Effect of Street Vending on the Lives of Pupils in Western Division, Tororo Municipality, Tororo District
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2023-07-31
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Uganda Christian University
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Despite of various child protection measures at both national and international levels, children have continued to live risky and degrading lives. Majority of who live in heavily degraded environments doing activities or work that is detrimental to their lives and schooling. The aim of
the study was to investigate the effect of street vending on lives of pupils in Western Division of Tororo Municipality, Tororo district. Specifically, the study was aimed at finding out the forms of street vending and the effect of street vending on lives of pupils in Western Division of Tororo Municipality, Tororo district the study also examined measures of preventing pupils from engaging in street vending in Western Division of Tororo Municipality, Tororo district. The study used qualitative research approach and a case study design of 15 participants who include local leaders (LL), local people (LP) and children involved in street vending (CSV) were interviewed. Data was collected from participants using interview method. The study found that food vending is one of the vending activities that pupils are involved in. other forms of street vending in which children are involved in are mobile technology vending, fresh product vending, vending in clothes and vending in scholastic materials. This Study findings also show that pupils who engage in street vending experience poor nutrition as well as poor school academic performance among pupils and street vending results in pupils committing juvenile crimes.
Findings also show that teenage marriages among pupils are results of street vending in Western division of Tororo Municipality. The study recommended passing legislation and policy may help prevent pupils from engaging in street vending as well as creating education and awareness.
Other recommendations include implementing social support programmes utilizing child protection services and social support programmes may help prevent pupils from engaging in street vending.
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Undergraduate Research