Voices of Youth in Post-Conflict Burundi : Perspectives on Exclusion, Gender, and Conflict

This report examines youth in post-conflict Burundi. The research responds to the nascent but growing body of knowledge on conflict, young men and gender. War and violence have devastated societies and economies throughout Africa with young men being the main perpetrators of this violence. This research attempts to contribute to this body of knowledge. It looks at youth and young men in particular in two countries emerging from years of ethnic conflict, with a view to identifying if gender norms may increase the risk of renewed conflict. Specific objectives of the research in Burundi were to examine how poor and excluded youth are faring and coping in the country's post-conflict environment; how gender dynamics are playing out in Burundian society and how these may contribute to increased risk of renewed conflict; and what the implications of findings are in terms of future policy and programming. The study takes a special look at youth ex-combatants who are in the process of being reintegrated back into their communities, given that this group has been a focus of a high profile demobilization and reintegration program in Burundi and given that ex-combatants are considered to represent a higher risk to renewed fighting. The report is organized as follows. After this introductory chapter, chapter two presents the context for the study, and includes a definition of youth as well as a brief description of the country context and socioeconomic indicators for youth. Chapter three presents the main research findings on how youth are faring, how they see their prospects, and the challenges they face, including those related to meeting gender norms and other social institutions. Chapter four presents a description of the policy response and programs targeting youth, scanty as they may be. Lastly, chapter five summarizes the study's main findings and conclusions, and presents an overall approach for youth development as well as policy directions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Social Analysis biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ADOLESCENCE, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENTS, ADULT HEALTH, ADULT LITERACY, ADULT LITERACY RATE, ADULT MEN, ADULT POPULATION, ADULTHOOD, AGE GROUPS, AGE OF MARRIAGE, AID, ALCOHOLISM, AVERAGE AGE, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BASIC NEEDS, BIRTHS, BOTH SEXES, BREAST MILK, CAREGIVERS, CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL CONFLICT, CIVIL UNREST, CIVIL WAR, CLIMATE CHANGE, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, CONDOM, CULTURAL PRACTICES, CULTURAL VALUES, DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE, DEPRESSION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIGNITY, EARLY ADOLESCENCE, EARLY CHILDBEARING, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC CHANGE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT RATE, ETHNIC GROUPS, EX-COMBATANTS, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, FAMILIES, FAMILY FORMATION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE EDUCATION, FEMININITY, FERTILITY, FORMAL EDUCATION, FRIENDLY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, GANGS, GENDER, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER NORMS, GENOCIDE, GIRLS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOS, HEALTH NEEDS, HIV, HOUSEHOLD DUTIES, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD WORK, HUMAN BEINGS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBANDS, IMPACT ON CHILDREN, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFORMED DECISIONS, INTERVENTIONS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TRAINING, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LATE TEENS, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE SKILLS, LITERACY RATES, LIVE BIRTHS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MALARIA, MALE CONDOMS, MALE RESPONSIBILITY, MALE YOUTH, MASCULINITY, MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE, MIGRANT, MIGRANT POPULATION, MIGRANT WOMEN, MIGRANT YOUTH, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MODERNIZATION, MORAL DEVELOPMENT, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, MOTHER, NATIONAL LEADERS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POLITICS, NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY, NON-FORMAL EDUCATION, NURSE, NURSES, OLD GIRL, OLD MAN, ORPHANS, PARENTAL ATTITUDES, PEACE, PERSONALITY, PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, POLICY RESPONSE, POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES, POLYGAMY, POOR FAMILIES, POOR GIRLS, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION PRESSURE, POST-CONFLICT SETTING, POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY COMPLETION, PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PROGRESS, PROSTITUTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SPHERE, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, REASONING, REFUGEE, REFUGEES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, RESPECT, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL YOUTH, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SELF-ESTEEM, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEX, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SEXUALLY ACTIVE, SHORT SUPPLY, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL CHANGES, SOCIAL CONTROL, SOCIAL CONTROLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROUP, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL MOBILITY, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL STATUS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SPOUSE, SUPPORT TO PARENTS, TEACHERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY LEVELS, TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES, TRADITIONAL VALUES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION, TRAUMA, TUBERCULOSIS, UNMARRIED MEN, UNWANTED PREGNANCY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN DWELLERS, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN YOUTH, URBANIZATION, USE OF CONDOMS, VIOLENCE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, WAR, WOMAN, YOUNG ADULT, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG MALE, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH LITERACY, YOUTH MOVEMENT, YOUTH PERSPECTIVES, YOUTH POLICIES, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH POPULATION, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16274091/voices-youth-post-conflict-burundi-perspectives-exclusion-gender-conflict http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12460
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