Nepal COVID-19 Socioeconomic Survey for Refugees, September 2021

Nepal's COVID-19 Socioeconomic and Cash-Based Intervention Post-Distribution Monitoring survey was conducted in September 2021 by UNHCR. It assesses the impact of COVID-19 on refugee knowledge, behavior, health, and economic livelihoods in Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu. The survey also monitors the quality and effectiveness of UNHCR's cash assistance programs.

Use Cases

• Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on refugee health and knowledge based on survey questions mentioned in the description
• Analyzing changes in economic livelihoods and behavior due to the pandemic based on the survey's first part
• Monitoring the quality, sufficiency, and utilization of cash assistance programs based on post-distribution feedback data
• Evaluating the effectiveness of humanitarian safety nets for vulnerable populations based on the combined socioeconomic and program monitoring data

Strengths

• Survey conducted by the authoritative UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
• Explicitly covers two distinct data domains: COVID-19 impact and cash assistance monitoring
• Geographic scope is specified as Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is available only as a WEB APP or PDF, which may limit machine-readability and analysis

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) survey

Time Range

September 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:31:14.335477; freshness should be verified

Geography

Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu, Nepal