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Lives Interrupted: Navigating Hardship During COVID-19 Provides Lessons in Solidarity and Visibility for Mobile Young People in South Africa and Uganda

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  • Thembelihle Zuma

    (Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

  • Rachel King

    (University of California, San-Francisco, California, USA; MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda)

  • Nothando Ngwenya

    (Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

  • Francis Xavier Kasujja

    (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda)

  • Natsayi Chimbindi

    (Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban,KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

  • Rachel Kawuma

    (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda)

  • Maryam Shahmanesh

    (Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

  • Sarah Bernays

    (Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK)

  • Janet Seeley

    (Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda; Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

Abstract

We examine data from young women and men in South Africa and young female sex workers in Uganda to explore the inequalities and hardships experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the opportunities and ability presented to navigate in a virtual world to build an inclusive supportive future for young people on the move. We argue that against the backdrop of a fragile past, young people who see their today disturbed, tomorrow reshaped and their futures interrupted, need support to interact with their social environment and adjust their lives and expectations amidst the changing influences of social forces.

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  • Thembelihle Zuma & Rachel King & Nothando Ngwenya & Francis Xavier Kasujja & Natsayi Chimbindi & Rachel Kawuma & Maryam Shahmanesh & Sarah Bernays & Janet Seeley, 2021. "Lives Interrupted: Navigating Hardship During COVID-19 Provides Lessons in Solidarity and Visibility for Mobile Young People in South Africa and Uganda," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 21(4), pages 419-434, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:21:y:2021:i:4:p:419-434
    DOI: 10.1177/1464993421998209
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