Navigating the Effects of Displacement: Ethiopia

Following the release of the first edition of PROGRESS 2023 report, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) carried out focus group discussions to understand the nuances of the effects of displacement from the perspectives of individuals who were displaced, had returned or were part of non-displaced communities which hosted IDPs. The focus group discussions served as a forum to share viewpoints that are not often captured by traditional data collection exercises, including affected communities' perceptions of cultural and gendered effects of displacement in their communities. The discussions were conducted in local languages and translated by IOM DTM staff.

This report presents a deeper country-specific dive into the findings of the qualitative analysis of six focus group discussions conducted between 1 and 15 August 2023 in South West Ethiopia People’s region and Afar region with 59 representatives from the IDP, returning IDP and non-displaced resident communities. Sixty per cent of respondents were male and the remaining 40 per cent were female. Seventy-three per cent of respondents were between the ages of 18 and 59, the remaining 22 per cent were older than 60 years, and 5 per cent were youth.