Child Migration in Africa

• Main Author: Hashim, Iman (auth)
• Other Authors: Thorsen, Dorte (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2011
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Migration, immigration & emigration; West Africa; Rural-urban migration; Labour migration; Labour mobility; Migrants; Youth; Children; Childhood; Living conditions; Social environment; Cultural identity; Livelihood; Interviews; Burkina Faso; Ghana
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of children's voluntary migration and their experiences of it. The...