Socio-cultural practices and girl child education in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia
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2019-10
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
The is sought to investigate Socio-Cultural Practices and Girl Child Education in Hodan
District, Mogadishu, Somalia with the following objective’s the general object of the
study was to examine socio-cultural practices and girl child education in Hodan District,
Mogadishu, Somalia and the Specific Objectives were (i) To examine the state of girl
child education in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia, (ii) To examine the relationship
between socio-cultural practices and girl child education in Hodan District, Mogadishu,
Somalia and (iii) To evaluate the relationship between government policy and girl child
education in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. The study employed cross-sectional
research design however the sample size of the population in this study was made of
336 respondents and was selected basing on a formula for determining Sample size by
Sloven. The researcher used the following tools and methods to collect data;
questionnaires, key persons interviews and data sheets. From the study findings it was
found out that the average mean of the state of girl child education is 2.69 which is
high on the Likert Scale. This implies that generally the state of girl child education in
Hodan needs to be improved. However the study results revealed that the average
mean was 3.33 equivalent to very high implying that early marriages have severe
impact on girl child education. This indicates that different socio-cultural practices affect
and hinder girls from attaining education. From the study findings it was concluded that
the state of girl child education in Hodan District needs to be improved since majority of
the girls are not accessing education due to a number of socio-cultural practices such as
early marriages, female genital mutilation. However the study concludes that in most
parts of Hodan District, socio-cultural practices were still taking place which severely
affected girl child education in the district. For instance, thousands of girls were married
off at an early age so as to their families can acquire some wealth in form of camels.
Lastly from the research findings and conclusion it was recommended that there is need to
create more awareness on the dangers of socio-cultural practices such as FGM since they
severely affect education of the girl child therefore by re-evaluating FGM and speeding up
eradication campaign so that a multi-sectoral approach is adopted such as integrating
FGM awareness with ante-natal and post-natal programs. Organizations working to
eradicate FGM can do so through a range of initiatives at local level, including public
education and workshops, drama and songs, training for health care providers and
fostering community decisions to stop infibulating their girls. This will equally require
dialogue with community chiefs or elders, as the attitude of senior males in the
community are crucial to changing customs. Elders are the ones who ensure that the
practice is fulfilled and followed to the letter.
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A research dissertation submitted to the college of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment for the award of a Masters’ Degree in human Rights of Kampala International University
Keywords
Socio-cultural practices, Girl child education, Mogadishu, Somalia