Investigating Child Protection Mechanisms and Service Provision for Sexually Abused Female Children: In the case of Integrated Family Service Organization (IFSO)
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2025-04-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study investigated on child protection mechanisms and service provision for sexually
abused female in the case of integrated family service organization (IFSO). Qualitative research
method was employed to describe major child protection mechanisms in IFSO to protect the
children in the shelter from further abuse and service provision by IFSO. At the beginning, the
researcher purposely chooses integrated family service organization for the study, for the reason
that IFSO works with children for thirty years by protecting and supporting them. Then,
purposive or judgmental sampling technique was used to select the participants. The participants
are IFSO staff workers and governmental bodies, a total of thirteen participants were
participated in this research and from them eight of them are IFSO staff workers and the rest
five of them are governmental bodies. In-depth interview, Key informant interview, observation
and document review were used to collect qualitative data. The qualitatively collected data was
analyzed using thematic analysis. Form and signature, child protection safe guarding policy,
safety and security and continuous follow-up are the four themes identified. The findings of the
study imply that these themes are child protection mechanisms to protect the children from
further abuse in IFSO shelter. Moreover, the finding shows that the service provision includes
medication, counseling, food, clothes, shelter, training, formal Education, training, re
integration and follow-up. The result of this study have paramount importance for Social Work
implications to strengthening the child care services for sexually abused female children through
different dimensions. In addition, the findings of the study have an implication for social policy
to utilize untouched aspects of sexually abused children’s service provision and protection
mechanism.
Keywords: Child sexual abuse, child protection mechanisms, childcare shelter
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Child sexual abuse, child protection mechanisms, childcare shelter