Stuck: Rwandan Youth and the Struggle for Adulthood

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Index abakene, 33 abakene bufashije, 33 abakire, 33 abakungu, 33 abanyagihugu, 83 abatindi, 33 abatindi nyakujya, 33 adulthood, 258n3 (chap. 7); failure to achieve, xvi–xvii, 6–7, 115–16, 157–58, 201–5; requirements for, xv–xvi, 3–5, 193–94; research study recommendations regarding, 236–37. See also female youth; house construction; marriage African Rights, 24 agency, 201–2 agriculture: in Burundi, 232, 260n22; and farm work, 76–77, 99–100, 101–2, 257n3 (chap. 5); government reform of, 25–27; research study recommendations regarding, 237. See also imidugudu policy; land access alcohol and drugs, 54–55, 117, 204 Amstel beer, 32 Ansoms, An, 33–34 Aretxaga, Begoña, 201 associations and cooperatives, 167, 210, 259n10; and government, 75, 79–80, 89–90, 109, 149–52, 207–8; popular attitude toward, 103, 162, 166, 172, 197, 259n9; research study recommendations regarding, 240 Baldauf, Scott, 19 banana beer, 47, 54, 121, 162, 165, 167 banana leaves, 45, 117, 119, 120–21 Bannon, Ian, 203–4 Barker, Gary, 6, 9, 202–3 Batsinda housing project, 221, 260n16 Beauchemin, Cris, 197 Bernard, H. Russell, 58 bicycle, 184, 209–10 Blair,Tony, 213, 217 Bocquier, Philippe, 197 Buckingham, Stephen, 39 Buhigiro, Patrick, 38 Burundi, 12; education in, 66, 232; ethnicity in, 215, 229–31; government of, 231–32, 259n13; and research study, xviii–xx, 51–52, 55; and Rwandan government , 48, 230; youth and adulthood in, 23, 104, 233–34, 237 Chant, Sylvia, 203 chercheurs, 150, 174 Chu, Jeff, 213 civil war (1990–94), xvi class divisions and animosities, 32–34, 43–44, 95, 205, 212; and education, 90–94, 104–6, 136, 172, 202, 257n2; research study recommendations regarding , 242 Clinton, Bill, 213 Comaroff, Jean and John, 201 condoms, 55, 139, 167, 178–80, 200 Italicized page numbers locate photos, tables, and boxed explanations. I N D E X 276 conflict resolution, 107–8 cooperatives. See associations and cooperatives Cornwall, Andrea, 203 Correia, Maria C., 203–4 corruption: accusations of, 43–44, 90, 109, 113, 170; assessments of, 213, 225, 253n16, 261n25; research study recommendations regarding, 235, 238 Côte d’Ivoire, 6 Coulter, Chris, 201 crime, 112, 131, 146, 169, 198–99, 204–5; research study recommendations regarding, 236, 241. See also genocide; and specific crimes cultural conservatism, xvi, 7, 107–8, 183–84, 196, 234–35; research study recommendations regarding, 236 decentralization, 74, 82–89, 146, 207, 254–55n30, 260n21; and social engineering and regulation, xvii–xviii, 35, 128–29, 215, 231–32; World Bank on, 255n38 deforestation, 71, 87 De Lorenzo, Mauro, 213 Democratic Republic of the Congo (drc), xviii, 12, 214; and Rwandan incursions, 11, 17, 217, 253n17 Department for International Development (United Kingdom), 37, 206 Des Forges, Alison, 24, 255n31 divisionism concept, 21, 86, 227, 246 Dolan, Chris, 204 domestic violence, 54, 183, 204 drugs and alcohol, 54–55, 117, 204 Durand-Lasserve, Alain, 29 economic conditions, 11, 22, 71–74, 95–99, 105–6, 255n37; compared with Burundi, 232; research study samples and recommendations regarding, 61, 63, 236, 255nn35–36; rural, 10, 32–33, 45–47, 122, 125, 257n3 (chap. 5); urban, 143, 148, 153, 164–66, 167, 173, 197. See also class divisions and animosities; informal economy; market reforms and business climate Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning), 28, 37 education, xvii, 15, 225, 256n39, 260n18; in Burundi, xx, 66, 232; government approach to, 13, 36–39, 81, 248; and literacy, 11, 123, 247; as low youth priority, xx, 49–50, 112–13, 132–36; parental expectations regarding, 258n3 (chap. 7); research study results and recommendations regarding, 75–76, 100, 103–4, 109, 148, 237; and research study sample, 61, 66; vocational, xvii, 62, 76, 104–6, 112, 257n4 (chap. 5) Education Development Center (Kigali ), 259n6 environment, 30, 71, 73, 97, 98, 126; government regulations on, 12, 28, 126, 247 Ethiopia, 28, 89, 231 ethnicity, 107, 230–31; and government regulation, 30–32, 38–39, 205–6, 246, 255n34. See also genocide; Hutu; Tutsi fatalism, xix, 103, 177–79, 187–88, 198, 204; and plans for improved future, 103, 166, 168, 181, 200–201; research study recommendations regarding, 240; and risk-aversion strategies, 91–92, 106, 136, 158–60, 200–201, 233–34; and saving money, 90–91, 174, 197, 208, 211 female youth, xv, 101, 124, 127, 132, 186; and associations, 152, 174; dependence of, on male youth, xvi, 7, 184, I N D E...