The Role of Community Care Coalition for Child Protection in Assosa City
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study is exploring the role of community care coalition {CCCs} for child
protection in Assosa City. The study was conducted by using constructivist theoretical
paradigm. As qualitative study, this inquiry followed a single case study design and
crossectional research with exploratory nature. The unit of analysis was "colllmunity care
coalition" with a case of "community care coalitions at four kebeles ". Purposive, non
probability sampling was employed to collect data from coalitions, vulnerable children,
households and sectors. Twelve vulnerable children, f our CCC chairs and six sector
representatives (a total of twenty two individuals) participated in in-depth interviews. Six,
seven and six vulnerable children, coalitions and households participated infoclls group
discussion {FGDs} respectively. The inclusion criteria was betweenl2-18 year for vulnerable
children who received service, community care coalition working on child protection and who
are interested, sectors representatives working on the issue and willing to participate and
households enf!,af!,ed in income generating activities{IGAs). Data was collected through indepth
interview, FGD, observation and document review and analysed by using thematic
analysis approach. The finding of the study showed that the identified packages of services
have brought changes to the lives of selected venerable children and families at three different
levels as high, medium and low. Capacity building, resource mobilization and data collection
as strategy by CCCs have guided positive change to happen on the lives of beneficiaries.
Turnover of the CCC chairs, structural, financial and accreditation and professional
challenges have negatively affected CCCs f unctioning. Focusing on local resource, knowledge,
institution, integrating formal and informal actors and using planned program are the key
sustainability pillars of CCCs.
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role of community care coalition, {CCCs} for child