Unaccompanied and separated children aftermath an emergency event or a disaster in the Gaza Strip and a proposal for an alternative shelter to protect them

Other Title(s)

واقع الأطفال غير المصحوبين و المنفصلين عن ذويهم بعد حادث طارئ أو كارثة في قطاع غزة و مقترح لمركز إيواء لحمايتهم

Dissertant

Abu Musabbih, Ilham Muhammad Shahdah

Thesis advisor

al-Tahrawi, Jamil Hasan
Abu Habib, Azzam Ahmad

University

Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Science

University Country

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2018

English Abstract

This thesis discusses and explores the unaccompanied and separated children and their existence in the Gaza Strip., in addition to the reasons beyond their separation and whether their separation from their families was due to the crisis or any other reasons.

Some of the reasons are related to frequent crisis happened in the Gaza strip, in addition to the consequences of those crisis as unemployment, blockade, divorce, drugs addiction, and the difficult economical situation.

In this research I explained in details the reasons for their separation, therefore I used the qualitative methodology through the semi-structured interview, including focus groups.

Those interviews have been conducted with stakeholders related to the target group; UASC and they work with them directly or indirectly.

I used a special application / program to analyze the data given by the interviewees called MAXQDA which connect the data to codes related to the UN convention on the Right of Child.

Moreover this research explained the difference between the two terms unaccompanied and separated children and provide the real definition for both terms according to United Nation articles.

This research also explores the NGO and International NGOs working with the target group explaining their provided services and role to protect those children and how to alleviate the mentioned phenomenon, and came to a result that only few organizations working with the UASC providing limited services as relief, educational, and few recreational services.

The UASC are in a high need to shelter or an interim care center to host them for a while till they could be reunified with their biological or extended families.

So this research also provides a proposal for a shelter according to the international criteria which will provide all the needed services including the psychological services, recreational activities beside the parental care they will receive inside the center.

At the end this research provides recommendations for future researches and studies as there is a need to in depth studies about the UASC and their living conditions, educational status, and the level of protection they have.

Main Subjects

Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work

Topics

• Children
• Gaza Strip

No. of Pages

97

Table of Contents

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-900943