Refugee Household Survey for Livelihoods Strategy Targeting in Cameroon, 2016

UNHCR conducted a survey of 2,206 refugee households in Cameroon in November 2016. The data informs the agency's Livelihoods Strategy 2017-2020 and provides a baseline for measuring its success. The household data is supplemented with UNHCR progress data to refine targeting approaches for WFP and UNHCR.

Use Cases

• Refine targeting mechanisms for food and cash assistance based on household survey data.
• Establish a baseline for measuring the success of livelihood strategy implementation.
• Analyze refugee concentration and subsistence zones to inform regional program planning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of combined household and progress data for targeting refinement.

Strengths

• Survey covers 2,206 households, providing a substantial sample.
• Data is focused on 5 zones with the highest refugee concentration for targeted analysis.
• Combines household survey data with UNHCR progress data for a multi-source approach.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the surveyed zones.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Survey conducted among refugee households.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:46:44.426624; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon, specifically Northern, Eastern, and Adamaoua regions.