Of the most affected groups within the communities, the assessment shows that all the groups were equally affected by the problems.
Examination of the results of the assessed communities showed a high similarity between the priorities of the individual locations at the KI level and those at the FLA with water having the highest frequency as the first priority. Although protection was not cited as one of the top three priorities overall, however, at the individual community level a different pattern was observed. Protection was more pronounced in urban areas with Qaderallah citing it as the first priority problem and Allohom & Al-Mehraq citing it as third priority problem (Table 6). Education was also not cited as a first priority problem in any of the locations. However, it was cited as a second priority in Al-Makhzan and Allohom with boys & girls being most affected. As a third priority problem, it was also cited by Al-Rowah. Electricity or the lack of it was mentioned as a first priority problem in Al-Musemir, and as a second priority in Amodiah and as both second and third priorities in Zinjibar city.
Table : Top three priorities (1st, 2nd & 3rd) as perceived by KIs in the assessed localities
At the FLA level, protection also seemed to be more pronounced in the urban areas with Qaderalla citing it as a first priority and as a third priority in Al-Mehraq (Table 7). Like the KI interviews, Al-Makhzan also cited protection as a third priority. Again Education was not cited as a first priority problem in any of the locations at the FLA but was cited as a second priority in Al-Makhzan and as a third priority at Al-Rowah and Allohom. Unlike the KIs, all groups are affected at the FLA. At the FLA, electricity or the lack of it was mentioned as a first priority problem in Al-Musemir, and as a second priority in Amodiah and Zinjibar and as third priority in Al Kud.
Table : Top three priorities (1st, 2nd & 3rd) as perceived at the FLA for each of the assessed localities
WASH (Water, Toilets & Keeping Clean) was identified as a “serious problem” in all the assessed communities.
Food was identified as a “serious problem” in the assessed communities.
Health care services were identified as a “serious problem” in the assessed communities.
Livelihood of over 70% of the communities is described as a “serious problem”.
The top three most “serious problems” as identified by both Key Informants (KI) and community groups are water, food and health care with all groups equally affected.
Protection was identified as a priority problem in the urban areas of Qaderallah, Allohom and Al-Mehraq.
Education is a priority problem in Al-Makhzan, Allohom and Al-Rowah with boys & girls being most affected.
Basic service such as electricity is a priority problem in Al-Musemir, Amodiah and Zinjibar city.