Marginalized Knowledge: An Agenda for Indigenous Knowledge Development and Integration with Other Forms of Knowledge

Conclusion

The study found that service providers do not have reunification programs. This is a result of the lack of interpersonal skills and knowledge necessary to handle the problematic children. Since street children and their families have varied problems, no single approach can be adequate for all of them. The policies that the government

enacted with respect to children seem to have failed and fuelled the street child phenomenon. Therefore programmatic efforts of prevention, containment and alleviation of street life must be adopted at all costs.
Limitations

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  Some of the limitations that the researcher encountered were that while the number of stakeholders who run shelters were expected to be more than ten (10) but only seven (7) positively responded.
  
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  Some services providers were also upfront with the researcher and refused to give consent to visiting their shelters or conducting interviews.
  

Recommendations

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  It is however recommended that a standardised manual for reunification programs and Participation Action Research (PAR) Manuals be availed to shelters for uniformity.
  
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  This programme should also be annually evaluated without singling out the children and their families
  
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  The effectiveness of the said manuals will be measured by means of the percentages of street children phenomenon whether it increases or decreases.
  

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