ABSTRACT This study examined the contribution of Non-Governmental Organization activities and welfare of refugees in selected district Bosaso, Somalia. A self-made questionnaire is used to collect data in order to obtain four research objectives 1) To identify the profile of respondents, 2) To dete1mine the contribution of Non-Governmental Organization activities, 3) To examine the welfare of the refugee, 4) To establish if there is significant relationship in Non-governmental Organization activities and refuge of welfare. And the study used descriptive survey research design to investigate the contribution of None Governmental Organisation and welfare of refugee in Bosaso, the sample of this study was 104 respondents from IDPs refugees' camps and NGOs workers in selected district Bosaso, Somalia. The key findings from the study were (1) the profile of the respondents found that number of male(42%), respondents according to the number of female were(58% ), in regard to education level, respondents who are secondary level (41 %),those who have diploma are (38%),those who obtained bachelor degree are(16%) whereas master degree is (10%), others who don't have any qualification are 3% and finally PHD holders are 2% of the respondent, the length of work experience that (24%)oftherespondentshavel-2 years' experience,(26%) of the respondent have 3-4 years of experience, and (35%) of the respondents have 5-6 years of experience and 15% of the respondent have more than 7 years' experience. Followed by the age ofrespondents who are less than40 years are (76%) and who are above 60 years are (24%); (2) the contribution of NGOs activities found was good (mean=2.613); 3) degree of refugee welfare is poor (mean 2.490 ); (4) the study also found that there exists a significant positive correlation between the contribution of NGOs activities and refugee welfare. Basing on the findings, it was recommended to NGOs to keenly enhance refugee related activities in Bosaso and put much emphasis on; on provision of mosquito net, Increasing the enrolment of children in schools, increase supplies in basic requirements such as food clothing and strongly advocating for political ceasefire, and NGOs should improve the welfare of the refugees by providing Vocational training programs in order to improve their standard living.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A ..................................................................................................................... i

DECLARATION B .................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................................... iv

ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................... 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE ......................................................................................... 1

Background of the study ............................................................................................................. 1

State1nent of the problem ............................................................................................................ 5

Research objectives ..................................................................................................................... 6

Research Questions ..................................................................................................................... 6

Null hypotheses .......................................................................................................................... 6

Scope of the Study: ..................................................................................................................... 7

Geographical scope, .................................................................................................................... 7

Significance of the study ............................................................................................................. 8

Operational Definitions of Key Tenns according to the study ............................... , ...................... 8

CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................... 10

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................................................. 10

Contribution ofNGOs activities to the refugee .......................................................................... 10

Non-Governmental organization in refugee protection ............................................................... 12

Theoretical perspective ............................................................................................................. 22

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Related studies ........................................................................................................................ 22

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................ 28

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 28

Research Design ....................................................................................................................... 28

Research population .................................................................................................................. 28

Sainple Size .............................................................................................................................. 28

Category ....................................................................................................................................... 29

Population N aine .......................................................................................................................... 29

Population sa1nple ......................................................................................................................... 29

San1ple size .................................................................................................................................. 29

Sainpling procedure .................................................................................................................. 30

Validity and Reliability of the Instruments ................................................................................ 31

Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 34

Ethical Consideration ................................................................................................................ 34

Li1nitations of the Study ............................................................................................................ 35

CHAPTER FOUR_PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA36

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 36

Demographic information of the respondents ............................................................................ 36

CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................................... 48

FINDINGS, CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................ 48

Su1nn1ary of Findings ................................................................................................................ 48

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 49

Reco1n111endations ..................................................................................................................... 49

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Suggestion for further studies .................................................................................................... 50

References ................................................................................................................................ 51

APPENDIX lB: TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR THE RESPONDENTS ................................ 55

APPENDIX II: CLEARANCE FROM ETHICS COMMITTEE ................................................ 56

APPENDIX III: INFORMED CONSENT ................................................................................. 57

APPENDIX IV: Part (1) FACE SHEET .................................................................................. 58