Assessment On Effects Of COVID 19 To Voluntary Repatriation For Refugees In Kakuma And Kalobeyei

The survey was a follow-up of a Return Intention Survey conducted in 2017 targeting the general Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee population.

Project Details

Donor/Partner:

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

NRC has been the Solutions implementing partner for the UNHCR since the year 2016 and has in partnership with UNHCR conducted various assessments including the Return Intention Survey beginning April 2019 targeting primarily the South Sudanese population living in Kakuma and Kalobeyei. The survey extended to Eldoret/Bungoma and Kitale towns which are home to urban South Sudanese refugees. The survey was a follow-up of a Return Intention Survey conducted in 2017 targeting the general Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee population and sampled a total of 3,832 households. The objective of these return intention surveys was to gain an understanding of return intentions among refugees.

Implementation

The vulnerability assessment in Somalia adopted a cross-sectional observational study design with a mixed participatory method. The aim was to collect rich-quality COVID-19 vulnerability/impact evidence using triangulated qualitative and quantitative approaches comprising of household (HHs) interviews, key informant interviews, observations and stakeholder consultations or engagements. The proposed approach enabled the team to obtain optimal, relevant and multidimensional information/data from the target groups and equally enable a more in-depth and meaningful interpretation of quantitative household survey data. The approach provided a means to quantitatively substantiate (or refute) qualitative data gleaned from focus group discussions and key informants. These primary data sources were supplemented by secondary data sources, particularly data on Labour market, IDPs and other relevant study components. Implementation areas: Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps