Al Hudaydah: Rapid Multi-Cluster Assessment
Initial Findings for AHCT Discussion | 12 June 2015
Using the summary report
This report should inform the AHCT post-assessment discussion. The information summarized here – as well
as discussions with assessment team leaders – will help AHCT members to review the points outlined in the
post-assessment guide. Main topics to consier when reviewing the report:
 Review affected people’s priorities and locations
 Estimate overall caseloads in consultation with assessment team leaders (i.e., for each priority need
identified, about how many people should partners plan to assist?)
 Match priorities, locations and estimated caseloads to existing response capacity (i.e., agree who has
operational capability to meet the identified needs)
 Identify gaps to be filled by potential pooled fund applications (i.e., which priority needs cannot be
achieved with existing capacity?)
Overview
The assessment surveyed 100 key informants from five Districts in Al Hudaydah Governorate: Al Garrahi, Al
Khawkhah, Al Qanawis, Az Zaydiyah and Hays. Key informants included IDPs, host community members,
women, health workers, teachers, shop keepers, fishers, and local community leaders.
Assessed Districts in Al Hudaydah exhibit a very high level of need. Needs are not primarily concentrated
among IDPs or any other single group (although IDPs appear very vulnerable). Of 23 potential “serious
problems”, key informants in five Districts identified between 16 and 20 per District, covering basic life-saving
and protection needs. In such a high-need environment, partners should prioritize rapid response based on
the top priorities of affected communities.
Top priorities across Districts are food, WASH and health. Some variation in priority-setting exists within
Districts; this is summarized in the tables below.
Displacement
 Overall, 36% of key informants report that people had to leave their homes during the recent crisis. 45 per
cent of the respondents from Al Garrahi District reported that people from their community had to leave
their homes because of the recent crisis. 42% of the respondents from Al Qanawis, 33% of the
respondents from Al Khawkhah, 30% of the respondents from Az Zaydiyah, and 26% of the respondents
from Hays all reported the same.
 All 36 respondents list the recenet crisis as one of the reasons that people in the community cannot meet
their needs.
 Of 36 respondents, approximately 67% report that very few displaced families have returned back to their
respective communities.
Identified IDP sites by District:
Al Garrahi (25%)
Al Khawkhah (25%)
Al Qanawis (28%)
Az Zaydiyah (8%)
Hays (14%)
Al-Jerbah (44%)
Qataba (44%)
Deer Al-Hard (20%)
Bait Ata (100%)
Wadi Dami (20%)
Al-Rawdhah (56%)
Kafr (12%)
Al-Mawshaj (44%)
Deer Al-Zein (50%)
Mahal Al-Sadr (30%)
Al-Qatnah (40%)
Al-Qalmah (40%)
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Priority needs
Three priorities were identified across all Districts: food (and nutrition), WASH and health. The sections
below provide more detail on each of these priorities. The tables in each section summarize how top priority
choices were allocated per District. The most frequently cited categories are coloured red. In cases where a
priority in a specific District is different to the overall priority across Districts, a partner with capacity in that
sector may wish to intervene in that area.
Priority 1: Food and nutrition
Priority
Responses
Per cent
Al Garrahi
(Sector)
(Total)
(Of total)
(reponses)
Al
Khawkhah
Al
Qanawis
Az
Zaydiyah
Hays
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
Food
46
46%
10
13
10
4
9
WASH
19
19%
2
1
10
5
1
Livelihoods
11
11%
1
4
2
0
4
Poverty
9
9%
4
0
1
0
4
Fuel
8
8%
0
8
0
0
0
Shelter
4
4%
3
0
0
0
1
Health
1
1%
0
1
0
0
0
Security
1
1%
0
0
1
0
0
Unemployment
1
1%
0
0
0
1
0
 Food supply: Respondents overwhelmingly agree in all locations that there is a serious problem in the
community because food supplies are insufficient, food is not good enough or it is not possible to prepare
food. Altogether, 94 respondents (94 per cent) characterized this as a serious problem.
 Scarcity of food and lack of access to available food: Affected people’s lack of food is attributable
mainly to high food prices, shortages in markets and shortages within household food stocks. Among the
94 respondents who identified food as a serious problem, the following reasons were most frequently
cited:
o
Food prices too high (62%)
 Mainly cited by respondents from Al Khawkhah District, with substantial majorities
from Al Garrahi and Hays Districts.
o
No food in the markets (45%)
 Cited by half of the respondents in both, Al Garrahi and Az Zaydiyah Districts as well
as substantial percentages (but less than 50%) from Hays, Al Khawkhah, and Al
Qanawis Districts.
o
No food from own supplies (44%)
 Cited by half of the respondents in both, Al Garrahi and Az Zaydiyah Districts as well
as substantial percentages (but less than 50%) from Hays, Al Khawkhah, and Al
Qanawis Districts.
o
o
o
o
Not enough food (20%)
Not good enough food (15%)
Insufficient income or resources (10%)
No cooking fuel (9%)
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No physical access to markets (8%)
No cooking facilities (7%)
No untensils (6%)
 Food consumption levels: All 100 respondents report that food consumption levels have decreased
since the beginning of the crisis (100%).
 Sources of food: Local markets are by far the most frequently cited source of food across all locations.
Of 100 respondents, 88 identified the local market as a source of food (88%). The next most frequently
cited source is subsistence production (9 respondents or 9%).
 Malnutrition: Of 100 respondents, 83 identified malnutrition as a serious problem in their community
(83%). All of the respondents from Al Garrahi District and approximately 95% of the respondents from
Hays District deem malnutrition a serious problem in their respective communities. 24 per cent of the
respondents pointed out that people from the community do not know how to identify or treat children
suffering from nutrition problems. Despite the relatively low percentage, this issue needs to be addressed,
given malnutrition’s various repercussions that affect not only food security, but all other lifesaving facets
such as water, health, shelter, etc.
AHCT discussion points:
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What types of food assistance would the AHCT recommend (cash, vouchers, direct food aid, etc.)?
What types of nutrition programmes would the AHCT recommend (mobile clinics, outreach, etc.)?
Which partners are available to provide this assistance in identified locations?
What gaps remain?
Priority 2: Water, sanitation and hygiene
Priority
Responses
Per cent
Al Garrahi
(Sector)
(Total)
(Of total)
(reponses)
Al
Khawkhah
Al
Qanawis
Az
Zaydiyah
Hays
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
WASH
24
24%
7
3
6
3
5
Food
22
22%
4
9
6
1
2
Fuel
17
17%
1
10
3
0
3
Health
10
10%
0
2
3
4
1
Livelihoods
9
9%
3
0
1
0
5
Shelter
8
8%
2
2
3
0
1
Electricity
5
5%
2
0
1
2
0
Poverty
2
2%
1
0
0
0
1
Education
1
1%
0
1
0
0
0
Security
1
1%
0
0
1
0
0
Basic Services
1
1%
0
0
0
0
1
 Clean water: Respondents in all locations agree that there is a serious problem in the community
because of a lack of clean water for drinking, cooking or personal hygiene. Altogether, 80 respondents
(80 per cent) characterized this as a serious problem, cutting across all locations and types of key
informants. Mainly, Al Garrahi (90%), Al Qanawis (88%), and Hays (95%) Districts registered the most
responses to this particular category.
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 Sources of water: Among the 80 respondents who identified water as a serious problem, the followng
sources of water were identified:
o Boreholes or wells with motor pumps (76%) or hand pumps (10%)
 Mainly cited by respondents from Al Garrahi, Al Qanawis, and Hays Districts.
o
Piped water (20%)
 Mainly in Al Khawkhah District.
o
Humanitarian assistance (8%)
 Mainly in Al Garrahi District.
o
Traditional water sellers (6%)
 Just in Al Qanawis and Az Zaydiyah Districts.
 Constraints on access to water: Among the 80 respondents who identified water as a serious problem,
the following main constraints were identified
o
Lack of fuel (45%)
 Mainly in Al Qanawis District.
o
Water too expensive (36%)
 Mainly in Al Qanawis District.
o
Long distances to safe water (20%)
 Mainly in Al Garrahi District.
o
Available water unsafe (9%)
 Clean toilets: Of 100 respondents, 64 agreed that a lack of clean toilets are a serious problem in their
community (64%). Substantial majorities reported this as a problem in Al Garrahi, Al Qanawis, and Hays
Districts and across all types of key informants.
 Hygiene and cleanliness: Of 100 respondents, 61 agreed that it is difficult for people in their community
to keep clean due to the lack of soap, water or an adequate place to wash (61%). Substantial majorities in
Al Garrahi and Hays Districts reported lack of hygiene and cleanliness as a problem, and a less
substantial majority in Al Qanawis also reported thi as a problem.
AHCT discussion points:
 What types of WASH assistance would the AHCT recommend (water trucking, water filters, soap, etc.)?
 Which partners are available to provide this assistance in identified locations?
 What gaps remain?
Priority 3: Health and family
Priority
Responses
Per cent
Al Garrahi
(Sector)
(Total)
(Of total)
(reponses)
Al
Khawkhah
Al
Qanawis
Az
Zaydiyah
Hays
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
(reponses)
Health
24
24%
5
4
5
3
7
Fuel or Transportation
19
19%
0
7
5
4
3
Livelihoods
16
16%
6
4
3
0
3
Food
12
12%
2
3
3
3
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Shelter
12
12%
4
1
6
0
1
Water
9
9%
3
3
0
0
3
Education
5
5%
0
3
2
0
0
Electricity
2
2%
0
2
0
0
0
Basic Services
1
1%
0
0
0
0
1
 Illness and injury: Respondents agree in all locations that there is a serious problem in the community
because people are injured, sick, or have disabilities. Altogether, 86 respondents (86 per cent)
characterized this as a serious problem, cutting across all locations and types of key informant. The
following illnesses were identified:
o
Malaria (78%)
 Majorities in all Districts reported this as a serious problem with the exception of Al
Qanawis District.
o
Malnutrition (63%)
 Majorities in all Districts reported this as a serious problem with the exception of Al
Khawkhah District.
o
Diarrhoea (52%)
 Mainly in Al Garrahi and Hays Districts. 50 per cent of the respondents from Az
Zaydiyah District also cited diarrhoea as a serious problem that is affecting the
community.
o
Colds or respiratory problems (38%)
 Mainly in Al Garrahi and Hays Districts.
o
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (9%)
 All eight respondents who cited this as a serious problem are from Al Khawkhah
District.
 Adequate healthcare: The majority of respondents agree that there is a serious problem because people
are not able to get adequate healthcare, such as medicine, doctor’s visits or care during child birth. 87
respondents (87%) cited this as a serious problem.
 Substantial majorities in all Districts cited this as a serious problem with no
exception.
 Care for family: Of 100 respondents, 79 agreed that there is a serious problem because people cannot
care for family members who live with them, like their children or family members who are elderly,
disabled or ill (79%).
 Overall, the majority of respondents from each district characterised this as a
serious problem.
 Family Separation: Of 100 respondents, 43 agreed that there are people who were separated from their
family members (43%).
 The majority of respondents from Az Zaydiyah District stated that this constitutes a
serious problem. There no other majorities in the other Districts.
 People alone: Of 100 respondents, 68 agreed that there are people who are alone who do not get
enough help (68%).
 Majorities (ranging in therms of size) of respondents from each District consider this
to be a serious problem.
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AHCT discussion points:
 What types of healthcare assistance would the AHCT recommend (water trucking, water filters, soap,
etc.)?
 Which partners are available to provide this assistance in identified locations?
 What gaps remain?
Overview of serious problems by District
The table below summarizes whether a majority of respondents in a District identified a given issue as a
“serious problem”. The last rows provides the total number of serious problems identified, providing an
indirect measure of the relative level of need across different sectors. Issues identified as serious problems
below could also benefit from interventions, although partners are encouraged first to allocate planning and
resources to meeting the priority needs identified above.
Serious problem?
Al Garrahi
Al Khawkhah
Al Qanawis
Az Zaydiyah
Hays
Safe water
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Toilets
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Cleanliness
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Food
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Malnutrition
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Illness and injury
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adequate healthcare
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Care for family members
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Family separation
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
People alone
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shelter
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Essential items
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reach community structures
No
No
No
No
Yes
Travel to neighbouring areas
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Education
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes*
Yes
Upset, sad, angry
Yes*
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Humiliation, disrespect
No
Yes
No
No
No
Safety
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Violation of dignity
No
No
No
No
No
Justice, rights awareness
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Money, resources
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Too much free time
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Information
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Total
19
16
17
16
20
* Split evenly
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