PROJECT BACKGROUND
In Somalia, identified gaps in shelter, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), as well as in protection data, are hindering effective, coordinated and, most importantly, accountable delivery of assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recognizing the lack of centralised and integrated datasets on IDP settlements in South Central Somalia, REACH is developing a more uniform process to enhance the accountability, targeting, and effectiveness of humanitarian programming in South Central Somalia. This will improve the quality, availability and accessibility of information relating to IDP infrastructure and services in IDP camps for humanitarian actors. Following discussions with the Inter-Cluster, WASH and Shelter Cluster Coordinators, Doolow and Mogadishu have been identified as priority locations for conducting the IDP mapping exercise.
In partnership with ACTED, REACH will map 9 camps using a combination of secondary and primary data collection. This will include a secondary data review, data collection from partner agencies, satellite mapping, remote sensing and enumerator observations of camps and household conditions. The assessment will result in the production of maps, factsheets and a final report for use by approximately 80 organisations including cluster members, United Nations agencies, NGOs and donors.
INTRODUCTION
This secondary data review summarizes information available on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu and Doolow. The analysis considers recent events and information from mapping/profiling that have impacted the humanitarian conditions faced by IDP’s in Mogadishu and Doolow. The review helps to build a good understanding of the humanitarian situation, developments and data gaps, in the IDP camps.
The document aims to inform an assessment to support partners involved in the relocation plan of IDPs in Somalia. The relocation plan is linked to durable solutions for IDP’s, as such, key primary and relevant data is needed to inform policy and programmes.
The secondary data has been gathered from a range of quantitative and qualitative national/international sources (position papers, needs analysis, humanitarian updates, mapping etc). Despite this, due to the complexities of the operating environments, many sources of secondary data are not available and unaccounted for.