Challenges and Opportunities of Displaced Migrants’ Access to Social Services in Oromia Regional State: The case of Burayu Town, Ethiopia
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2021-11
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Addis ababa university
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Accessing basic social services remains a major global challenges for internally displaced people around the world. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the challenges and opportunities of internally displaced people from Somali regional state in terms of accessing social services in Burayu town, Anfo area of Oromia regional state. The study employed qualitative research approach with phenomenological study design. The lived experience of displaced people on their challenges and opportunities were assessed through an in-depth interview of 12 research participants who were purposively selected based on their age, sex, marital status and level of education, and observations to the camp setting. The study found that ethnic based conflict between Somalian and Oromo group was their main causes of displacement. The study also found that internally displaced people lived in Burayu settlement camp around Anfo area encountered a number of challenges in terms of accessing basic social services, such as inaccessible educational services, insufficient health care services, lack of adequate food ration assistant, scarcity of water for drinking, domestic and hygienic use, and inadequate psychological counseling services. The study found that the opportunities provided by the government were inadequate and limited to involve in business. The study also found that significant number of the displaced people are interesting to interwoven with the local people. Therefore, the stakeholders like the government and civic association should design appropriate and feasible strategies by which internally displaced people can solve their problems, create opportunities and integrate with the host communities in the study area.
Keywords:,Anfo, Burayu, internally displaced persons, Oromia region, Somalia region
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Anfo, Burayu, internally displaced persons, Oromia region, Somalia region