Focus Areas

Key protection concerns faced by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other affected populations in Ethiopia include sexual and gender based violence, physical violence, child marriage, family separation (including unaccompanied and separated children), psycho-social distress and trauma, persons with specific needs not receiving or being able to access life-saving services, persons without adequate shelter and living in collective sites, persons missing documentation and having no legal redress for lost property, livelihood or human rights violations. DPO implements different protection projects includes the Child-Protection (CP) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The project also aims to make a significant contribution to the reduction of and response to gender-based violence and child protection problems.