Ethiopia — Data for Sustainable Support to Persons Displaced by Conflict and Natural Disasters and their Host Communities, Household Level Survey (HLS), Amhara Region (March 2024)

The EU-funded Individual Measure 3 (IM3) project "Sustainable support to persons displaced by conflict and natural disasters and their host communities in Afar, Amhara, Benishangul Gumz and Tigray” aims to sustainably enhance the protection and response to basic needs, for forcibly displaced persons and host communities in Ethiopia, with an emphasis on areas affected by natural and man-made disasters.

As a cross-cutting component of the IM3 project, IOM’s Data and Research Unit (DRU) carried out a Household Level Survey (HLS) with Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) households, returning IDP households and non-displaced resident households in North Wollo and South Wollo zones of Amhara region. The multisectoral household survey indicators are in line with global cluster standards, as well as frameworks to measure progress towards durable solutions.

KEY FINDINGS: 

• For IDP households, the most reported need was food (90.6%), followed by livelihood support (76.3%) and shelter (51%). For returning IDPs and non-displaced residents, the most reported need was livelihood support (85.4% and 81.9%), followed by food (65.6% and 68.8%) and NFIs (37.3% and 36.6%). 

• The most reported barriers finding employment were financial constraints or lack of access to capital (70.5%) and limited job opportunities in the field of work (65.9%). 

• Overall, 97.5% of household members (≥15yrs) had not participated in a TVET. 

• Notably, 91.7% of households reported they had not received any support related to their income generating activity or livelihood project. 

• High prices in markets was the most reported barrier accessing markets (95.6%).

• The most reported WASH challenges for female dominated households were limited/no toilets that lock (43.9%), limited/no lighting around sanitation facilities (41.6%) and limited/no soap for personal hygiene and handwashing (39.6%). 

• In case of problems or issues, kebele government representatives (60.3%), religious leaders (60.2%) and family, friends or neighbours (55.3%) were most commonly cited as preferred persons to seek support from.

• For households with no or limited valid IDs, limited movement was the most reported challenge (78.1%).