Abyan Assessment Report 8-9 July 2012

2.0 The MIRA Assessment

2.1 Methodology

The methodology for this assessment used the IASC agreed MIRA methodology.

The following tools were used for the field assessment:

1. 
   Qualitative interviews/discussions with Community Groups among the different target groups, 12 community group discussions were carried out.
   
2. 
   Structured, quantitative interviews with key informants within the affected areas. About 43 key informants were interviewed that included a broad range of actors.
   

The MIRA Assessment was articulated around 3 core modules:

1. 
   Module I: the Identification Module
   
2. 
   Module II: the Generalist Key Informants Module (KI) & Adapted INAC Observation Checklist
   
3. 
   Module III: the First Level Analysis Module (FLA)
   

In Modules II and II, the questionnaire follows a fixed sequence that is repeated with each sector:

1. 
   Screening: Using the HESPER method, each sector’s questions begin with one or more ‘screening’ questions. These questions are intended to establish if there is a perceived serious problem in the community related to the sector’s themes.
   
2. 
   Scoping: Depending on the answer given in the screening question, here additional details are sought on the underlying causes, whether it relates to availability, quality and access including security, physical/logistical and economic constraints.
   
3. 
   Prioritisation: the community is asked to identify the top three key priorities in addressing the identified serious problems
   
4. 
   Targeting: The community is asked to identify the main groups within the community that are most affected by the identified top three priorities