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“BASELINE SURVEY REPORT”December’15 – January’16

“Developing Community Based Livelihood Support Structures for Rohingays in Mewat, Haryana”

US Embassy

Contact: ACCESS Development Services, C-543, Vikas Puri, New Delhi – 110018A. Background:

With history of the Burmese Government not including the Rohingya minority group in their 2012 census, they have been classified as stateless Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh since 1982. Owing to their stateless nature, Rohingyas are extremely vulnerable groups who have come to India looking for refuge. Through the project, ACCESS is working with the Rohingya refugees in the working age group living in Mewat, Haryana.

The US Embassy has selected ACCESS Development Services to work in partnership with them from 1 Oct 2015 – 30 Sep 2016, on “Developing Community based Livelihood Support Structures for Rohingyas in Mewat, Haryana”. The Project Goal is to achieve improved and sustained livelihoods through community self-management structures and leadership. The two objectives that the project will work towards will be ‘Community mobilization strengthened and expanded in Mewat, India’ and ‘Self Reliance and Livelihoods Improved in Mewat, India’.

ACCESS, as a Livelihoods promotion organization, will work to develop skills which render the Rohingya Persons of Concern (PoC) employable in the local industrial setup of Mewat. ACCESS will also aim at developing leadership skills which will help the community to better bargain in the existing job market and establish their own networks with new market players over a sustained period of time.

Complementary to these efforts, ACCESS is also implementing the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) project ‘Self Reliance and Livelihoods enabled’ in New Delhi that works with Afghan, Burmese and Somali refugees for their livelihood. The ACCESS-UNHCR Project Head Office at Vikas Puri, which is at a distance of 90 km from Mewat serves as a Head Office for the operations in Mewat as well.

B. Introduction:

Developing Community based Livelihood Support Structures for Rohingyas in Mewat, Haryana is a one year project, funded by the US Embassy and implemented by ACCESS Development Services. The project began on the 1st of October 2015 and the baseline study was conducted in December’15-January’16 by means of conducting household survey in the 6 refugee clusters of Mewat i.e. Chandani-I, Chandani-II, Nangali-I, Nangali-II, Ward No.-7 (also known as Jogipur Cluster) and Punhana. The first 5 clusters are spread across a 4-5 km radius, within 1-2 km’s from the main Highway in Nuh town. Punhana cluster, is located 40 km away from these clusters.

To conduct the survey, ACCESS hired 2 local Outreach Personnel from the field, from the refugee community itself. The local personnel were directed and trained by the ACCESS Project Officer on ground.

The survey was conducted for a total of 320 households. The households were interviewed on issues ranging from basic family profile, education status, employment status, skills possessed by the PoC and their aspirations regarding livelihood opportunities in India.

Baseline Aims and Objective: The purpose of the Project Baseline is to take a first measurement of the major long term indicators of the project. The specific objectives of the survey are:

1. To serve as the first measure of all main project indicators as per the Project Performance Indicator, thus establishing the foundation for the project’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system.

2. To establish or validate the indicator targets described in the project indicator. 3. To gather data that will inform the actual situation of Poc with regard to family background,

education status, employment status etc.4. To provide a direction for amendments in the project strategy going forward.

C. Methodology:

Team Composition: Two outreach personnel were hired from the refugee community to complete the survey with guidance from the ACCESS Project Officer.

Name Organization NameName ACCESS Development Services NameName Refugee, Mewat Haryana NameName Refugee, Mewat Haryana Name

Training of Outreach Volunteers: An informal training of both outreach personnel was held on the 1st of December 2015 at Ward No.-7. The training included a demo-practice of using the actual questionnaire, describing how to frame questions and how to record answers.

Data Collection Methods and Tools Used: Data was gathered using 4 pages of questionnaire that included details such as UNHCR related information, basic family profile, education status, employment details, vulnerability status (PWD, UAM), skills possessed by PoC, aspirations regarding livelihoods in India. The same is attached as Annexure A to this Report.

Market Assessment: With regard to availability of work opportunities in factories nearby Nuh, and home based work available for women, a mapping of the nearby market was done by the Project Officer under the guidance of the Program Manager. Meetings were held with local job providers including factories at ‘Roz ka Meo’ and shops of tailoring and mechanics. Other meetings with PoC in all six clusters were conducted to gather more information regarding the skills possessed by PoCs and their need of work.

Analysis: To analyze the data, a template was developed by the team members in an MS-Excel format. The entered data has been filled based on a vulnerability index that helps find the most vulnerable PoC within the community. The data can also easily be segregated on the basis of the type of skills possessed by the PoC, when particular trainings need to be undertaken, or when looking for a PoC with a particular set of skills. The index is calculated on the basis of the below indicators, where the PoC receiving the lowest score is deemed as the most vulnerable:

1. Gender: Neutral and Female gender with higher score as opposed to male2. Vulnerability Status: Lowest score for an Unaccompanied Minor or Divorcee/Widow with a

disability 3. No. of dependents: Lowest score for more than 5 dependents4. Language: Lowest score for PoC who speaks only his/her native language5. UNHCR Support: Highest score for PoC who receives Sustenance Allowance and is being

considered for Resettlement6. LTV status: Lowest score for PoC who does not have a long term visa in India7. Level of education: Highest score for a graduate8. Skill level: Highest score for a PoC who has attended a vocational training and computer training

course9. Current Work Status: Lower scores for PoC who have no or irregular work as opposed to

informal regular or permanent work10. Total monthly income: Highest score for PoC who is receiving more than INR 6000 per month

11. Leadership status: Higher score for PoC who has a prominent position in the community eg. As an imam (Muslim scholarly leader) or represents the community in a committee.

Survey Findings:

1. General Description of the population and Household: Through the survey, information was collected across 320 households, equaling a total of 1059 persons with an average of 3.3 persons per household.

Table 1: Details of Population

Name of Cluster

Total No. of

HH

Male Female Total Population of Cluster (A+B)0-17

Yrs18-59

Yrs59

Above

Sub Total (A)

0-17 Yrs

18-59 Yrs

59 Above

Sub Total

(B)Ward No-

7 78 66 74 1 141 64 73 2 139 280

Chandeni-I 50 46 37 4 87 38 40 1 79 166Chandeni-

II 42 30 36 1 67 30 39 0 69 136

Nagli-I 42 34 33 0 67 21 28 1 50 117Nagli-II 75 47 59 2 108 75 56 3 134 242

Punhana 33 33 28 1 62 30 26 0 56 118Total 320 256 267 9 532 258 262 7 527 1059

The above data, provides the age strata for the population. Of the total population, about 48.5 % are under 17 years of age or under, while only 1.5% are above 59 years and over. The project’s population of concern or the targeted population includes those between the age group 18-59 years i.e. 529 PoCs, approximately 50% of the total population.

The gender breakup of the surveyed data is as seen below. Out of 1059 persons, there are 532 Males (50.24%) and 527 are females (49.76%).

0-17 Years48.5%18-59 Years

50%

59 Years above1.5%

Age Distribution of Population

Female; 49.76%Male; 50.24%

Below, we can find the details of the gender wise breakup of the targeted PoC (i.e. PoC in the 17-59 years age group) and here, also, can see that there is not much difference in the number of males and females in the community. Out of 529 PoCs, 262 (49.5%) are female while 267 (50.4%) are male.

Female; 49.53%

Male; 50.47%

2. Education Profile: After analyzing the data of the targeted PoC, it was found, that out of a total of 529 PoCs, 356 (67.3%) PoC never went to school or Madarsas and only 167 PoC are educated. Among 167 PoC, only two are graduates and these two were those who were working as outreach personnel with ACCESS. In addition, it was found that the PoC who have primary or secondary education do not know ‘how to write English’.

Details of Education of Targeted PoCS.N

. Variables No. of PoC %

1 No Education 356 67.30%2 Madrasa 74 13.99%3 Primary Education 53 10.02%

4 Secondary Education 44 8.32%

5 Graduation 2 0.38%Total 529 100.00%

Gender segregated data of Targeted PoC (17-59 years)

Gender Wise Details

10.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%67.30%

13.99%10.02% 8.32%

0.38%

No Education Madarsa Primary EducationSecondary Education Graduation

3. Language: One of very essential verbal language to get work in Mewat as well as in other parts of India is Hindi but out of 529, 236 (44.6%) PoC don’t know either the verbal Hindi or English which is creating a problem for them to get work at Mewat.

PoC Who Know Hindi to Speak and Write;

0.95%

PoC Who Know English and Hindi to Speak;

0.19%PoC Who Know English

to Write; 0.76%

PoC Who Know Only

Hindi to Speak; 53.50%

PoC Who Don't Know Verbal

Hindi or English; 44.61%

Most of those PoCs, who know verbal Hindi are working in factories or are doing daily wage work in Mewat area.

Breakup of Language with Education of PoCS.N

. Variables No. of PoC %

1 PoC who know how to speak English and Hindi 1 0.19%

Language Details

A Primary Education 1 0.19%2 PoC who know how to write in English 4 0.76%A Graduation 2 0.38%B Madarsa 1 0.19%C Secondary Education 1 0.19%3 PoC who know how to Speak and Write Hindi 5 0.95%A Madarsa 4 0.76%B Secondary Education 1 0.19%4 PoC who don't know Verbal Hindi or English 236 44.61%A Madarsa 24 4.54%B No Education 186 35.16%C Primary Education 18 3.40%D Secondary Education 8 1.51%5 PoC who know how to speak in only Hindi 283 53.50%A Madarsa 45 8.51%B No Education 170 32.14%C Primary Education 34 6.43%D Secondary Education 34 6.43%

Total 529 100.00%

4. Skill level: Here, we can see that out of 262 female, only 34 (13% of total female) have some working skills. Out of these 34, the females primarily have tailoring skills (27).

Details of Skills

S.N. Name of Skills No. of PoC

1 Female 262A Enterprise (Business) Skills 1B Hospitality 1C Hospitality, Tailoring Skills 1D Retails and Sales Skills 2E Unskilled (Daily wages Labor, Mason) 3F Tailoring Skills 26G No Skills 228

2 Male 267A Health Care Skills 1B Repairing Work (Engine Mechanic, Mobile Repairing), Driving 1

C Repairing Work (Engine Mechanic, Mobile Repairing), Unskilled (Daily wages Labor, Mason) 1

D Tailoring Skills, Unskilled (Daily wages Labor, Mason) 1E Hospitality 3

F Tailoring Skills 3G Repairing Work (Engine Mechanic, Mobile Repairing) 5H Driving 6I Teaching Skills 8j Retails and Sales Skills 9

K Manufacturing Skills (Factory Worker, Bamboo Skills, etc) 17l Enterprise (Business) Skills 23

M No Skills 31N Unskilled (Daily wages Labor, Mason) 158

Total 529

Of the male group of 267, 31 (11.6%) don’t possess any skills. It was found that most males in Mewat i.e. 159 (59%) are working as daily wage labour and only 17 are working in nearby factories at Nuh. In other skills, 4 males have tailoring skills and 8 PoC have teaching skills, with most of them being engaged as Imams of Mosques at their clusters.

5. Working Status and Income: Out of the 529 PoC, there are 281 cases who are not working and hence fall under the category of zero Income. 68 PoCs (or 12.85%) earn less than INR 3000 per month which is not sufficient to run the family.

Details of Income of PoCS.N

. Income Variable No. of PoC %

1 Earning more than INR 6000/month 41 7.75%

2 Earning between INR 3000-INR 6000/month 139 26.28%

3 Earning less than INR 3000/month 68 12.85%4 No Earning 281 53.12%

Grand Total 529 100.00%

Analyzing the type of work, it can be seen below, that 248 PoC who are earning are doing irregular work. Here, irregular work means, getting work as daily wages labor, scrap picker, etc. because there are no permanent jobs available at Nuh (Mewat).

Only 35 PoCs are working as regular workers and most of these have small businesses in their cluster or are working in factories in Nuh or Aligarh.

Details of Work with IncomeS.N

. Variable No. of PoC

1 PoC with More than Six thousands income 41a PoC Who is doing Regular Work in Informal Sector 14

b PoC Who is doing Irregular Work 272 PoC Between three to six thousands income 139a PoC Who is doing Regular Work in Informal Sector 15b PoC Who is doing Irregular Work 124

3 PoC with Less than three thousands income 68a PoC Who is doing Regular Work in Informal Sector 6b PoC Who is doing Irregular Work 62

4 PoC with No Earning 281a Not Doing Any Work 281

Grand Total 529

6. Vulnerability Status: Out of 529, there are 8 (1.5%) PoC who are PWD or have disabilities, with most of them having eye sight problem. 3 PoCs (.3%) are UAM or Unaccompanied Minor, i.e. those Minor age refugees who don’t have parents or other family members to support her/him in India.

33 (6.24%) women are widows (those women whose husband either died or they don’t know their current status as they could be in jail in India or somewhere else, but these women are living her with her children or are single.)

NA; 91.87%

PWD; 1.51%

UAM; 0.38%

Widow; 6.24%Details of Vulnerable PoC

D. Conclusion:

This report has attempted to analyze information collected through the project baseline survey. Specifically, it has provided baseline values for indicators in a wide range of areas, including: Family Profile, Education Status, Work Status, Vulnerability, UNHCR Support, Skills Possess etc. The findings of this baseline are expected to be used as a benchmark against the project indicators to get the desired outcome of the project.

On the basis of the above findings, a few groups have been identified with whom there is need to work so as to improve their livelihood status. These group are listed below:

1. Female PoC with tailoring skills2. Widow/Single Women3. UAM (Unaccompanied Minor)4. PoC with verbal/written-Hindi/English or both language5. PoC with Skills of bamboo/Computer/repairing

To be able to work with these groups, ACCESS has identified some vocational training cum placement opportunities such as Tailoring, Jute Bag Making, Candle Making, Soap Making as well as Leadership Training, Personality Development Training, Life Skills Training etc.

Details of Groups with VT and Livelihood Solution

S.N. Groups Name

Total No. of

PoC

Proposed VT Livelihood Solution

1

Female PoC with tailoring skills

26

Life Skills/Personality Development/financial literacy

Home Based Work to make candle/soap/tailoring work

2

Widow/Single Women

33

Tailoring Skills/Jute Bag/Candle/Soap Making/financial literacy

Home Based Work to make candle/soap/tailoring work

3 UAM (Unaccompanied Minor)

3


Engage in Marketing of Candle/Soap

4

PoC with verbal/written-Hindi/English or both language.

PoC Who Know Hindi to Speak and Write 5



PoC Who Know English and Hindi to Speak 1



PoC Who 4 Life Skills/Personality Engage in Marketing

Know English to Write

Development/financial literacy of Candle/Soap

PoC Who Know Only Hindi to Speak 196


Linkage with local Factory for job as per their skills.

5

PoC with Skills of Bamboo/Computer/Repairing

Skills of Bamboo 5


Linkage with local traders to engage them in work

PoC who know mobile repairing work 1


Linkage with local traders to engage them in work

Repairing Work (Engine Mechanic) 6



Total No. 280

In the above figure, we can see the different category in numbers with whom ACCESS is planning to work ahead. Also, these five clusters are not near each other as the distance from Chandeni-1 to Nangli-1 is approximately 3 Km. On the basis of a discussion with the refugee leaders, ACCESS has declassified these group as per the clusters. These are listed below:

1. First group would be from Chandeni-1 and Chandeni-2. 2. Second group will be of Nangli-1 and Nagli-2 3. Third would be Ward No. – 7, 4. Fourth is Punhana which is 40 Km away from Nuh

Prospective Change in Plans with respect to Project Document:

On the basis of the baseline’s finding and having various meetings and discussion with targeted PoC and its leaders, demand arises to redefine ‘the strategy and activities described in project’ to reach the objective of project.

The action plan going forward is redesigned as:

1. Enhancing Skills:a. Conducting Vocational Training: to enhance the skills of PoC, ACCESS will conduct

various VT programs for them. ACCESS will aim to make sure these trainings are market oriented, for example: training of candle making, soap making, mobile repairing etc.

b. Conducting Life Skill Training: with regard to market, there is need of basic language, ‘how to market the products made’, ‘how to present self before others’, ‘preparation of interview’. As part of the same, selected PoC who are vocal and acceptable by community as leaders to guide them in their market linkage, will be further developed.

2. Linkage with market: a. Meeting with Job Providers: after VT program, ACCESS will conduct meetings between

Job Providers, Suppliers and trained PoC, so, both parties will know each other’s demand and offerings. For example: there are lots of materials required for candle making, so, after finding the market supplier, ACCESS will conduct the meeting.

b. Building Leadership: ACCESS’ goal will be to build leadership with the male members of the community to be able to directly link with these market actors on their own in the future.

3. Support Structure: a. Financial Support: For the duration of the project, ACCESS will provide support to the

PoC to start their work, and to begin earnings. The long term goal will be to encourage them to use their savings to increase their work.

b. Guiding: For the duration of the project, ACCESS team will guide the PoC in getting work opportunities. The ACCESS team will also help the PoC to maintain records of their earnings.

c. Monitoring: From time to time, ACCESS will conduct meetings with the PoC as well as with job providers or material suppliers to assess the situation and will provide support as per need.

ANNEXURE A

PoC Family Registration FormRegistration Date……………………… Registration Number……………… Name of Clusters……………… Name of Staff/Surveyor ………………………………

Personal Information UNHCR related informationName of Respondent: ………………………………………………………………………. Reference No:Residing In India Since: …………………………………………………………………….

Date of Issue:

Language Preferred: ………………………………………………………………………….

Date of Expiry:

Contact No.: …………………………………………………………………………………….

Y NLTV Status:

Do You have Unaccompanied Minor to support: ………………….(Yes/No)

Y NDoes anyone in family receive SA?

Marital Status: …………………………………………………(Married/Unmarried)

Y NHave you applied for resettlement?

D D M M Y Y Y Y

D D M M Y Y Y Y

Family Details

S.N. Name of Family Member

Individual No.

Gender

(M/F)

Year of

Birth

Relationship with

Respondent

Education

Status

Skills Vulnerability Contact No.Vocatio

nalCompu

terAny

OthersPWD

UAM

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Family Members Employment Details Leadership Position taken in

Community (if Yes What)

S.N.

Name of Family

Members

Past Employment Status Current Employment StatusName

of Org. (if

Any)

Nature of

Work

Avg. Monthl

y income

Geographical Area

(City/State)

Total years of

Work Experienc

e

Name of Org. (if

Any)

Nature of

Work

Avg. Monthl

y Income

Geographical Area

(City/State)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Observation/Suggestion of Respondent:

Suggestions to ACCESS for trainings: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....Suggestions for work opportunities: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Any other Suggestion: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Surveyor’s Observation about the Refugee:

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Signature of Surveyor Signature/thumb impression of Primary Respondent

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