Knowledge Management Platform

Types of Needs Assessment and Methodology

A summary document, taken from UNHCR Needs Assessment handbook, about diffrerent types of needs assessment (initial, rapid and in-depth) and their respective methodologies.

Context:

Rural

Urban

Life cycle steps:

Designing Primary Data Collection methods

Population Types:

All affected population

Burundi - Data Collection Tools

Direct observation and Key Informant data collection tools

Life cycle steps:

Designing Primary Data Collection methods

Population Types:

All affected population

Operational Guidance on Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises

Context:

Rural

Life cycle steps:

Establishing coordination to support coordinated assessments

Population Types:

All affected population

Rapid Assessment Questionnaire - Community level

Immediate Assessment Tool, at community level, developed by World Vision.

Life cycle steps:

Designing Primary Data Collection methods

Ukraine - Affected Population and Direct Observation Module Tool

Life cycle steps:

Designing Primary Data Collection methods

South Sudan IRNA - Cluster Specific Tools

Life cycle steps:

Designing Primary Data Collection methods

Population Types:

All affected population

Assessment Registry Briefing

Life cycle steps:

Determining current state of needs assessment

Introduction to Assessment Registry

Life cycle steps:

Determining current state of needs assessment

Microsoft Excel basics for data summary and visualization

Excel is an incredibly powerful tool and basic proficiency is critical for all OCHA IMOs. Excel is used by OCHA IMOs in data collection, processing, analysis and in the creation of graphics f

Life cycle steps:

Data Processing and summary outputs

Basic data analysis