The impact of the right to education in the livelihoods of fishing communities: case study Kasenyi landing site

Abstract

The study is about an assessment of the impact of the right to education in the livelihoods of fishing communities. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of research, and it was a case study research on the fishing community of Kasenyi Landing Site (Wakiso, Uganda). Its objectives were to examine the state of the right to education which looked into the aspects of availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability in education and the findings show that in fishing communities, education is below the ranking required when talking about the right to education. The study also investigated the effects of education in the livelihoods of fishing communities and found out that there are aspects of livelihoods that actually improve by education while education plays a negative effect in other aspects of livelihoods. Finally, the study sought remedies to the negative effects of the right to education which included community awareness, adoption of a human rights based approach to education and a supportive legislative framework. The findings revealed that education is below the standards that the right to education defines in for an education, the right to education has a positive impact on the livelihoods of fishing communities and that the key remedies to the negative effects of the right to education go back to a government provision of free public education.