Human rights and respect for culture.
The Talibè history in Guinea Bissau from an ethnopsychosocial perspective
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Talibè Children, Ethnopsychosocial Perspective, Guinea Bissau, Psychosocial Context, Psychosocial interventionsAbstract
This article examines the complex phenomenon of Talibè children in the territory between Guinea Bissau and Senegal, trying to analyse it from the different perspectives of the various people involved. Many Guinean children are sent by their families to study in Koranic schools typically in Senegal. These schools are run by teachers called 'marabouts'. In these, the child often finds himself (the children sent to this schools are male) having to spend most of his days on the streets to give alms and beg in order to then be able to bring a certain amount of money to the teacher. The teaching of the Koran, when it occurs, is only for a few hours a day and is carried out in a repetitive and mnemonic way. The goal is to offer the reader a complete analysis of the phenomenon that starts from the voices of the various protagonists. We start from the general vision of the context and the phenomenon and then going into detail by telling some stories and giving voice to the protagonists involved. Then we try to summarize what emerged trying to offer some useful ideas for possible interventions, always starting from past experiences trying to open new horizons.
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