Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty

In Zanzibar, educational right is guaranteed under Zanzibar Constitution, and also under Zanzibar Education Act no.6 of 1982 inconformity with the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. However, poverty is a main contributing factor and the main reason toward the inadequate educ...

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Main Authors:	Hamdan, Sikujua Omar, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016
Subjects:	K Law (General) KZ Law of Nations LC65 Social aspects of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54715/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54715/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54715/1/54715_Child%20Protection%20on%20Educational%20Rights.pdf

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spelling	iium-547152017-02-01T03:55:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54715/ Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty Hamdan, Sikujua Omar Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina K Law (General) KZ Law of Nations LC65 Social aspects of education In Zanzibar, educational right is guaranteed under Zanzibar Constitution, and also under Zanzibar Education Act no.6 of 1982 inconformity with the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. However, poverty is a main contributing factor and the main reason toward the inadequate educational rights protection in Zanzibar. Many people in Zanzibar live below standard of life, they cannot afford the school fees payments, hence the children become victims. The government of Zanzibar initiates various programmes and set aside resources for the implementation of child educational right. Nevertheless, it is evident that the impact is not been effective. Education is not affordable because quality education is expensive for children who live below standard. Such children are therefore vulnerable and deprived. Due to the prevailing poor economic conditions, many families continue to live in severe poverty. The reasons of writing this paper are; to discuss the inadequacy of educational rights protection and difficulties in accessing a quality education due to poverty in Zanzibar, to highlight the government’s efforts in combating poverty by organizing different programmes and the extents of the effectiveness of the programmes organized to reduce such poverty so as the educational rights should be adequately protected. The paper involved an exploratory legal research, therefore it employ an analyses of both primary and secondary documented data. The findings show that the government policies and effort on education is inadequate and therefore there is a need to reform the whole educational system to ensure the success welfare of children of getting a quality education is preserved. Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54715/1/54715_Child%20Protection%20on%20Educational%20Rights.pdf Hamdan, Sikujua Omar and Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina (2016) Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty. In: 1st International Conference on Women and Children Legal and Social Issues (ICWC 2016), 17th-18th Oct. 2016, Subang, Selangor. http://law.uitm.edu.my/v4/images/icwc2016/PROCEEDINGS-OF-ICWC-2016-SUBANG-JAYA-MALAYSIA.pdf
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description	In Zanzibar, educational right is guaranteed under Zanzibar Constitution, and also under Zanzibar Education Act no.6 of 1982 inconformity with the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. However, poverty is a main contributing factor and the main reason toward the inadequate educational rights protection in Zanzibar. Many people in Zanzibar live below standard of life, they cannot afford the school fees payments, hence the children become victims. The government of Zanzibar initiates various programmes and set aside resources for the implementation of child educational right. Nevertheless, it is evident that the impact is not been effective. Education is not affordable because quality education is expensive for children who live below standard. Such children are therefore vulnerable and deprived. Due to the prevailing poor economic conditions, many families continue to live in severe poverty. The reasons of writing this paper are; to discuss the inadequacy of educational rights protection and difficulties in accessing a quality education due to poverty in Zanzibar, to highlight the government’s efforts in combating poverty by organizing different programmes and the extents of the effectiveness of the programmes organized to reduce such poverty so as the educational rights should be adequately protected. The paper involved an exploratory legal research, therefore it employ an analyses of both primary and secondary documented data. The findings show that the government policies and effort on education is inadequate and therefore there is a need to reform the whole educational system to ensure the success welfare of children of getting a quality education is preserved.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hamdan, Sikujua Omar Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
author_facet	Hamdan, Sikujua Omar Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
author_sort	Hamdan, Sikujua Omar
title	Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty
title_short	Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty
title_full	Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty
title_fullStr	Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty
title_full_unstemmed	Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty
title_sort	child protection on educational rights in zanzibar in relation to poverty
publisher	Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate	2016
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Child protection on educational rights in Zanzibar in relation to poverty

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