Abstract:
Remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to household income in their
homeland. The main objective of this study was exploring the socio economic impact of
remittance on families’ life in Omo Nada District. Qualitative research approach was
employed with a case study research design. The study used purposive participant selection
technique with data saturation point to determine sample size. In-depth Interview, FGD and
observation were used as methods of data collection. Based on this in-depth interview with
ten remittances recipient families and two FGDs with community representative and
remittance recipient families were conducted. The data were analyzed using thematic
analysis. Triangulation was utilized to enhance the trustworthiness of the data and
information from the participants kept in secret using codes instead of their name. The
finding revealed that remittance has both positive and negative socio-economic impact on
recipient family. While fulfilling families household consumption and improving the
livelihood of the receiver family where the economic impact of remittance and encourage
social network, safeguarding the disadvantaged among families, encourages families to
migrate from rural to urban, family breakdown and motivate people to emigrate were the
social impact of remittance. The finding also shows that those families who used their
remittance properly were benefited as it improves the family socio economic conditions.
While inappropriate use of remittance has a negative consequence on the socio economic
condition of families. Finally, the implication addressed major areas for social work
intervention, education, policy, practice and further studies in general. The usage of
remittance is identified as a major area which needs intervention by social workers, policy
makers and the researcher in particular.
