Assessment of Services Provision and Challenges of South Sudanese Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Jewi Refugee Camp
| dc.contributor.advisor | Seid-Mekiye, Yania(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koak, Gatwech | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-19T12:14:24Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T12:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-19T12:14:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T12:01:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assesses the services provision and challenges of South Sudanese unaccompanied refugee children in Jewi refugee camp. The study adapted the constructivist philosophical stance with single case study design. Unaccompanied refugee children had been considered as unit of analysis. Thus, purposive sampling was employed to gather data from children, caregivers and social workers. Ten children, five key informants and twelve participants who are also children (males and females) had participated in focus group discussion. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the research findings. The study identified tribal conflict as fundamental factor and geographical proximity as well as families’ disintegration to be among the immediate factors that forced children to Ethiopia. Educational services, basic services and health services had been identified as services provided to unaccompanied refugee children. Moreover, psychological and environmental factors were identified to be among the challenges faced by children. Others identified challenges include: children restriction from social activities, cultural difference, gender role, problem of training opportunities, shortage of access to basic necessities and limitation of healthcare services. It is sensed that to be an unaccompanied refugee child limited access from social interaction. Therefore, gender training for caregivers and social workers, psychosocial support training for social workers, provision of vocational trainings and skills to unaccompanied are recommended | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1715 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Sudanese; unaccompanied refugee children; services provision; Jewi Refugee Camp | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Services Provision and Challenges of South Sudanese Unaccompanied Refugee Children in Jewi Refugee Camp | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |