A Holistic Framework for Child Poverty in Uganda Research Proposal

This research proposal focuses on developing a holistic framework for monitoring child poverty in Uganda, addressing children's concerns. The study aims to determine children's perceptions of poverty, identify vulnerable groups, examine existing policies, and propose relevant indicators. The literature review explores economical aspects, trends in child poverty, and the effectiveness of existing policies. The methodology section outlines the research philosophy, approach, choice, strategy, design, data collection, analysis, sampling, time horizon, and ethical considerations. The conclusion highlights the potential outcomes and the importance of ethical considerations and data analysis techniques to provide accurate and reliable information. The proposal references various studies and articles related to child poverty, including research by Save the Children UK and other relevant sources. The research seeks to understand child poverty in Uganda by using quantitative techniques, with the goal of improving the country's situation by formulating different legislation and rules which are formulated to complete the task.

Research Proposal

 Introduction
 Research Aims and objectives
 Literature Review
 Research Methodology
 Conclusion & potential outcomes
 References
Table of content

TOPIC: A Holistic framework for poverty monitoring, which
responds more closely to children’s concerns.
Social research could be explained as method which is used by social
scientist and researchers to learn about people and societies so that they
can design the products and services. This is important for each
individual to analysis the different ways and activities which are needed
to conduct the business and attain the higher performance. This report
covers a discussion about children's poverty and ways to remove this.
The report is based on article such as Save the Children written by Sohie
Writer that can help to manage the all information and ideas to work
accordingly.
Introduction

Research Aims and Objectives
Aim : To develop a more holistic framework for poverty monitoring, which responds more closely
to children's concerns”.
Research Objectives
•To determine the children’s perceptions of poverty, its causes and implications, in Uganda.
•To develop understandings about trends in child poverty? Which groups of
• children are most vulnerable?
•To examine the existing policies relating to children, and how effective are they? Do they meet
children’s priorities?
•To explain the indicators should be used to monitor child poverty? What are the major gaps at
present.
Research Aims and Objectives

Problem statement
The research is about child poverty in a country where they are unable to meet their basic needs and
wants that affected negatively. This is important for each country to analysis the environment and
comes to know how poverty can be reduced or control as there are number of practices which needs to
apply. Uganda is selected landlocked country in East Africa that climbing back from civil war and
economic aspects, this is still poorest in the country. The government developed a policies for poverty
reduction and genuine government commitment to poverty eradication.

The main purpose of study is to collect the information
regarding child poverty in Uganda that is poor country and
no child are sent to school. The current research will help to
gather the information from different aspects by using the
quantitative technique. This is important to individual to
manage the all functions and task which is needed to be
done. This research will help to improve the country
situation by formulating different legislation and rules
which are formulated to complete the task (Busetto, Wick,
and Gumbinger, 2020).
Purpose of study

To determine the children’s perceptions of poverty, its causes and implications, in
Uganda.
As per opinion of Keith (2020), Economical aspects of country is major
consideration which is considered by group of people for the purpose of living
their life. It has seen that children under the age of 18 years represent 62 percent
of the poor in Uganda that directly impacts on their lifestyle and living
standard. The children is having different perception regarding poverty as they
are not education that creates the unemployment and affected their lives.
To develop understandings about trends in child poverty? Which groups of
children are most vulnerable?
As per view point of PENINAH (2021), Poverty is major issue in Uganda
which is increasing day by day as people are not bale to fill their basic needs.
This is important for individual to analysis the reason or trend which in running
in child poverty and which group of children are most vulnerable that affects
the productivity and profitability. The trends in child poverty are global
population that is increasing and less control over population that directly
affected the people's living standard, occurrence of pandemic in whole world
that created the issue of unemployment, and less filling of needs, conflict and
fragility that has increased the poverty and created issues for children.
LITERATURE REVIEW

To examine the existing policies relating to children, and how effective are they? Do they meet children’s priorities?
According to Fonta, and et.al., (2019), Policies and regulations are formulated by individual for the purpose of living
their normal life and managing the all functions as well as activities. Children are facing the issue of poverty that
affect their health and economic status. The practices relate to saving children are Care and Protection of Children
Amendment Act 2021, The protection of Children from sexual offence rules, 2020, and others are followed by
country for the purpose of save the children from poverty. These are more effective as it provides the safety and
protection to children. And yes, they meet children's priorities by creating opportunities for employment and
managing the higher performance. This also helps to develop the country's image by providing the safety and
security to their child. Population control is another way which can be used by government through implementing
the regulations and managing the all activities that can help to improve the situation.
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To explain the indicators should be used to monitor child
poverty? What are the major gaps at present.
As per view point of Roche (2019), Child poverty is the
becoming major issue issue that directly affect the country
and its situation in changing environment. This is
important for government to identify the reason of
increasing poverty and formulate different legislations
that are followed to run the country and manage all
functions properly. It has seen that there are number of
indicators which can be used by Uganda and other country
to monitor the child poverty that can help to bring quality
of life of the poor is defined below:
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Research methodology is the procedure through
which investigator aims at gathering information
for fulfilling aim and objectives of the
investigation. Basically it has various methods
that which allow researcher in collecting and
analysing information to meet the objectives of
research in a great manner. Methodology is
explained below:
Research Philosophy:
Research Approach:
Research Choice:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• Research Strategy:
• Research Design :
• Data Collection:
• Data Analysis:
• Sampling:
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• Time Horizon:
• Ethical consideration :
• Reliability and Validity
• Time plan:
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From the above it has defined that save the children UK carried out a research regarding child
poverty in Uganda, as it could help to managing the all activities and functions. By conducting
the research on monitoring the child poverty there are number of regulations which are followed
as it supports to manage the all functions properly.
This research provides potential outcomes by focusing over ethical consideration and
collecting data by using data analysis techniques. This could help to managing the all information
accurate and reliable so that positive outcomes could be received effectively.
Conclusion and potential outcomes

Sserwanja, Q., Kawuki, J. and Kim, J. H., 2021. Increased child abuse in Uganda amidst Covid‐19 pandemic. Journal
of paediatrics and child health, 57(2), pp.188-191.
Roelen, K., and et.al., 2019. Putting Children First: New Frontiers in the Fight against Child Poverty in Africa.
ibidem Press.
Keith, R., 2020, May. Achieving Global Nutrition Targets, through an increased investment in voice and equity.
In World Public Health Nutrition Congress Brisbane 2020.
Okungu, V., Marshal, M. W. E. U. and Janine, M. A. N. S., 2019. Sustainability, equity and effectiveness in public
financing for health in Uganda: an assessment of maternal and child health services. International Journal of
Health Services Research and Policy, 4(3), pp.233-246.
PENINAH, K., 2021. THE ROLE OF POVERTY IN INFLUENCING SCHOOL DROPOUT AMONG PRIMARY
SCHOOL PUPILS IN KISENYI PARISH, KALUNGI SUB-COUNTY, NAKASONGOLA DISTRICT,
UGANDA (Doctoral dissertation, AFRICA RENEWAL UNIVERSITY).
Fonta, W. M., and et.al., 2019. Multidimensional poverty assessment among adolescent children in the Mouhoun
region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Child Indicators Research, 12(4), pp.1287-1318.
References

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