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    Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Livelihood Strategies of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia: The Case of Shimelba Refugee Camp, Tigrey Region
    (Addis Ababa University, 2010-07) Tadesse, Shishy; Gebre-Egziabher, Amare (PhD)
    No continent is immune to the problem of moss displacement, either within or across state borders. In contrast to most migrants, all forcibly displaced persons around the world have little opportunities for expanding livelihoods, and are usually faced with realities that refilte them a dignified life and fitlfillment of their capability. Despite the fact that in many cases access to the local labor market and Feedom of movement is restricted, and most camp refugees depend on the distribution offood rations and other goods as a main means of survival, many have developed alternative livelihood strategies. However, this study was limited to Eritrean Refilgees found in Shim elba camp in the Northern part of Ethiopia to assess the livelihood strategies they deployed and to identijj, the determinant factors that influence households' participation in gainful livelihood strategies. To achieve these objectives, primwy data using questionnaire was collected Fom a total of 399 sample household heads selected using probability proportionate stratified sampling procedure. In addition to this, FGD was conducted with refugees and officials. Once the data was collected, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Accordingly, the result of descriptive statistics shows that majority of the respondents were predominantly young adults aged ~ 33 years (57.9%), males (85.2%), single (45.4%), and cameFom urban areas (64.9%). Furthermore, out of the total sample covered, 6J.2% were involved in gainfitllivelihood activities andji'om these 63.5% were engaged in non-farming activities (trade, employments, handicrafts, recreational centers, and selling of filel wood and/or charcoal), while 36.5% were engaged on farming which constituted livestock rearing, poultry production, and gardening. The result of bivariate analysis indicates that ethnicity, place of residence in their countlY, and literacy status were found significantly associated (p