Challenges and coping strategies of non-camp Syrian refugees in Jordan and impact on vulnerable host communities, seven years into the Syria Crisis

Status:	Published 23 March 2017 - 25 April 2017
Funded
Methodology:	Planned, Data collection started, Data collection finished, Published, widgets.needs_assessment.status.5, widgets.needs_assessment.status.6
Methodology description:	This assessment covers community, household, and individual levels, and using a mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) for data collection. Furthermore, both secondary and primary data must be considered, and this will include:  - Comprehensive literature review and mapping exercise (map of available information)  - Analysis of data compiled in CARE’s Refugee Database  - 10-15 Key informant interviews with INGO, NGO and CBO staff, and relevant Jordanian Ministries (Social Development, Planning & International Cooperation, and Labor)  - 20-25 Focus group discussions with Syrian refugees and Jordanian host community members;  - Semi – structured interviews with individuals (Syrian refugees (beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries) Jordanians and other minority groups such as Iraqi of Somali refugees) - At least 2,000 questionnaire including 80% Syrian non-camp refugees, 20% host community;  - Systematization of information collected;  Analysis of information and comparison with baseline/ 2016 assessment data as well as field-specific humanitarian agencies reports;  - Triangulation of the primary data and information from multiple sources. So, the expressed needs will be compared with the related published data, studies, key informants as possible. All data collected will be disaggregated by the perceptions of each age group, sex, and nationality. The analysis will be gender and age sensitive. Additional disaggregation by actor-groups or individuals can be required in specific needs or risks.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	2000
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Displaced - Others of Concern, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities, Other Refugee Urban / Rural Population, Non-Displaced - Host
Target settlement:	Privately hosted, Individual accommodation (not hosted)
Measurement:	Community, Household, Individual

Challenges and coping strategies of non-camp Syrian refugees in Jordan and impact on vulnerable host communities, seven years into the Syria Crisis

Status:	Published 23 March 2017 - 25 April 2017
Funded
Methodology:	Direct Observation, Focus Group Discussion, Community Key informant, Household key informant interviews, Individual key informant interviews, Secondary Data Review
Methodology description:	This assessment covers community, household, and individual levels, and using a mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) for data collection. Furthermore, both secondary and primary data must be considered, and this will include:  - Comprehensive literature review and mapping exercise (map of available information)  - Analysis of data compiled in CARE’s Refugee Database  - 10-15 Key informant interviews with INGO, NGO and CBO staff, and relevant Jordanian Ministries (Social Development, Planning & International Cooperation, and Labor)  - 20-25 Focus group discussions with Syrian refugees and Jordanian host community members;  - Semi – structured interviews with individuals (Syrian refugees (beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries) Jordanians and other minority groups such as Iraqi of Somali refugees) - At least 2,000 questionnaire including 80% Syrian non-camp refugees, 20% host community;  - Systematization of information collected;  Analysis of information and comparison with baseline/ 2016 assessment data as well as field-specific humanitarian agencies reports;  - Triangulation of the primary data and information from multiple sources. So, the expressed needs will be compared with the related published data, studies, key informants as possible. All data collected will be disaggregated by the perceptions of each age group, sex, and nationality. The analysis will be gender and age sensitive. Additional disaggregation by actor-groups or individuals can be required in specific needs or risks.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	2000
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Displaced - Others of Concern, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities, Other Refugee Urban / Rural Population, Non-Displaced - Host
Target settlement:	Privately hosted, Individual accommodation (not hosted)
Measurement:	Community, Household, Individual

The primary purpose of this assessment is to better understand the current needs and capacities of Urban Syrian Refugees and Jordanian Host Communities, and the trends and changes over time “by comparison with data from previous CARE Urban assessments”; in order to identify gaps, and provide recommendations for future programming and informing CARE’s advocacy efforts. This year and similar to previous years, CARE aims to publish and share the findings of its sixth annual urban assessment report with different stakeholders from donors’ community, government and key counterpart organizations. This unique baseline has been carried out by CARE since 2012, and due to its multi-sectoral and comprehensive nature; this assessment has effectively and widely contributed to enhancing the knowledge about refugee and local communities; thus improving the planning processes for having a well-established needs-based programs. Specifically, the objectives of this assessment are as follows: • To identify needs, individual capacities and contextual factors related to daily life and livelihoods, education, protection and psychosocial requirements for urban Syrian refugee women, men, girls and boys; and vulnerable Jordanian host community • To identify trends and changes over time by comparing the current data with previous CARE urban assessments and other studies; • To analyze the specific needs of women and girls across communities and changes in gender roles during displacement; • To highlight the main coping strategies of Syrian and Jordanian women, their specific issues especially as a female-headed household, any issues related to stereotyping and social norms, and to analyze their future aspirations for themselves and their families. • To review and analyze the needs of young girls and boys, their education situation, their engagement in labour market, and any threat they might face in getting engaged in early or forced marriage; • To assess inter-community relations and the ability of the host community to maintain acceptance and support for refugees, potential issues in community relations and the potential to mitigate these; • To identify gaps in needs, capacities, and available services/ forms of assistance, and to provide recommendations for future immediate, medium term and long term programming; and • To inform CARE’s advocacy efforts, and identify potential positive change strategies.