A generation at risk

The researchers are also especially grateful to all the youth who took the time and effort to participate in this project and answer a multitude of questions. [...] The two most common constraints are the insufficient rations supplied by World Food Program (WFP), and lack of access to gardens, meant to complement aid distributions 2. Health Threats – Congestion and the lack of medical facilities perpetuate the spread of diseases. [...] The first section provides a background to the report and the methodology used throughout the project. [...] The definition does not look at youth as a homogenous group with clear-cut age brackets but rather as a process of change… The definition considers youth and child to be mutually inclusive at some stage of their lives… It also reflects the reality on ground that the family and extended kinship ties loosen due to the different factors [and that] many young people by the age of 12 years have assumed [...] Female youth are also exploited by the LRA and UPDF, and are utilized as “wives” to care for and produce Acholis in the “bush”.