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Emebet Mulugeta
Family Lives
Violence
Working paper
Ethiopia
Understanding Children’s Experiences of Violence in Ethiopia: Evidence from Young Lives
Summary

This research report explores children’s accounts of everyday violence in Ethiopia, and the ways in which factors at individual, family, community, institutional and society levels affect children’s experiences of violence. The report primarily draws on analysis of four rounds of longitudinal qualitative data gathered over seven years, complemented with analysis of cross-sectional survey data from Young Lives. Findings show that violence affecting children – mostly physical punishment and emotional abuse – is widespread, accepted, and normalized. Differing economic activities affect family dynamics and the likelihood of children experiencing violence, which is often linked to the challenges of poverty and the expectation that children will contribute to the household economy.

Download  Understanding Children’s Experiences of Violence in Ethiopia: Evidence from Young Lives.

Understanding Children’s Experiences of Violence in Ethiopia: Evidence from Young Lives
Summary

This research report explores children’s accounts of everyday violence in Ethiopia, and the ways in which factors at individual, family, community, institutional and society levels affect children’s experiences of violence. The report primarily draws on analysis of four rounds of longitudinal qualitative data gathered over seven years, complemented with analysis of cross-sectional survey data from Young Lives. Findings show that violence affecting children – mostly physical punishment and emotional abuse – is widespread, accepted, and normalized. Differing economic activities affect family dynamics and the likelihood of children experiencing violence, which is often linked to the challenges of poverty and the expectation that children will contribute to the household economy.

Download  Understanding Children’s Experiences of Violence in Ethiopia: Evidence from Young Lives.

Publication Information

Emebet Mulugeta
Family Lives
Violence
Working paper
Ethiopia