Assessments and surveys

Community engagement and accountability is an important component of any assessment, as it helps to capture vital information that may not be available from other sources. Use these tools and resources to make sure that your assessment is transparent and captures the views and opinions of communities you work with.

Key resources

2 April 2020

EVCA Guide

The Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (EVCA) is a participatory process developed for communities to become more resilient…

2 July 2019

Communication needs assessment toolkit

A suite of tools, developed by CDAC Network and ACAPS, that provide guidance for humanitarian responders to assess…

2 April 2020

Information and communication needs assessment: toolkit

These assessment tools were used for the Information and Communication Needs Assessment report to understand the information and…

27 June 2019

Information needs assessment: Cox’s Bazar – Bangladesh

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Internews

An Information Needs Assessment carried out by Internews in Bangladesh, to determine the information needs of displaced communities. Additional resources are available on the Internews website: https://internews.org/.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Communication
  • Information
  • Migrants

27 June 2019

Information needs assessment: Mali

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Internews

An Information Needs Assessment carried out by Internews in Gao, Mali, to determine the information needs of displaced communities. Additional resources are available on the Internews website: https://internews.org/.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Communication
  • Information

27 June 2019

Information needs assessment, Niger

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Internews

An Information Needs Assessment carried out by Internews in Agadez, Niger, to determine the information needs of displaced communities. Additional resources are available on the Internews website: https://internews.org/.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Communication
  • Participation

27 June 2019

Mapping information ecosystems to support resilience

Type:

Infographic

Organization:

Internews

An Internews infographic about ‘Mapping Information Ecosystems to Support Resilience’, which can be used to build an understanding of how information flows in your context.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Communication
  • Information as aid

19 June 2019

Seychelles Flood: Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

A final report from the IFRC on the beneficiary satisfaction survey carried out following the Seychelles Floods in 2013.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Extreme weather
  • Feedback
  • Flooding

19 June 2019

Satisfaction questionnaire template

Type:

Template

Organization:

IFRC

An example satisfaction questionnaire template from the IFRC, which can be used as part of a satisfaction survey or in a focus group discussion.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Evaluation
  • Feedback
  • Information as aid

19 June 2019

Post distribution monitoring: Myanmar Flood Response 2015: relief distributions

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

A post distribution monitoring (PDM) questionnaire about the IFRC’s response to the Myanmar floods in 2015. This satisfaction survey gives citizens the chance to report on the support provided by…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Disaster
  • Extreme weather
  • Feedback

17 June 2019

Information channels and information needs assessment template

Type:

Template

Organization:

IFRC

An information needs assessment/communications survey produced by the British Red Cross to gather information from affected communities about their communication channel options. This can be used to inform practice.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Feedback
  • Information as aid
  • Participation

17 June 2019

Community profile questions

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

A series of example community profile questions which can be used to survey the community’s socio-economic characteristics, lifestyle and media consumption habits.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Feedback
  • Information as aid
  • Participation

17 June 2019

Information needs and access baseline assessment

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

A CEA baseline assessment questionnaire on available channels of communication and access to information.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Feedback
  • Information as aid
  • Participation

16 June 2019

CEA assessment report

Type:

Report

Organization:

InsightShare, Turkish Red Crescent

A CEA assessment brochure produced by the Turkish Red Crescent Society. Includes summaries of feedback on CEA activities with statistics and infographics.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Mainstreaming