Women's Rights Among Internally Displaced People in Horseed Camp, Mogadishu, Somalia.

ABSTRACT This study was done to assess women's rights in internally displaced People's camps in Mogadishu, with particular focus on Horseed IDPs camp. The study was guided by three objectives and these were 1) To establish the rights of women rights in Horseed IDPs camp, Mogadishu, Somalia 2) To establish how existing policies promote women rights in Horseed IDPs camp, Mogadishu, Somalia and 3) To establish the challenges women face in rights advocacy in Horseed IDPs camp, Mogadishu, Somalia. The research designs used was correlational designs which involved both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A structured questionnaire (close ended) and an interview guide (for qualitative responses) were used. A research population of 361 was identified and a sample size of 190 respondents was computed using the Slovene's formula. The results showed that; Decision making had the lowest effect (r=0.66), policies had a slightly higher effect at (r=0.854) and challenges had the highest effect on promotion of women rights at (r=0.004). Conclusively; decision making in relocation, consultation, mobilization of the women and women involvement in development projects provide mechanisms for improving the state of women, policies on law, health, and policy on domestic violence and different policy framework on the management of affairs women. The researcher conclude that implementing the policy agenda is not well though the framework of policy exist, challenges encountered by women in attaining women rights reveal a challenge of monitoring the management of women issues, capacity management issues in the IDPs and the need to have a focus mind by the international, national and local community in the management and implementation of women rights. The study recommends that, decision making needs to be strengthened for more positive results as well as policy frameworks, there is urgent need to mitigate the challenges since they pose the highest effect but on the negative.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ i 

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. ii 

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................. iii 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... iv 

T.cBLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. v 

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... viii 

ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ .ix 

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... x 

CI-IAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................................ 1 

1.1.1 Historical Perspective .............................................................................................................. 1 

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective ........................................................................................................... 3 

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective ........................................................................................................... 4 

1.1.4 Contextual Perspective ........................................................................................................... 5 

1.2 Probletn Staten1ent ..................................................................................................................... 7 

1.3 Purpose ofthe study .................................................................................................................. 7 

I .4 Research Objective .................................................................................................................... 8 

I .5 Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 8 

1.6 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................................... 8 

1.6.1 Clcographical Scope ................................................................................................................ 8 

1.6.2 Content Scope ......................................................................................................................... 8 

1.6.3 Titne Scope ............................................................................................................................. 9 

1.7 Significance ofthe study ........................................................................................................... 9 

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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................... 10 

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 10 

2.1 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................ I 0 

2.2. Conceptual fra1ne-work .......................................................................................................... 12 

2.3Rights ofVOinen ....................................................................................................................... 12 

2.4 Pron1otion ofomen rights ..................................................................................................... 13 

2.4.1 Decision making and promotion ofwomen rights in IOP camps ......................................... l3 

2.4.2 Existing policy and promotion of women rights in lOPs camps .......................................... 16 

2.4.3 Challenges faced by women in rights advocacy in lOPs camps .......................................... 19 

2.5Research Gap ............................................................................................................................ 21 

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................. 22 

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 22 

3 .I Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 22 

3.2 Study area ................................................................................................................................ 22 

3.3 Study Population ...................................................................................................................... 22 

3.4 Smnple Size ............................................................................................................................. 22 

3.5Sanlpling Procedure .................................................................................................................. 23 

3.6 Research I nstrunlents ............................................................................................................... 23 

3.6.1 Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................ 24 

3.6.2 Interview Guide .................................................................................................................... 24 

3.6.2 Focus group discussion ......................................................................................................... 24 

3.7Validity and Reliability ............................................................................................................ 24 

3 .8Data Gathering Procedures ....................................................................................................... 25 

3 .8.1 Before the administration of the questionnaires .................................................................... 25 

3.8.2 During the administration ofthe questionnaires ................................................................... 26 

_). "' 8 "' J' I d . . . f I . . ?6 . .) A ter t 1e a mmistration o t 1e questiOnnaires ..................................................................... _ 

3.9Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 26 

3.1 OEthical Considerations ............................................................................................................ 26 

3.11 Limitations of the Study ........................................................................................................ 27 

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CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF 

RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 28 

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 28 

4.1 Profile ofrespondents .............................................................................................................. 28 

4.1.1 Sex of respondents ................................................................................................................ 28 

4. I .2 Age of respondents ............................................................................................................... 29 

4.1.3 Marital status ofrespondents ................................................................................................ 30 

4. I .4 Education level ofrespondents ............................................................................................. 30 

4.1.5 Duration of stay in the camp ................................................................................................. 31 

4.2 The state ofwomen rights in Horseed lOPs camp .................................................................. 32 

4.3 How existing policies promote women rights of women rights .............................................. 35 

4.4 Challenges faced by women in rights advocacy in Horseed IDPs camp ................................. 37 

4.5 Correlations ............................................................................................................................. 39 

4.6 Coeftlcients .............................................................................................................................. 40 

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS ................... .41 0 

5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 41 

5.1 The discussion of findings ....................................................................................................... 41 

5.1.1 The rights of women in Horseed lOPs camp ........................................................................ .41 

5.1.2 How existing policies promotes women rights in Horseed IDP camp ................................ .42 

5.1.3The challenges faced by women during rights advocacy in Horseed lOPs camp ................ .43 

5.2 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 43 

~.?.I Women rights in Horseed lOPs camp .................................................................................. 43 

~.?.2 I low existing policies promote women rights in 1-Im·seed lOPs camp ................................ .43 

5.2.3 Challenges faced by women in rights advocacy ................................................................... 44 

5.3 Reco1n1nendations ................................................................................................................... 44 

5.4 Area for further study .............................................................................................................. 44 

References ..................................................................................................................................... 45 

Appendix I: Questionnaire ............................................................................................................. 49 

Appendix II: Focus Group Discussion .......................................................................................... 51 

Appendix III: Interview Guide .......................... , ........................................................................... 53