Assessing the Contribution of ABEK (Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja) on the Uplift of Girl Child Education in Rupa a Sub-County Moroto District North Eastern Uganda
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2015-08
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Kampala International University, Colleges of humanities and social sciences
Abstract
The research study was intended to study the assessment of the contribution of ABEK to the
improvement of girl child education in Moroto district. The research hypothesis was developed
as follow:
“There is less improvement of ABEK to the improvement of girl child education in Rupa Sub
County in Moroto district.”
The study was carried out in Rupa Sub County in Moroto district. This study area was selected
because it is one ofthe coordinating centers ofABEK in the district.
The methods used for data collection included self administered questionnaires, personal
interviews, focused group discussions and the tolls used in the study included open and closed
embedded quarries and documentary records.
The subjects in this study were the facilitators and ABEK stake holders. The results of the study
revealed that ABEK had a considerable contribution to the improvement of girl child education
in Rupa Sub County, Moroto district. The recommendation is that the system of learning like
ABEK program should be extended to the entire sub county up to parish level in the district in
order to increase the literacy levels among the pastoralists.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Bachelor’s Degree of Development Studies of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Contribution, Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja, Girl Child Education, Moroto District, Uganda