Assessing Youth Involvement in Peace Building: The Case of Fagita Lekoma Woreda, Awi Administrative Zone, Amhara National Regional State
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2020
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AAU
Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess youth involvement in peace building in selected kebeles of
Fagita Lekoma woreda in Amhara National Regional state. Simple descriptive research design
was used for the study. Simple random or lottery method and purposive sampling techniques
were used in order to select respondents, interview and discussants respectively. Accordingly
130 respondents, 21 interviewees and 12 discussants were selected from 3800 study population.
Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered through the questionnaire, interview and FGD.
The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical and thematic analysis. The
results of the study revealed that the youths in Fagita Lekoma Woreda identify as they have the
ability to build peace in their areas. The findings indicate that the youth in the study area play
great roles in peace building. They are open-minded, dynamic, influential, decision maker, and
involved in peace building practices regardless of age, gender, and religion. The study revealed
that the youth have various challenges in their peace building practices such as unemployment,
inferiority feeling, alcoholism, inadequate youth communication platform and lack of awareness
creation on peace building. The findings showed that there were no different opportunities
created for the youth to be involved in peace building practices including access to education,
self-esteem empowerment, and the availability of youth leagues. Therefore, various points were
recommended based on the major findings of the study.
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: Assessment, Youth, involvement, and Peace building