The School as Agent of Formation and Transformation in Text and Context

Abstract

One of the most widespread of forms of injustice in the African continent is trafficking in children and women. Its critical examination brings us to the underlying issues of poverty and the lack of professional and economic opportunities for young girls and women in rural as well as urban areas. This practice, which constitutes a violation of the rights of the children and women, throw the victims into painful conditions as manifested in forms of corporal punishment, rape and all other forms of abusive exploitation of their human rights. From the sociological approach to literature, this paper examines some possible ways through which the school can serve as a viable agent for the solid formation of individuals who would comfortably resist all forms of temptation to trafficking and at the same time, serve as a good instrument for the transformation of the ones who are rescued from such obnoxious business. The findings of this study will be of help to all who are involved in the social network of rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked persons. It will also serve as a useful guide to further researches in this field of study.