Zambia Refugee Livelihoods COVID-19 Impact Assessment, 2020

2,796 respondents participated in a multi-stakeholder rapid assessment conducted from June 8th to 19th, 2020. The survey aimed to quantify the measurable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugee and host community livelihoods in Zambia, including Lusaka and three refugee settlements. The assessment was conducted by UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency in response to trade restrictions and limited mobility.

Use Cases

• Assess pandemic impact on economic systems based on survey responses from refugees and host communities.
• Analyze effects of trade restrictions and mobility limits on livelihoods based on the assessment's focus.
• Model vulnerability of refugee settlements to economic shocks based on data collected from three Zambian settlements.

Strengths

• Survey includes 2,796 respondents, providing a substantive sample size.
• Data collection followed a stratified random sampling methodology.
• Assessment has a specific temporal scope from June 8th to 19th, 2020.

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 specific refugee settlements surveyed.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Multi-stakeholder rapid assessment based on stratified random sampling.

Time Range

June 8th to 19th, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:45:04.352534; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zambia, including Lusaka and three refugee settlements with hosting villages.