Coping Strategies of Independent Child Migrants from Northern Ghana to Southern Cities.
Abstract
This paper seeks to ascertain the coping strategies independent child migrants adopt in their day-to-day lives in two of Ghana's cities: Accra and Kumasi. It considers the questions: what are the main reasons for the children staying in the destination areas? What risks are these child migrants exposed to? What coping/survival strategies do they adopt? A a brief overview of migration dynamics is provided with reference to north-south child migration in Ghana. Following sections then analyse the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the child migrants, the risks they are exposed to and their coping strategies. Some relevant policy implications and recommendations are then made.
Citation
Working Paper WP-T23, Sussex, UK, DRC on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, 27 pp.
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