Household Vulnerability Assessment for Mantapala Refugee Settlement, Zambia 2020

1,128 randomly selected households in Mantapala settlement were interviewed in September 2020 to assess vulnerability and livelihood resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dataset is an anonymous version of the household survey data, processed by UNHCR and WFP. Findings are statistically representative at the settlement level and include households composed only of minors, a known vulnerability.

Use Cases

• Modeling household vulnerability levels based on socio-economic profiles mentioned in the description
• Identifying livelihood challenges and opportunities for refugee support programs
• Assessing the secondary socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugee communities
• Informing programmatic targeting approaches for future humanitarian interventions

Strengths

• Data from 1,128 randomly selected households, providing a statistically representative sample at the settlement level
• Includes data from five focus group discussions and two key informant interviews for contextual depth
• Explicitly notes the inclusion of households composed only of minors, clarifying a known data characteristic

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single settlement assessment in 2020

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Structured household questionnaire interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews

Time Range

September 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:18:34.974236; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mantapala settlement, Zambia