Children's Ebola Recovery Assessment: Survey of 1,100+ Children in Sierra Leone

In mid-March 2015, a Children's Ebola Recovery Assessment (CERA) was conducted across nine districts in Sierra Leone. The assessment gathered insights from over 1,100 boys and girls on the impact of the Ebola crisis on their education, health, and family livelihoods. It was authored by Isabelle Risso-Gill for child-centred agencies to inform recovery priorities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the perceived impact of school closures on child protection and learning based on children's reported concerns.
• Studying the psychosocial effects of the Ebola outbreak based on children's reported experiences of grief, fear, and anxiety.
• Assessing community-level economic impacts of the crisis based on children's reports on family livelihoods and food access.
• Evaluating gaps in healthcare access for common problems during the outbreak based on children's feedback.

Strengths

• Direct input from over 1,100 children, providing a substantial sample of lived experiences.
• Covers nine districts in Sierra Leone, suggesting a multi-regional perspective.
• Focuses on four specific, interconnected themes identified by the children themselves.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias specific to the 2015 post-Ebola context in Sierra Leone.

Provenance

Source

Isabelle Risso-Gill for child-centred agencies.

Collection Method

Child-centred agencies conducted the assessment via a formal process for children to outline priorities.

Time Range

Mid-March 2015.

Geography

Nine districts across Sierra Leone.