Refugee Social Registry Inclusion Census, 2021
Mauritania, 2021
Mauritania's Social Registry, UNHCR, WFP
Identification
Survey ID Number
UNHCR_MRT_2021_NSR_v2.1
Title
Refugee Social Registry Inclusion Census, 2021
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mauritania | MRT |
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Abstract
For decades, Mauritania has maintained a generous open door policy towards Malians fleeing conflict. The most recent large-scale influx of Malians occurred in 2012, and resulted in the creation of the Mbera camp, which today hosts around 75,000 refugees. Because the large-scale return of Malians is not yet a viable option, Mauritania has committed itself to a policy of inclusion. It thus requested support from the UNHCR-WFP Targeting Hub to facilitate the inclusion of Malian refugees in the national social registry. Accordingly, the two UN agencies assisted Mauritania’s National Social Registry to conduct a socio-economic census to identify the most vulnerable households to target for prioritized assistance. Around 14,000 households were interviewed.
The purpose of the census was to:
- Collect socio-economic information on all refugees in Bassikounou to understand needs at household level
- Categorize refugee households based on their degree of vulnerability to inform programmatic decisions and joint targeting approaches
- Include all refugees in the national Social Registry
- Identify and include the most vulnerable refugees in the national social protection scheme, Tekavoul
The purpose of the census was to:
- Collect socio-economic information on all refugees in Bassikounou to understand needs at household level
- Categorize refugee households based on their degree of vulnerability to inform programmatic decisions and joint targeting approaches
- Include all refugees in the national Social Registry
- Identify and include the most vulnerable refugees in the national social protection scheme, Tekavoul
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Household and member
Version
Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
Scope
Notes
The scope includes:
- household and member demographics
- dwelling characteristics
- employment and livelihood
- food consumption
- household and member demographics
- dwelling characteristics
- employment and livelihood
- food consumption
Topics
| Topic |
|---|
| Shelter/Other Infrastructure |
| Livelihood and Social cohesion |
| Health and Nutrition |
| Food security |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Mbera refugee camp (98.5%), Bassikounou (0.4%), El Megve (1.1%)
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Mauritania's Social Registry |
| UNHCR |
| WFP |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Census
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021-04-27 | 2021-06-16 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| Mauritania's Social Registry |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Questionnaire contained the following sections: household demographics, employment, asset ownership and shelter, food consumption, livelihood coping, expenditure, community participation.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Curation team | UNHCR | microdata@unhcr.org |
Citation requirements
Mauritania's Social Registry, UNHCR, WFP (2021). Mauritania: Refugee Social Registry Inclusion Census, 2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
UNHCR_MRT_2021_NSR_v2.1
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-05-18