Interview Data on Water Access for Internally Displaced People in Hargeisa, Somaliland

Interview and focus group data from 106 participants compares water access among three distinct groups of internally displaced people (IDPs) and their host community in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The data likely contains qualitative responses on water services, support, pricing structures, and community acceptance. The dataset was authored by Ayan Hujaleh and last updated on May 12, 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare water service provision based on IDP group classification (assimilated, isolated, marginalised) mentioned in the description
• Analyze the role of host community acceptance in shaping water access as described
• Study the impact of informal pricing structures on access inequalities for vulnerable communities
• Investigate the limited role of IDPs in processes affecting their water services

Strengths

• Data is based on interviews and focus groups with 106 participants
• Explicitly compares three distinct IDP groups and a host community, moving beyond a homogenous view
• Released under the open CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Interviews and focus groups

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:41:58; freshness should be verified

Geography

Hargeisa, Somaliland