National Roadmap on Protection of Children Living in Street Situations in Liberia Final Report

Abstract

The qualitative aspect of this mixed-methods study sampled 403 participants (193 children living in street situations and 210 parents/guardians) from Liberia’s 15 counties; 14 representatives from the Child Protection Network (CPN); two Government ministries, two UN agencies and three NGO/partners while the quantitative component sampled 159 out of the 225 respondents (15 each from the 15 counties); this constitutes 70.6% response rate. The sampling technique for this study was purposive. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were instruments used to collect the qualitative data, and the Kobo Toolbox software was used to collect the quantitative data.