A5083118089- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Sex work and related issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- African history and culture analysis
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Religious Education and Schools
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Religion, Society, and Development
Addis Ababa University
2004-2024
In this article, we examine the social networks that enable working children on streets of Addis Ababa to cope and exercise agency under adverse circumstances. Based qualitative interviews with 45 children, explore how they take part in new existing networks. We analyse work explain help individual child attain physical economic security, secure living quarters, food supply, formal informal schooling. Finally, discuss what extent can be considered as capital for children.
Although the situations in many African countries require presence of social workers, work education is not yet well established parts Continent. The lack educators presents a significant challenge to developing and running programs. Hence, understanding how program can be opened despite such shortage very important. This article innovative strategies for when local are place. It documents Ethiopian graduate students assumed academic roles with support international faculty manage implement...
Literature on girls' education in developing countries mostly focuses identifying and describing constraints girls encounter terms of accessing succeeding education, it is thus problem oriented. What lacking the other half picture, that is, stories coping strategies successful female students. With this mind, current study attempted to describe some problems but gave emphasis personal social resources access utilize order succeed. Qualitative data analysis based Reinharz's feminist...
Based on Article 31(1), the rights of child to rest and leisure, applying sociology childhood as our theoretical approach, we investigated leisure play among working children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data from 45 qualitative interviews shows that reasons behind work vary children. For some, primary motivation for is getting money recreation, while others are obliged help families. Accordingly, have different meanings
Based on interviews with 45 children, this article looks at the life situations and aspirations of working children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, including their hopes, efforts struggles to make dreams come true. Pushed by need for survival, work nearly half go school. They demonstrate agency, taking care themselves, supporting families aspiring change lives. However, they also face challenges that achieving difficult. The authors argue agency alone is not sufficient help them realise unless...
The study explores the life situation of children who come from rural areas to work in Addis Ababa. It discusses their migration, work, relationships, and economic contributions using data 30 children. Findings indicate that poverty is a major push factor for while strong network relatives living Ababa pull factor. In Ababa, live challenging environment, drawing on personal social resources persevere face difficulties. Though they hard sometimes manage without basic necessities, appreciate...
Ethiopian migrants to the Middle East and South Africa are exposed dangerous traveling working conditions their experiences mostly tragic. They unwelcomed not only by situation in destination but also community at home which is an important indicator of stigma discrimination. However, there lack evidence on how psychological distress associated with migration experiences, coping strategies. Therefore, it was aimed determine mediating effect association between discrimination A total 739...
Using the livelihood approaches framework, study attempts to see poverty situation of women in selected areas Addis Ababa. It also explores various coping strategies utilize, and further compares living male-headed households with heading households. A questionnaire focus groups discussion guide have been used for data collection, both qualitative quantitative analyses carried out. The findings show that lack necessary capitals can enable them achieve secured cope well. reveals that,...