Terefe, Hirut(PhDMohammed, Halewya2022-04-112023-11-042022-04-112023-11-042010-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/31238Dessie town is known Jor a long tim e Jor its destination (II rural migrants as it is important comme rcial and geographical centre. This study ainl S at exploring factors for ru ral f emale migration, problems thE.·y face a/l.() t he i I' s u Ivival strategies to Dessie town. Th e study contributes to the unden;tUl/(}iIlY of th e cau ses that push f emale migrants to urban centre and problems they fa ce alld survival strategies at destination. To acqU/ re the nccess(I ry information, a range of data gathering too!::; such as purposive sampling methods, interview and in· depth inte rview, obserua lion, focus group discussion and document re view had been u sed . Female migration to Dessie town is mainly relateo. to to: onomic, social, and cultural, factors that exist in rural and urban settings. The surrounding r..iral area of Dessie town is highly populated and aJfected by ecologica l disC/ s s uch (I S drought and irregular precipitation which results in p ove rty and famin e. Absence of owne rs hip of property, Family disintegration, intole rC/hl, ? culturalproctices s uch as divorce and s ocial isolation to divorced and late married Jemales, ea rly marriage, wife inhe rilunce, family d ecision to marriu(7es, anci nlrai gender inequality, caused dijJiculties the life of rural f emnles. Besidcs, better social facilities, job opportunity, and s ocial network, family p e rception towards migration and proximity attract the rural f emale to the town. At the time of arrival Clnd the course of their stay, f cmale migrants C' nCOlll1t er problems like unemployment and unde remployme nt, urban pove rty, lack of basic needs and social services, prejudice and dis crimination, physica l and sex'Ual exploitation, vulnerability to HIV/ AIDS and other trans mitted diseas es, Thu s, to cope up with s uch problems, they employ uarious strategies: active survival strategies (partl:cipating in various jobs and job mobility, searching additional income), passive survival strategies (consuming low prices food, wearinq s econd hand clothes and sharing food and housing, w;ing alte rnative traditional medicines) and social network as a s urvival strateqies (rural linkage, sharing lives with male partne r, seeking aid, voluntary associCltiulI LInd cooperation).enThesis