Guddifachaa Practice as Child Problem Intervention in Oromo Society: The Case of Ada’a Liban District
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2006-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The practice of adoption as an institution has existed long period in Ethiopian societies
where the term guddifachaa used to represent it. It implies adopting a child by
satisfying the economic, legal, and social rights. Guddifachaa practices assume different
socioeconomic purposes, not studied widely. This paper presents about the guddifachaa
practice as community based child problem intervention. It creates just environment for
the next generations especially for vulnerable children, when the Cultural knowledge
and practices revitalized within the existing social structures. A research attempts to
define the social work profession with country’s socio cultural context in that the
Guddifachaa practice needs less resource, skills, and less expertise in the process. This
practice has significant effect with the social work advocacy, lobby and integration to
children welfare policies in the country
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Social Work