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CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL WORK WITH YOUTH IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).01      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).01      Published : Mar 2023

Challenges of Social Work with Youth in Pakistan

Abstract

    The present study has evaluated the current situation of youth social work in Karachi as well highlights the importance and key issues faced by working youth in the country. A qualitative methodology has been used for the current studty. The researcher has selected ten respondents having at least 5-10 years of experience from the education sector of Karachi. A set of 5 questions were developed that targeted the themes of gendered biasness, communication issues, safety threats, and concerns, funding problems and the impact of governmental restrictions and unrest. The results of the study highlight the vitality of communication in social organizations in order to resolve the barriers. The main safety concerns to the NGOs are from the religious and societal extremists. The government hasn’t supported the developmental and relief initiatives of the social organizations and therefore funding issues are faced by most of the institutions. The study has bridged the importance of the necessity to commence dialogue on a tabooed issue for the development and betterment of the youth of the country.

    Karachi, Pakistan, Social Work, Youth Development

    (1) Muhammad Mursaleen
    MS Scholar, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
    (2) Raminta Bardauskiene
    Vice-Dean for Science, Head of European Joint Master in Social Work with Children and Youth (ESWOCHY), Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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    CHICAGO : Mursaleen, Muhammad, and Raminta Bardauskiene. 2023. "Challenges of Social Work with Youth in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VIII (I): 1-11 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-I).01

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    HARVARD : MURSALEEN, M. & BARDAUSKIENE, R. 2023. Challenges of Social Work with Youth in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 1-11.

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