Joint Post Distribution Monitoring and Needs Assessment, December 2020 [Rwanda]

This study contains the data of the Joint Post Distribution Monitoring (JPDM) and Targeting Assessment undertaken by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), supported by the UNHCR/ WFP Joint Programme Excellence & Targeting Hub. The objectives of the assessment were to 1) ensure corporate continuity in monitoring refugees’ food security outcomes and basic needs, the household impacts of COVID-19, income situation and livelihoods and 2) inform programmatic decisions and the development of a joint targeting approach for WFP and UNHCR. Data collection was conducted in December 2020 in all six refugee camps in Rwanda where 92 percent of refugees live.

The JPDM covers multidimensional vulnerabilities and needs including a wide array of thematic areas such as food security, coping strategies, household expenditure, protection, livelihoods, asset ownership, water, sanitation and hygiene and demographics among others.

The scope of the survey includes: demographics; disability and medical conditions; access to basic services; protection; food access and food security; food-based coping strategy index; food sources; livelihood, income generation and impact of COVID-19; asset ownership; debts and savings; challenges and livelihood based coping strategies; market monitoring; household expenditures; vulnerability classification.