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    An Assessment on the Influence of Child Labour on Children’s Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Primary Schools in Moruita Sub County Nakapiripirit District
    (Uganda Christian University, 2024-09-18) Lowalem John Bosco
    The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of child labour on children‟s academic performance in primary schools in Moruita Sub County, Nakapiripirit District The specific objectives will be to examine the causes of child labour on children‟s academic performance in primary schools in Moruita Sub County, Nakapiripirit District; to analyze the effects of child labour on children‟s academic performance in primary schools in Moruita Sub County, Nakapiripirit District; to examine mechanisms of overcoming child labour on children‟s academic performance in primary schools in Moruita Sub County, Nakapiripirit District .The researcher employed the simple random sampling technique during the research when selecting the sample size of the research and the researcher will also use both descriptive and analytical research designs. The study concluded that most children in the community experienced child labour since the rest supported the statement. The cause of child labour included poverty of family members, lack of education of parents, unemployment of the parents, financial stress of the parents, family conflicts of members, serious marital problems, income inequality among parents, disagreement deaths of one or parents and sex of children where as the effects of child labour included depression of pupils, dissociating difficulty in concentration in class, alcohol or drug abuse, street children, home displacement, early marriages and mental disabilities and the solutions of child labour includes, helps nurture the children, promote programs, schools, volunteer, and report suspected mistreatment. Act involved e.g. the community, strict government laws against child labour; provide basic necessities, community outreach sensitization programs and counseling.