Women in african refugee camps : gender based violence against female refugees : the case of Mai Ayni refugee camp, Northern Ethiopia / Yonas Gebreiyosus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gebreiyosus, Yonas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Kenya.

Refugees.

Turkana (African people)--Germany.

Turkana (African people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study has found that female refugees in refugee camp were exposed to sexual violence, physical violence and socio-economic violence including attempt rape, rape, gang rape, physical injuries, discrimination and stigmatization and denial of access to services. The book also disclosed that male refugees and intimate partners of female refugees were the prime gender based violence perpetrators of female refugees in Mai Ayni refugee camp. Moreover, the study revealed that idleness, economic dependency, physical insecurity, lack of awareness, collapse of social and family structure as well as p

Contents:

Women in African Refugee Camps; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACRONYMS; ABSTRACT; Table of Contents; CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Significance of the Study; 1.3. Scope of the Study; 1.4. Organization of the Study; 1.5. Operational Definitions of Related Terms; CHAPTER TWO: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; 2.1. Conceptualizing Gender- Based Violence; 2.2. Causes of Gender- Based Violence; 2.3. Consequences of Gender- Based Violence; 2.4. Gender-Based Violence and Female Refugees; 2.5. Overview of Major International Human Rights Instruments on Gender-Based Violence and Refugees

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1. Description of the Study Area; 3.2. Research Strategies; 3.3. Data Source; 3.4. Sampling Techniques and Procedures; 3.5. Methods and Tools of Data Collection; 3.6. Data Analysis; 3.7. Ethical Consideration; CHAPTER FOUR: CASE STUDY: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST ERITREAN FEMALEREFUGEES IN ETHIOPIA (THE CASE OF MAI AYNI REFUGEE CAMP, NORTHERNETHIOPIA); 4.1. Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence; 4.2. Causes and Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence against Female Refugees; 4.3. Consequences of Gender-Based Violence; CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY; 5.1. Summary

REFERENCESAppendix I: Interview Guideline; Appendix II List of Informants

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 14, 2014).

ISBN:

3-95489-626-5

OCLC:

871780033