1. Coordinated assessment Joint humanitarian assessment (JHA)

2. Objective
To organise country wide assessment, providing common picture and evidence of humanitarian needs, priority geographical areas and affected groups in Syria.

3. 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)

4. Coordinated Assessment Joint Humanitarian Assessment
Developed by Inter-Sector/Agency partners in consultation with NGOs based upon 5 themes
Joint Humanitarian Assessment Tool
Access to services
Displacement
Key commodities
(food and non-food)
Community Infrastructure
Community Services
Five themes agreed by Inter-Agency partners for data collection and Assessment Harmonization
Food Security
WASH
Health
Education Livelihood
Protection
Shelter/NFI

5. Coordinated Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis
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
Establish a process for collating data from multiple assessments
Establish a process for conducting intra- and inter-sectoral data analysis
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 Sub-districts. Data collection: Refugees key informant focus groups organized by prioritized sub-districts.
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
Cluster Joint Assessment: Structured data collection and Analysis of situation, needs and gaps by cluster/ sector partners
Single: Harmonized Assessment approach integrated in Single agency assessments
Secondary Data Collection and Analysis
UN agency, NGOs reports
On-going assessments
Monitoring systems
Media and other sources
Satellite imagery
Social Media
etc.
Access to services
Displacement
Key commodities
(food and non-food)
Community Infrastructure
Community Services
Seven Themes Agreed by Inter-Agency partners for Data collection and Assessment Harmonization

7. JHA methodology

8. Joint Humanitarian Assessment - Site Selection
Primary Data Collection
Affected Population in areas of origin
IDP’s in hosting areas
IDP’s in host communities
IDP’s in collective centers
Affected Population in Urban Areas
Affected Population in Rural Areas
2 Sites per district
2 Sites per district
2 Sites per district
2 Sites per district
8 sites per district
62 Districts
456 Sites in total

9. Joint Humanitarian Assessment
Vulnerability Ranking Index
Secondary Data Review
Primary Data Collection
Affected Population in areas of origin
IDP’s in hosting areas
Humanitarian Needs Overview
Primary Data Analysis
Affected Population in Urban Areas
Affected Population in Rural Areas
IDP’s in collective centers
IDP’s in host communities
Key Informant Questionnaire and observation check list
Key Informant Questionnaire and observation check list

10. Assessment Partner Computer based Paper based Computer based
Questionnaire Design
Field Data Collection
Form Compilation
Data Entry
Data Cleaning
Data Analysis
Computer based
Paper based
Computer based
Desk top application being developed by OCHA and will be shared with assessment partners.

11. Data Collectors
96 Data Collectors Trained in Syria

13. Site Selection

14. Field Testing and Interview Guidelines
JHA tool has been field testing on six assessment site in Rural Damascus and Lattakia
Interview Guidelines (Handbook) developed

15. Secondary Data Review

16. Dashboard