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September 20, 2025Migration StudiesOpen Access

Wayfinding in arts-based methods: Navigating home, belonging, and the future with children born of conflict-related sexual violence in northern Uganda

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MDMyriam DenovOAOthon Alexandrakis

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Overview

Qualitative analysis explores experiences of children born of conflict-related sexual violence, highlighting future-making and community of experience.

Key Points

  • Children born of conflict-related sexual violence actively (re)build and (re)envision their lives in northern Uganda, enhancing their sense of identity and agency.
  • In-depth interviews and art activities with 79 children reveal perspectives on home, belonging, and tools for future-making despite social exclusion.
  • Using wayfinding, the study connects children's pasts and presents, fostering a community of experience that aids in navigating their futures.
  • By examining both individual and collective processes, this research highlights the importance of imagination in shaping narratives for agentive future outcomes.

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Denov et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469c131b076d99fa6641ehttps://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnaf022
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