These ideas have been submitted to the UCT Knowledge Co-op; they are available to students at UCT who may choose them for their research topics toward a degree. They have been categorise for convenience purposes. 

N.B. Projects often do fit in more than one category and so may be listed in more than one category.

The ones listed below related to Orphans/ vulnerable children.

NOTE: This table was updated in September 2016. 
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Category 4: Orphans/Vulnerable children
Project Name Project Description

# 36. Thirty year history

Write up the 30-year history of a movement focussed on children's rights; either as a whole or an in-depth look at one of its elements, for example child-to-child health centres, well-being, (massage and yoga).

# 42. Access to government

Provide support for an organisation that supports community based groups working with vulnerable children. Offering help and guidance in accessing/navigating government institutions.

Keywords: Childhood development, Social development, Counselling, Politics, Sociology.

# 301. Drug prevention in Mitchell’s Plain

Impact of drug prevention: in depth interviews after/during intervention; Case studies; Impact at schools. Consider resilience, resources.

# 322. Parenting support for resilient families

Evaluate/study a programme that educates parents to be more involved in their children’s lives, ages 3 - 12. 

# 347. Tool for social/emotional skills

Literature review of tools to assess grit and resilience of primary school learners; design a tool for the local context (Philippi). Possible longitudinal tracking through existing database.

# 363. Behaviour change for teen parents

 Assess the standardised scales for behaviour change used to assess teen parenting work; evaluate which aspects are most appropriate; design a scale to measure the impact of this work.

# 364. Training for behaviour change

 Longitudinal study to measure impact & sustainability of training programme for behaviour change of teenage parents.