An Assessment of the Quality and Adequacy and Challenges of Providing Basic Service to Internally Displaced Persons, In IDPs Campsites in Amhara Region: The Case of 3 Selected IDPs Camps in Debre Birhan Town
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2025-05-01
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Addis Ababa University
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This study is intended to explore the role played by stakeholders in the provisions of basic
services three selected IDPs camps in Debre Birhan town.
The specific objectives of this study were to the quality of basic service and to identify the major
challenges in the delivering quality of basic service to IDPs in the studied respect.
This research employed a purposive sampling technique, which is a non-probability sampling
technique where individuals are chosen for a study based on their specific characteristics,
knowledge, or experiences that are relevant to the research question.
For this study, a total of 17 internally displaced individuals (IDPs) who were beneficiaries of the
program were selected as a key informants 10 women and 7 men, 7 key informant interviews
were conducted. Out of these participants, 1 was woman and 6 were men. The researcher used
primary data collection followed by in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, and focus
group discussions, which include observational data collection, document review, field visits,
and audio recording, which are used for efficient data analysis. The research find out the types of
basic service provisions which includes food supply, medical service, water and hygiene and
sanitation products are insufficient fulfill their need in addition to its poor quality.
This study provides detailed information on basic service provisions for IDP inhabitants in Debre
Birhan town and how their lives will improve. Also, the research provides important implications
for social work education, stakeholders, policymakers, and research purposes.
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An Assessment of the Quality, Providing Basic Service, Displaced Persons, in IDPs Campsites, in Amhara Region