Abs District - Rapid Assessment Report INTRODUCTION: MIRA assessment intended to collect data on the immediate needs of IDPs and other conflict-affected communities in Abs district - Hajjah governorate. The assessment was conducted by the Health mobile clinic team, this assessment took place on Thursday 17th of Dec. 2015. The assessment demonstrated that both IDPs and Host communities are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Life-saving priorities are food, shelter, water, medicine, health care and cash. Most of the local population of this district lives in a worsening economic situation with most of the population located substantially beneath the poverty line due to unemployment and lack of job opportunities. Agriculture, craftwork, daily work and livestock are the main livelihoods in the area, but because of the crisis, many man and women have stopped working due to the lack of fuel and fear of movement, every day and every night coalition aircraft increase their fears. The Republic of Yemen provides social welfare to some families, but services have been suspended. In addition, aid was present in some area, but not in others. WFP was previously present in some areas not all villages of Abs district, also Oxfam only in some villages provided WASH respond. Due to coalition aircraft, many children couldn't go to school and many people in a constant state of fear. There is a severe lack of education,wash and access to health facilities is extremely low. In regards to access to water, in Abs city people dependent on the purchase of water from a truck with very expensive prices, but in other villages there is a lack of state-led water projects. All the water projects non functioning due to the recent crises. People now largely suffer from the water crisis in the area except Matwella, Albatariea and some small villages have small water project Oxfam funding. ADO Implemented MIRA in 7 Sub district ( Thawab, Odhabi, Hassaen, Al-Batariea, Qotaba, Matweela, and Al- Wassat), more than half of the IDPs are staying with their relatives or in host households and are adding pressure on the host family s food resources, which were often insufficient in the first place. The displaced population is also putting pressure on meager water resources and overwhelmed or non-existent sanitation facilities.
Methodology: The MIRA Assessment was carried out through a survey with the minimum sample size (36 individual) during mobile clinics ADO deployed a rapid assessment of ADO Team & ADO volunteers for 7 sub-district of Abs district. Were conducted in order to identify priority needs during 17th Dec 2015. ADO rapid needs assessment Team surveyed 36 Key informants (5 women, 5 men) from Abs district. Executive summary: 94.4% of the participants confirmed that they don t have access to adequate and safe drinking water, and the main source of water is through water tracking which is too expensive for them to get. The majority also confirmed that they are not able to use clean toilets and maintain personal hygiene. 94.4% of the participants are having a problem to access food for them and their families, and the main challenge related to food is the lack of availability in their stocks and the significant increase in food price in which is leading to negative coping strategy by decreasing the number of meals/amount of food per day/meal, which has also lead to malnutrition problems among the IDPs. 77.8% of the participants confirmed that IDPS are facing a big problem because of lake of money and sources of income. 13.9% of the participants confirmed that they children dropped school due to the current crises. 8.3% of the participants confirmed that people in the community are facing malnutrition problems due to the conflict and airstrikes. 5.6% of the participants have confirmed that IDPs are having health problems in terms of malnutrition, diarrhea, psychological problems, nerves, injuries, kidney, liver problems, and chronical diseases and they don t have access to adequate health care and health centers. 5.6% of the participants stated that they have shelter problems, as most of the IDPs are living with relatives, friends and renting apartments, and their main problems related to shelter are: lack of cash to continue paying the rental, houses are crowded with many families living in the same house and lack of basic NFIs.
The Key findings: The top three identified needs were : 1- ; 2- WASH and 3- Livilihood Until the date of assessment there are many families did not return to their homes. There is more than 40 elderly people in Abs City without a breadwinner. In 6 of 10 families from 27,333 families in Abs district need, Sanitation, Water, Hygiene and Livelihoods assistance. High prices of fuel led to reduced job opportunities. All schools in Abs city closed except Al-Thawera school between open and close according to density of aircraft flight. Priority Thawab Odhabi Hassen Matwella Al-Wasatt Al Bataria Qotabah 1 WASH 2 WASH WASH WASH WASH WASH WASH 3 Livelihoods Livelihoods Livelihoods Livelihoods Livelihood Livelihood Livelihood Priority Needs WASH 31% 31% Livelihood 26% Education 5% Nutrition 3% Health 2% Shelter 2%
Priority needs: Priority # 1 - : Nearly 34 respondents (94.4%) said that the first serious problem is food because of the high prices of food and there is no job. In addition, many people in the community are poor and can t afford to meet their needs. Moreover, The recent crisis has prevented people from meeting their needs. Except Odhabi sub-district said that the first serious problem is WASH because their "Water project" needs maintenance. Therefore, the people in Odhabi suffering from no access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Al-Wasatt 8% Al-Batariea 14% 13% Thawab 29% Matweela 25% Hassen 14% Odhabi 10 of the respondents asked to be supported with cash for food and General Distrbution. IDPs have identified the most important difficulties they are facing to access food as follow: Main difficulties relating to food enough healthy food 5% cooking gas 23% prices increased 36% food in the market 14% food in our stock 22%
Priority #2 - WASH: 94.4% of the respondents indicated that there is a serious problem because people do not have enough water that is safe for drinking, or personal hygiene. The main reasons why people do not have enough water is that water is too expensive because of fuel crisis and also the motor pump in most areas need rehabilitation. WASH Odhabi 33% Hassen 33% Thawab Al-Batariea Al-Wasatt Matweela WASH Majority of the IDPs are facing a big problem in terms of getting an adequate and safe drinking water, in addition people are facing challenges in getting water as follow: Reasons preventing people getting water Well with motor pump need rehabilitation 21% Water is not healthy or clean 9% well with motor pump need fuel 28% The well is far away 4% Water trucks is not available because of fuel crises 6% Water is expensive 32%
Priority #3- Livelihoods: 77.8% of respondents indicated that there is a serious problem because of poverty and they can t afford to meet their needs. In addition, the recent crisis had prevented people in Abs district from meeting their needs. Al-Wasatt Al-Batariea Livelihood Matweela Hassen 16% Odhabi Thawab 5 People in Abs district earn their basic needs from daily work of low income source which used to help them survive with their families which has been destroyed in the airstrikes and they were not able to recover. The sources of income that the people used to have are as follow: Income sources not able to work 2 Agriculture Live stock 6% Daily labor 26% Betty trade 31%
Priority of women : ( N 18) 5: The top three priorities among women were, (54.8%), WASH (37.9%) and Livelihood (5). Priority of men : (N 18) 5: The top three priorities among men were (45.2%), WASH (55.2%) and Livelihood ( 5). Top Three Priorities among Women and Men 60. 50. 40. 30. 20. 54.8% 37.9% 55.2% 50. 50. 45.2% WASH Livelihood 10. 0. Women Men
Problems Ranking 1: Al- Matweela Al-Wasatt Priorities Thawab Odhabi Hassen Batariea % M W M W M W M W M W M W M W 1 2 5 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 24 (66%) 2 WASH 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 () 3 Livelihood 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 () 4 Learning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Shelter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Nutrition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 7 1 1 4 2 3 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 10 Problems Ranking 2: Priorities Thawab Odhabi Hassen Matweela Al-Wasatt Al- Batariea % M W M W M W M W M W M W M W 1 WASH 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 14 (38.8%) 2 Livelihood 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 (24.9%) 3 School 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 (16.6%) 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 (12%) 5 Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2.7%) 6 Shelter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2.7%) 7 Nutrition 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2.7%) Total 3 6 1 1 5 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 10 Problems Ranking 3: Al- Matweela Al-Wasatt Priorities Thawab Odhabi Hassen Batariea % M W M W M W M W M W M W M W 1 Livelihood 3 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 17 (47.2%) 2 WASH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 (25%) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 (8.3%) 4 Learning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 (8.3%) 5 Shelter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 (5.6%) 6 Nutrition 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (5.6%) 7 Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 6 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 10
Overview of serious problems : Serious problems Safe water Toilets Cleanliness Malnutrition Illness and injury Adequate healthcare Care for family Family separation Shelter Money, resources Essential items Thawab Odhabi Hassen Matweela Al-Wasatt Al-Betaria Overview of serious problems Family separation Care for family Adequate healthcare Illness and injury Malnutrition Shelter Money, resources Essential items Cleanliness Safe water Toilets Operational Agency: Operational Presence Thawab Odhabi Hassen Matwella Al-Wasatt Al Bataria Qotabah ADO - Oxfam MSF - - - - WFP - - - -