Terms of Reference - Socio-Economic Assessment at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
Tunderstand the current social-economic situation of the population of four districts in MMC.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
This assessment shall focus on the following objectives, with gender, status (IDP/Host) and age as cross-cutting issues tbe considered in the analysis:
SO1: Tdescribe the socio-economic profiles of MMC urban households (both IDPs and Host) by providing relevant details on the following:
Households’ demographic structures
Access tbasic services
Characteristics of wealth groups and their access tlivelihoods assets (households’ labour force, skills, availability and access tproductive assets)
Households’ expenditure structures (expenses prioritization and decision- making process about households’ expenses)
SO2: Tunderstand current livelihoods strategies of vulnerable households in MMC. The assessment will address the following questions, among others:
What are the current livelihoods strategies used by households in order timprove/maintain livelihoods security?
What is the task distribution among household members, especially from a gender perspective?
What are the enhancers/barriers of livelihoods strategies?
SO3: Tdescribe the power structures that exist in the assessed communities.
What are the influential power structures, among others, like the Bulama that exist in the assessed communities?
What are the interactions (complementarity, competition) among these influential power structures?
How dthese power structures affect the livelihoods of households in general and especially for vulnerable households?
SO4: Tidentify baseline indicators tenable regular assessment of changes in food security and livelihoods outcomes. These indicators should measure:
Households Food consumption patterns
Households coping strategies in time of inaccessibility tfood
SO5: Tidentify actionable strategies timprove the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable populations.

3. TASKS

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3.1. MAIN ACTIVITIES
In the frame of this assignment, the consultant will:

• Review secondary information, research papers, policy documents, strategic planning documents, assessment reports, etc.
• Elaborate the assessment method and data collection tools
• Conduct interviews, focus groups discussion (FGD), with the different targets groups (i.e. different socio-economic groups, key informants, individuals households)
• Analyze FGD data and individual interviews data
• Write the assessment report and present the conclusions tPUI team
• Present findings tthe FSL Sectors

METHODOLOGY
The consultant should provide a detailed methodology showing how the objectives of the study will be met. It is expected that the consultant will use a mixed method
including qualitative and quantitative data. The method should demonstrate objectivity and lack of biases. It should rely on different sources of information. As a
guide, the method should include:

• Reviews and analysis of secondary information, research papers, policy documents, strategic planning documents, assessment reports, etc.
• Focus Group Discussions with different social-economic groups in MMC
• Key informants interviews
• Individual interviews

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