The impact of divorce on children’s human right among the community of agaro town, Ethiopia

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the impacts of divorce on children’s rights among the community of Agaro town of Jimma zone, Oromia regional state. To this end, the paper has looked the current status of divorce on children’s right, impacts of divorce on children’s right to be protected from hurt and mistreated. Children’s right to adequate standard of living and the impacts of divorce on children’s right to education and health care. The study used qualitative approach along with descriptive study design employed. Non-probability sampling or purposive sampling technique was used to identify and select study participants. Both primary and secondary data was gathered. The primary data gathered through interview and FGD. The total respondents who participated in the study were forty. Twenty two interviewed and eighteen involved in the FGD. The secondary source of data collected from different conventions, legal laws and journal articles that are relevant to my study. The study found out that the negative impacts of divorce on children’s rights are they faced economic hardships, exposed to early marriage, they lacked family support, lack of facilities needed for education, depression, hopelessness, lack of getting adequate standard of living. In addition, absenteeism and dropout from school and lack of stable or constant place of living were investigated through FGD and interview. Therefore the society should prevent the prevalence of divorce by creating awareness about its impacts, short term training on marriage counseling need to be provided by elders and religious leaders,