Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to examine rural to urban child migration in
selected area of west shoa zone Ambo district. To achieve the purpose the study is used
mixed research approach. The general objective of the study is to examine the cause
and consequences of rural-urban child migration in west shoa zone Ambo district. To
achieve the objective 120 migrated child were interviewed who are street child in Ambo
town and data is collected from this migrated child. Secondary data is collected from
child and female office of Ambo town and were analysed both qualitatively and
quantitatively by using SPSS version 21. Structured questionnaires were used on the
demographic, economic and social factors of child migrants. With regards to migration
factors the study identifies the major push factors for the migration and pull factors.
The major pull factors according to the study are life style with 55.6 percentages.
Therefore, government, NGOs or other stakeholders should improve the lives of the
rural poor households; provide infrastructures; aware local communities about the
importance of having small family size, prevention, mitigation, training package,
empowerment, community involvement and family reunification were recommended
in this study to minimize the current trends of child rural-urban migration.
