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COORDINATED ASSESSMENT
JOINT HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT
(JHA)
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Objective
• To organise country wide assessment,
providing common picture and evidence of
humanitarian needs, priority geographical
areas and affected groups in Syria.
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Joint Humanitarian
Assessment
• Purposive sampling based on IASC Guidelines
on Coordinated Assessments and principles of
MIRA approach
• Community level key informant interviews
• 456 site interviews in 62 districts (All
Governorate)
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Coordinated Assessment
Joint Humanitarian Assessment
• Developed by Inter-Sector/Agency partners in
consultation with NGOs based upon 5 themes
Joint Humanitarian Assessment Tool
Five themes agreed by Inter-Agency partners for data collection and Assessment Harmonization
Key commodities
(food and non-food)
Community
Infrastructure
Access to
services
Food Security
WASH
Health
Education
Livelihood
Displacement
Community
Services
Protection
Shelter/NFI
Coordinated Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis
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Harmonized Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis
Assessment Registry
Analysis of assessment meta data
• Ensure the geographical and temporal synchronization of
assessments
• Use a consistent set of common operational datasets (CODs)
• Use a consistent set of agreed sectoral indicators
Refugee Place of Origin
Perception Assessment
(RefPOPA)
Coverage: Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan
and Iraq with Syrian Refugees
Method: Three strata classification:
population, conflict and
displacement to prioritize Subdistricts. Data collection: Refugees
key informant focus groups
organized by prioritized subdistricts.
• Establish a process for collating data from multiple
assessments
• Establish a process for conducting intra- and intersectoral data analysis
Joint Humanitarian
Assessment
Inter-Sector/Cluster Joint
Assessment: Structured data
collection and Analysis of
situation, needs and gaps by
all sector cluster lead agencies
Coordination Mechanism:
Establishment of Assessment
information Management
Working group.
Sector/Cluster Joint
Assessment or Single
agency Assessment
Secondary Data
Collection and
Analysis
Cluster Joint Assessment:
Structured data collection
and Analysis of situation,
needs and gaps by cluster/
sector partners
UN agency, NGOs reports
On-going assessments
Monitoring systems
Media and other sources
Satellite imagery
Social Media
etc.
Single: Harmonized
Assessment approach
integrated in Single agency
assessments
Seven Themes Agreed by Inter-Agency partners for Data collection and Assessment Harmonization
Key commodities
(food and non-food)
Community
Infrastructure
Access to
services
Displacement
Community
Services
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JHA METHODOLOGY
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Site Selection
Primary Data Collection
Affected Population in
areas of origin
Affected
Population in
Urban Areas
2 Sites per
district
IDP’s in hosting areas
IDP’s in
collective
centers
Affected
Population in
Rural Areas
2 Sites per
district
2 Sites per
district
8 sites per district
62 Districts
456 Sites in total
IDP’s in host
communities
2 Sites per
district
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Joint Humanitarian Assessment
Vulnerability Ranking Index
Primary Data Analysis
Humanitarian Needs Overview
Primary Data Collection
Secondary Data Review
Affected Population in
areas of origin
Affected
Population in
Urban Areas
Affected
Population in
Rural Areas
Key Informant Questionnaire and
observation check list
IDP’s in hosting areas
IDP’s in
collective
centers
IDP’s in host
communities
Key Informant Questionnaire and
observation check list
Assessment
Partner
Questionnaire
Design
Computer based
Field Data
Collection
Form
Compilatio
n
Paper based
Desk top application being
developed by OCHA and will
be shared with assessment
partners.
Data Entry
Data
Cleaning
Computer based
Data
Analysis
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Data Collectors
96 Data Collectors Trained in Syria
28
30
25
18
20
16
15
10
5
0
9
8
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
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3
3
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Site Selection
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Field Testing and Interview
Guidelines
• JHA tool has been field testing on six
assessment site in Rural Damascus and
Lattakia
• Interview Guidelines (Handbook) developed
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Secondary Data Review
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Dashboard