Family Conflicts, Trauma and Ignorance: The Barrier of Social Protection in Muhanga District: Case study of Bureau Social de Developpement de Muhanga.

Abstract

This study was entitled “Family Conflicts, Trauma and Ignorance: The Barrier of Social Protection in Muhanga District: Case Study of Bureau Social de Développement de Muhanga”. The main objective was to assess the impact of Family Conflicts, Trauma and Ignorance that lead to the failure of social protection programmes among beneficiaries of BSD Muhanga. Its specific objectives were to identify different aspects of Family Conflicts, Trauma and Ignorance among beneficiaries of BSD Muhanga; to explore various difficulties within households in Muhanga district that lead to the non-graduation of beneficiaries and to assess the relationship between Family Conflicts, Trauma and Ignorance and non-graduation of beneficiaries of BSD Muhanga. The sample size was 20 respondents. Questionnaire and interview were used as data collection tools. The finding of this research showed that the dominant causes of non-graduation were mainly the conflicts and ignorance and slightly trauma. From interview held among many participants, beneficiaries of BSD Muhanga who did not graduate faced many difficulties related to ignorance and conflicts. The non-graduation is strongly related to the conflicts and ignorance of beneficiaries.