Child Begging In Addis Ababa Determinants Effects And Implications

The main. focus of this study has been to (uu:1 out and describe the determinants,rneffects, and implications of child begging. In this regarct efforts have been. madernto assess the psychologicaL social and economic aspects of child begging as theyrnare observed in two sub-city administrative areas of Addis Ababa, namely -Aradarnand Addis Ketema"'. The time frame (or this study is between Odo1?er 2006 andrnJune 2007. Fieldwork was carried out (rom December 1 to December 30, 2006..rnThe research has investigated the situations of those children engaged in begging,rn, taking a sample of 60 individuals, out o(which 30 are (emales. and the remainingrn30 being males. Both fema1e and mille child beggars considered in the survey arernunder the age of 18.rn,rn•rnApart from survey, qualitative data have been gathereiL involving a number ofrnprofessionals and para-professionals Working for a law-enforcing agency of therngovernment like the police as well as those working in the areas closely related tornchildren.. Extensive qualitative data were obtained from 11 other individuals inrnorder to supplement the survey fim;lin{Js.rnThe findings from quantitative and quaIilative dala have revealed that. there arernmany pushing and .pulling factors thilt promote the practice of child beggingrnamong children under the age o( 1 B. who are supposed to be under the closernguidance and protection of their parents or guardians.. Although begging amongrnadults can be taken as a common practice in both developed and developingrnsocieties, evidences have shown that the problem of child begging is closelyrnassoci.aled with the socially as well as economically disorganized families andrncommunities in the developing world. Therefore. Bhiopia in general and AddisrnAbaba in particular could not escape from the undesirable (acets of child begging.rnBased on the findings of this study, the researcher hils (orwarded somern, .rnrecommendations as to the responses expected from parenl~ communities. NGOs,rnand the govern.ment in order to tackle {he problem of child begging

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