At the end of 2015, Herat Province was among the highest IDP hosting provinces in Afghanistan, accounting for approximately 10% of the country's IDP population. In order to obtain reliable information on the socio-economic conditions of IDPs and returnees in Herat Province, a comprehensive sample survey was carried out among 11,264 households in the 5 most populated IDP/returnee settlements (Shagofan, Jebraiel, Maslakh, Now Abad and Kahdistan) in 2017.
The scope of this socio-economic assessment includes:
- Identification of the household
- Demographic composition of the household
- Information about the wider community
- Access to services (electricity, water, health, education)
- Child education
- Economic activity of the main respondent
- Consumption expenditure
- Skills
- Priority needs
