The purpose of this case study was to learn from boys and girls, their siblings, peers, parents, guardians and others about children’s networks of support and the joys and challenges of their daily lives. It was felt that the situation of separated refugee children needed to be considered alongside that of refugee children who live with their parents: to date, nearly all research with separated children has been done in isolation from the issues of broader relevance to refugee children in general. This study thus aimed to place the needs, circumstances and perspectives of separated Congolese boys and girls in the context of that of their urban refugee peers. Participant observation and child-focused participatory methods were used throughout the research process. Both collective and individual research methods were employed.
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