1. SIMA COORDINATED ASSESSMENT JOINT HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT (JHA)

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

3. SIMA 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. SIMA Coordinated Assessment Joint Humanitarian Assessment Developed by Inter-Sector/Agency partners in consultation with NGOs based upon 5 themes 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 Joint Humanitarian Assessment Tool

5. SIMA Harmonized Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis 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. Secondary Data Collection and Analysis UN agency, NGOs reports On-going assessments Monitoring systems Media and other sources Satellite imagery Social Media etc. 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 Coordinated Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis 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 Assessment Registry Analysis of assessment meta data Assessment Registry Analysis of assessment meta data 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

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7. JHA METHODOLOGY

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

9. SIMA 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

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

11. SIMA Data Collectors 96 Data Collectors Trained in Syria

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13. Site Selection

14. SIMA 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. SIMA Secondary Data Review

16. SIMA Dashboard