Lived Experiences Of Children With Physical And Health Impairments At Jewi Refugee Camp Gambella Region

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The main aim of this study was to describe the lived experiences of refugee children withrndisabilities from their own perspective. Descriptive phenomenological research design was used.rnFive children with disabilities in which the four have different types of physical disability andrnone child was living with epilepsy, who were drawn using purposive sampling, were participatedrnin the study. Data were collected using unstructured face to face interview and observations fieldrnnotes. The interviews were made in ARRA field office of the refugee camp. In order to analyzernthe data coding, categorizing and organization of major and sub themes were done. Afterrnrepeated reviews and coding of the data, four major themes were identified. These are 1. Refugeerncamps as a survival for life, 2. Views of children with disability towards the nature of theirrndisability; 3. Challenges and obstacles within refugee camp, and 4. Outcomes of refugeernmembers’ observation and feelings on the life of children with disabilities. The findings revealedrnthat children with disabilities consider the refugee camp as a better place for their life to survive.rnThey also have different understandings on the nature of their disability and their views lied onrnmore of the traditional model of disabilities. The finding also showed that children withrndisabilities face several challenges as a result of being a child with disability, and thesernchallenges and obstacle lead them to develop several problems because of the prejudice andrndiscriminations. Consequently based on the findings of the study recommendation were forwarded

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Lived Experiences Of Children With Physical And Health Impairments At Jewi Refugee Camp Gambella Region

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