UNHCR Afghanistan Community Protection Programme Evaluation, 2021

An evaluation of UNHCR's Community-based Protection and Solutions Programme in 20 Priority Areas of Return and Reintegration in Afghanistan. The assessment, conducted by IMPACT Initiatives in March 2021, used a mixed-method approach, interviewing 2,039 households and 168 key informants. It measured impact across four dimensions: community leadership inclusivity, public services, economic empowerment, and peacebuilding.

Use Cases

• Assessing community leadership inclusivity based on key informant interviews across 20 locations.
• Evaluating the strengthening of public services and equitable access as described in the programme goals.
• Analyzing income generation and economic empowerment outcomes for returnees, IDPs, and host communities.
• Measuring peacebuilding progress using indices created for the four key objectives.

Strengths

• Data collection covered 20 distinct geographic locations (PARR locations).
• Household survey designed for a 95% confidence level and 10% margin of error.
• Mixed-method approach with 2,039 household and 168 key informant interviews.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Findings per population group within locations are described as indicative only.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Mixed-method evaluation using structured household surveys and key informant interviews.

Time Range

Data collection occurred between 21 February and 5 March 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 14:28:16.955675; freshness should be verified.

Geography

20 Priority Areas of Return and Reintegration (PARR locations) in Afghanistan.