Eastern Region: Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions - 2020
Afghanistan, 2021
UNHCR
Identification
Survey ID Number
UNHCR_AFG_2020_CBI_PDM_v2.1
Title
Eastern Region: Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions - 2020
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Abstract
Cash-based Interventions (CBIs) are a dignified form of assistance, giving recipients the ability to immediately prioritise and address their needs for food, shelter/accommodation, and other necessities. CBIs also directly complement community protection measures and support the local economy and can contribute to peaceful coexistence within and across communities. UNHCR Afghanistan has used cash-based interventions for several years for a wide range of purposes, including voluntary repatriation, basic needs, community-based protection, and livelihoods among others. UNHCR seeks to improve cash programming by regularly and systematically collecting information through post-distribution monitoring (PDM) on several aspects related to UNHCR’s CBIs including efficiency of cash delivery, access to markets, use of cash, unmet needs and coping strategies. Findings are expected to help UNHCR to improve the way the CBIs are designed and delivered.
This PDM covers two CBI programmes delivered by UNHCR in in the Eastern Region of Afghanistan in 2020, cash for protection and cash for shelter. Cash for protection was designed to support households with specific protection profiles to cope with the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and avoid harmful coping strategies. Cash for shelter was designed to support vulnerable households with conditional cash grants to construct safe and dignified shelter. While the programmes were carried out countrywide, supporting 13,792 households with cash for protection and 506 with cash for shelter, the Eastern Region supported the largest number of CBI recipients. As such, this region was prioritized for the PDM data collection which took place in Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Nuristan provinces.
This PDM covers two CBI programmes delivered by UNHCR in in the Eastern Region of Afghanistan in 2020, cash for protection and cash for shelter. Cash for protection was designed to support households with specific protection profiles to cope with the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and avoid harmful coping strategies. Cash for shelter was designed to support vulnerable households with conditional cash grants to construct safe and dignified shelter. While the programmes were carried out countrywide, supporting 13,792 households with cash for protection and 506 with cash for shelter, the Eastern Region supported the largest number of CBI recipients. As such, this region was prioritized for the PDM data collection which took place in Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Nuristan provinces.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
Version Date
2022-04-01
Scope
Notes
The scope includes:
- demographics
- programme implementation
- risks and problems
- markets
- expenditures
- outcomes
- accountability
- demographics
- programme implementation
- risks and problems
- markets
- expenditures
- outcomes
- accountability
Topics
| Topic |
|---|
| Cash Assistance |
| Shelter/Other Infrastructure |
| Protection |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| cash |
| COVID-19 |
| coping strategies |
| Afghanistan |
| shelter |
| protection |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Nuristan provinces in the Eastern Region
Universe
persons of concern to UNHCR who received cash as part of UNHCR's CBI to support shelther and protection needs
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Simple random sampling
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021-01-25 | 2021-03-28 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
Data Collection Notes
Data collection was conducted remotely via phone by 9 UNHCR staff, 6 men and 3 women
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
See under documentation
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| UNHCR Global Data Service Statistics and Demographics Section | UNHCR | microdata@unhcr.org |
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2022). Afghanistan: Eastern Region: Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Interventions - 2020. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
UNHCR_AFG_2020_CBI_PDM_v2.1
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-03-21