<p>The internally displaced persons (IDPs) crisis is escalating in Ethiopia. This is due to inadequate support networks, prolonged displacement, and limited access to basic necessities, all of which hinder their ability to rebuild their lives. The study was conducted in Somali Regional State, Ethiopia with the objective of assessing the challenge and opportunities of IDPs in the Qoloji site. The study employed analysis of quantitative data. The quantitative data was collected through questionnaire distributed to 178 households systematically drowned from the lists obtained from corresponding IDPs manager, to collect IDPs’ perceptions about social and infrastructural services in the destination site. To this end, seven key socio-economic variables were identified to compare the challenge and opportunities at both origin and destination sites. The collected data were analyzed using t-test and multiple regressions. The paired-samples t-test was used to examine the perceived conditions of social services available for IDPs’ both at their origin and destination sites. Multiple regression was used to determine the predictive power of a set of variables for a specific outcome, challenge and opportunities in relation to independent variables: Age, sex, Education, Family size and length of residence in the destination area. The regression results indicated that all the variables show a significant relationship except for the length of residence, which shows that length of residency at the destination site is not making a significant unique contribution. The model further showed that, education makes the largest unique contribution. Hence, if the IDPs education level increased by one standard deviation, the IDPs’ challenge would likely drop by 0.438 standard deviation units. Therefore, ensuring access to quality education in and around the IDPs camp is highly recommended to facilitate the successful adaptation and coping mechanisms of IDPs’.</p>