Meeting Youth Where They Live:
Participatory Approaches to Research with
Marginalized Youth Engaged in Urban Agriculture

Caroline Keenan
UNICEF Canada

Citation: Keenan, Caroline (2007). "Meeting Youth Where They Live: Participatory Approaches to Research with Marginalized Youth Engaged in Urban Agriculture." Children, Youth and Environments 17 (3): 208-222. Retrieved [date] from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

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Abstract

The study described is an exploration of the potential of urban agriculture projects in improving the lives of marginalized youth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study employed various participatory approaches to research, and speaks to the importance of meaningfully engaging young participants in the process of research so as to ensure that their voices and experiences are heard, rather than having an adult researcher observing, interpreting and speaking on their behalf.

Keywords: child participation, marginalized youth, urban agriculture, Dar es Salaam, participatory research methods