PERSONAL REFLECTION
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 14 | Issue : 3 | Page : 330--334
The other side of ‘economic migration’: psychosocial issues affecting young people returning to Ethiopia
Jack Obali Odolla
Clinical Nurse and Assistant Voluntarily Returnees and Health Assessment Nurse (AVR-HA Nurse) for the Migration Health Division of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Addis Ababa
Correspondence Address:
Families in Ethiopia, with few opportunities to generate income, sometimes send a young family member to work abroad. In many cases, the family sells property to raise the necessary funds, and therefore, expect that much of the income earned will be sent home. However, young migrants are often vulnerable to exploitation and abuse and may want to return home, or need to return after violence breaks out in their country of migration. Yet, returning home raises a number of challenges, not least those involved in returning empty-handed. In this personal reflection, I discuss working with the International Organization for Migration assisting young returnees to Ethiopia, explore the psychosocial issues affecting those who migrate and return, and put forward suggestions as to how their psychosocial wellbeing can be strengthened.
How to cite this article:
Odolla JO. The other side of ‘economic migration’: psychosocial issues affecting young people returning to Ethiopia.Intervention 2016;14:330-334
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How to cite this URL:
Odolla JO. The other side of ‘economic migration’: psychosocial issues affecting young people returning to Ethiopia. Intervention [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 May 30 ];14:330-334
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