Exploring Violence and Responses among Women: The Case of Sudanese Women Refugees in  Bambasi Refugee Camp, Ethiopia

Belay, Gebeyehu

dc.contributor.author	Belay, Gebeyehu
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-29T07:43:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-29T07:43:14Z
dc.date.issued	2022-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15420
dc.description.abstract	Violence against women refugees is the critical social problem of the society in the perspective of social work which become the central social, economic and health problem. However, in Ethiopia studies on violence against women refugees are limited. Most researches in this area were conducted in line with other problems of refugees. In order to explore comprehensively, it needs specific study. Thus, the main objective of the study was to explore the forms, cause, consequences and responses done by the actors to address violence against women refugees in Bambasi refugee camp. In order to achieve these objectives, qualitative methods of data collection with case study design was employed. Hence, data were collected from in-depth interview of eighteen women refugees, four key informant interviews and FGD. The study found that Bambasi women refugees in the camp were exposed to sexual, physical, psychological and socio-economic violence including; attempt rape, physical injuries, rape, discrimination and stigmatization, gang rape, and denial of access to services by male refugees, host communities. Moreover, forced idleness, the setting of the camp, economic dependency, physical insecurity, lack of awareness, collapse of social and family structure, poor reporting, poor coordination and legal enforcement mechanisms were identified as contributing factors of VAW. Counseling, resilience training, awareness creation, and material support are among the responses to the survivors of VAW in Bambasi refugee camp. Hence, the researcher revealed the implications to the policy makers, social work practices, and future researchers.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Social Work	en_US
dc.title	Exploring Violence and Responses among Women: The Case of Sudanese Women Refugees in Bambasi Refugee Camp, Ethiopia	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US