risks and vulnerabilities. This article describes the 'funds of knowledge' (Moll and Greenberg, 1990) and means of acquiring new knowledge of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's Rakai District. Using ethnographic methods, the authors documented the experiences and activities of children in five rural home contexts. They advance the…
Funds of knowledge in child-headed households
Much of the research on orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on their risks and vulnerabilities. This article describes the 'funds of knowledge' (Moll and Greenberg, 1990) and means of acquiring new knowledge of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's Rakai District. Using ethnographic methods, the authors documented the experiences and activities of children in five rural home contexts. They advance the…
Funds of knowledge in child-headed households
Much of the research on orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on their risks and vulnerabilities. This article describes the 'funds of knowledge' (Moll and Greenberg, 1990) and means of acquiring new knowledge of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's Rakai District. Using ethnographic methods, the authors documented the experiences and activities of children in five rural home contexts. They advance the…
Deconstructing Mainstream Discourses of Child and Youth Development as It Connects to Sexualized Violence Against Children
This article reviews literature on survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) who were preschool-aged when the abuse occurred, and applies critical discourse analysis to reveal power relations within this field of research. Utilizing themes of narrative theory, this article demonstrates how the current discourse has promoted a single story of developmental trajectories marred by entrenched deficits. The reviewed literature often utilized definitive la…
Reflections on Networking Dynamics to Address Violence Against Children in Tanzania
This article is based on a study conducted to understand the functionality and connectivity of existing networks and their impact on the prevention and response to violence against children (VAC) in East Africa. We adopted an exploratory qualitative approach in which a bottom-up purposive selection of study participants was used. Data were collected using focus group discussions with grassroots actors, interviews with network leads at the grassro…
Centering Grassroots Actors in Networking for Child Protection in East Africa
Violence against children (VAC) is both a global and local concern that has resulted in several child protection initiatives by formal and informal networks in East Africa. The dominant narrative on networking for VAC prevention and response significantly focuses on the functionality of formal networks and ignores grassroots networks. We conducted research to explore the functionality and corresponding impact of diverse networks that work to prev…
Locating State Actors in Violence Against Children (Vac) Networks in Kenya
Kenya has made significant efforts to address violence against children (VAC), but its prevalence remains high. Networking of different actors has shown evidence of benefit in some sectors, but determining its effectiveness in addressing VAC has not received due scholarly attention. We conducted qualitative research, including a desk review, focus group discussions, and interviews. In this article, we apply complexity leadership theory to illumin…
Towards a Localized Understanding of Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Africa
Despite global and African continental efforts to curb violence against children (VAC), it is the fourth leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 19 in Africa, according to a 2021 UNICEF report. In introducing this special issue on VAC in Africa, I contend that violence prevention and response efforts ought to be situated in local understandings of how violence is inflicted and experienced. Sociocultural and political ideals and values …
Networking for Violence Against Children
The rising cases of violence against children (VAC) have prompted strategies, laws, and policies to protect Ugandan children at the grassroots, subnational, and national levels. Despite the emergence of various strategies by different VAC actors who network formally and informally to address VAC, the functionality of their networks has not received adequate attention in previous research. We conducted a qualitative study to examine the dynamics o…
Youth Health and Wellbeing
This study aims to explore the use of digital media technologies in promoting the health and well-being of young people within a youth work setting in the non-governmental organisation sector. The study adopted a qualitative approach, Purposive sampling was used to select 20 youth workers from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating across four provinces in South Africa: Limpopo, Gauteng, the Western Cape, and the Northern Cape. Data were…
Political science (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Grassroots (4 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Social science (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works)