2010-05 WFP Initial EFSA Learning

Session 2.1.

Initial EFSA Primary Data:

Key Informants & Sites Selection

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Session Objectives

After this session, participants should be able to:

• Describe how a list of appropriate key informants is compiled

• Explain procedures for deciding whether to interview households in an initial EFSA

• Explain procedures for selecting primary data collection sites in an initial EFSA

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Identify KIs & sites; adapt checklist; visit sites for interviews & observations

The Process

Collect and Compile Secondary Data

Collect and Compile Primary Data using checklist

Conduct Situation Analysis

Conduct Forecast Analysis

Produce Recommendations

Write Initial EFSA report

Develop Work Plan and TORs

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How is primary data gathered (in the context of an Initial EFSA)?

• Enumerate primary data collection methods that you know?

• Select methods which can be applied to the context of an initial EFSA.

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Key informants (KIs)What do we look for in a good KI?

• Formal role at central or local level

• Knowledgeable about and currently or recently involved in topics of interest to the assessment

• Cultural liaison – can introduce us to others

• Other?

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What do we expect to learn from them?

• pre-crisis conditions / how services were normally organized

• degree to which services have been impacted

• most affected locations

• any relief activities already underway or planned

• Who else we should interview, particularly among the affected

Interviewing key informants

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Interviewing Households?

no time to conduct formal household surveys

key informants in the field can indicate to us:

– specific families whose situation echoes that of the majority of the population (e.g. farmers)

– families or individuals who present particular needs (e.g. women-headed households, isolated individuals, elderly, children, etc.).

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Key InformantWhat type of info do we expect?

What bias should we watch for?

1. Community health worker ? ?

2. Wat/san engineer ? ?3. Local district official ? ?4. Red Crescent

volunteer ? ?

5. Elder from group of disaster displaced ? ?

Exercise in plenary: Info, Bias & Key Informants

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Site Selection

From WFP TGS # 6:

“Even if time is limited and even if an Initial EFSA benefits from the results of previous assessments and visits carried out by others, at least a one-day field visit in the affected area(s) is advised, if only to make visual observations.”

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Selection Tools

• Secondary data review

• Discussions with KIs in capital city

• Phone calls with KIs in field

• Maps

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Factors influencing site selection?

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Site Selection Based on secondary data from key informants try to determine if impact is same throughout area and for all population groups. If so, randomly select a small number of sites/villages to visit.

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= Highland farmers

= Low land farmers

= Pastoralists

Case 1

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If impact is not same, map localities where impacts are believed to be different - i.e. include a majority of worst-affected sites and a few (two or three) less-affected areas/groups for verification purposes

Case 2

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