No continent is immune to the problem of moss displacement, either within or across staternborders. In contrast to most migrants, all forcibly displaced persons around the world havernlittle opportunities for expanding livelihoods, and are usually faced with realities thatrnrefilte them a dignified life and fitlfillment of their capability. Despite the fact that in manyrncases access to the local labor market and Feedom of movement is restricted, and mostrncamp refugees depend on the distribution offood rations and other goods as a main meansrnof survival, many have developed alternative livelihood strategies. However, this study wasrnlimited to Eritrean Refilgees found in Shim elba camp in the Northern part of Ethiopia tornassess the livelihood strategies they deployed and to identijj, the determinant factors thatrninfluence households' participation in gainful livelihood strategies. To achieve thesernobjectives, primwy data using questionnaire was collected Fom a total of 399 samplernhousehold heads selected using probability proportionate stratified sampling procedure. Inrnaddition to this, FGD was conducted with refugees and officials. Once the data wasrncollected, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.rnAccordingly, the result of descriptive statistics shows that majority of the respondents werernpredominantly young adults aged ~ 33 years (57.9%), males (85.2%), single (45.4%), andrncameFom urban areas (64.9%). Furthermore, out of the total sample covered, 6J.2% wererninvolved in gainfitllivelihood activities andji'om these 63.5% were engaged in non-farmingrnactivities (trade, employments, handicrafts, recreational centers, and selling of filel woodrnand/or charcoal), while 36.5% were engaged on farming which constituted livestockrnrearing, poultry production, and gardening. The result of bivariate analysis indicates thatrnethnicity, place of residence in their countlY, and literacy status were found significantlyrnassociated (p