Donor: UNHCR

Project: Provision of Education Assistance to Refugees and Asylum Seekers Project – Bossaso, Qardho, Galkacyo and Garowe District

The exercise involved development of a Third Part Monitoring report for monitoring activities for the project. The project sought to address the education needs of children (primary and secondary school-aged) through ensuring access to equitable and quality basic education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further the project strengthened the capacity, coordination, and support for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOE&HE) for integration of refugees and asylum education information into Puntlands MOE&HE information system – MIS. A consultant from GARTS was involved in Data Analysis and Report development.

The use of android mobile phones for data collection eliminated the need for manual data entry; thereby reducing data entry errors. Training of enumerators was conducted to build a shared understanding concerning survey methodology, interview techniques and ethical considerations. Validity and rigor were enhanced during the interpretative analysis through a series of feedback sessions with members of the assessment team.

Data collection was carried out in compliance with human subjects’ ethical requirements. Informed consent was sought for all participating respondents, having been fully briefed on voluntary participation. Privacy and confidentiality for all respondents and no information obtained for purposes of this exercise were linked to any individual