SIMA

COORDINATED ASSESSMENT

JOINT HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT (JHA)

SIMAObjective

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

SIMAJoint 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)

SIMA Coordinated Assessment Joint Humanitarian Assessment

• Developed by Inter-Sector/Agency partners in consultation with NGOs based upon 5 themes

Access to services DisplacementKey commodities

(food and non-food)Community Infrastructure

Community Services

Five themes agreed by Inter-Agency partners for data collection and Assessment Harmonization

Food SecurityWASHHealthEducation Livelihood

ProtectionShelter/NFI

Joint Humanitarian Assessment Tool

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 reportsOn-going assessmentsMonitoring systemsMedia and other sourcesSatellite imagerySocial 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

Access to services DisplacementKey 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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JHA METHODOLOGY

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

2 Sites per district

2 Sites per district

2 Sites per district

8 sites per district62 Districts

456 Sites in total

SIMA Joint Humanitarian AssessmentVulnerability Ranking Index

Secondary Data ReviewPrimary 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

Questionnaire Design

Field Data Collection

Form Compilatio

nData Entry Data

CleaningData

Analysis

Paper based Computer basedComputer based

Assessment Partner

Desk top application being developed by OCHA and will be shared with assessment partners.

SIMAData Collectors

Aleppo

Al-Ghab

/Ham

a

Damasc

us

Deir Ezzo

r

Dier Ezzo

rHam

a

Hama/s

alamieh

Hassak

eh

Hassak

eh

Hassak

eh/QHoms

Idlib

Lattak

ia

QunietraRaq

qa

rural

Damasc

us

Sweida

Tartous

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

9

1

28

14

2 1 1 1 2

18

24

2 38

3

16

96 Data Collectors Trained in Syria

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SIMA Site Selection

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

SIMASecondary Data Review

SIMA Dashboard