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 lDPs 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 36lwas 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=O.66), policies had a slightly higher effect at (r0.854) 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

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEJ)GEMENTS iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

ACRONYMS ix

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

• I Background to the study

.1 . I Historical Perspective

• 1 .2 Theoretical Perspective 3

• I .3 Conceptual perspective 4

I. .4 Contextual Perspective 5

.2 Problem Statement 7

I .3 Purpose of the study 7

I .4 Research Objective 8

1 .5 Research Questions 8

I .6 Scope of the study 8

1.6.1 Geographical Scope 8

1 .6.2 Content Scope 8

I .6,3 Time Scope 9

1 .7 Significance of the study 9

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(;HAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW .10

2.0 Introduction 10

2.1 Theoretical Framework 10

2.2. Conceptual frame-work 12

2.3 Rights of women 12

2.4 Promotion of women rights 13

2.4.1 Decision making and promotion of women rights in IDP camps 13

2.4.2 Existing policy and promotion of women rights in IDPs camps 16

2.4.3 Challenges faced by women in rights advocacy in IDPs camps 19

2.5Research Gap 21

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 22

3.0 Introduction 22

3.1 Research Design 22

3.2 Study area 22

3.3 Study Population 22

3.4 Sample Size 22

3.5Sampling Procedure 23

3.6 Research Instruments 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.SData Gathering Procedures 25

3.8.lBerore the administration of the questionnaires 25

3.8.2 During the administration oIthe questionnaires 26

3,8.3 Aller the administration of the questionnaires 26

3.9Data Analysis 26

3.l0Ethical Considerations 26

3.11 Limitations of the Study 27

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(;HAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

RESULTS 28

4.0 Introduction 28

4.1 Profile of respondents 28

4.1.1 Sex of respondents 28

4.1 .2 Age of respondents 29

4.1.3 Marital status of respondents 30

4.1.4 Education level of respondents 30

4. I .5 Duration of stay in the camp 31

4.2 The state of women rights in 1-lorseed IDPs camp 32

4.3 I-low 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 Coefficients 40

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS 41

5.0 Introduction 41

5.1 The discussion of findings 41

5.1.lThe rights of women in Horseed IDPs camp 41

5.1.2 I low existing policies promotes women rights in Horseed IDP camp 42

5.l.31’hc challenges faced by women during rights advocacy in Horseed IDPs camp 43

5.2 (~onclusions 43

5.2. 1 Women rights in Horseed IDPs camp 43

5.2.2 I-low existing policies promote women rights in Horseed IDPs camp 43

5.2.3 Challenges faced by women in rights advocacy 44

5.3 Recommendations 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