An Assessment on the Contribution and Challenges of the Services Provide to Orphan and Vulnerable Children: The Case of Ethiopian Catholic Church Medhin Social Center
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2019-07
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Addis abeba Univercity
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The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution and challenges of the services provided to OVCs. The participants of the study were OVCs, mothers or fathers/other caretakers of OVCS and staff of the organisation. Accordingly, 34 participants were purposively selected. In this research a qualitative approach is selected in which the data primarily collected through key informant interview, focus group discussion, observation and document review. All data except through observation were collected in Amharic by using hand written notes and voice records. The analysis was made based on these notes and voice records and observation results. All data from the field work were organized, transcribed and translated into English. In organizing the gathered data, codes were given to each participant‘s response. The findings of the study pointed out that generally ECCMSC‘s has some contribution in addressing the basic needs/problems of OVCs. Moreover, the study has revealed the existing challenges of the organisation in providing the services such as psychosocial related challenges; attitude of clients towards NGOs; weak coordination among NGOs reside in the same catchment area; economic and financial challenges faced by the organisation; educational related challenges; health service challenges; lack of expert on counselling, inadequate skilled social workers and trained home-based caregivers; lack of interest of clients/caretakers to engage in self-sufficient economic activities and shortage of office rooms and facilities are among the major ones this research identified. Working with the most marginalized, disadvantaged and vulnerable groups like our case OVCs, is a concern of social work profession. It is found out that OVCs in ECCMSC are facing many challenges which need skilled professional interventions. Thus skilled professional social workers are compulsory in order to assist the OVCs. Finally, as a result of the delimitation, this study was made to assess the contribution and challenges of the services that are provided by the organization to OVCs. Further studies have to be conducted which should be giving emphasis particularly on psychosocial services, social and legal protections, emotional and social needs and other related services in which the organisation has not achieved yet among its services provided to OVCs and to propose some practical solutions to improve its services
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An Assessment on the Contribution and Challenges of the Services Provide to Orphan and Vulnerable Children