This baseline assessment was conducted for the Empowering Rural Afghanistan (ERA) II program (Norad funded), the Empowering Afghan Civil Society in Mitigating the Negative Impacts of Climate Change in Rural Communities project (EU funded), and the Improving Food Security through Infrastructure Support in Rural Afghanistan project (IsDB funded). The baseline was designed to collect data in 236 partner communities in 28 targeted districts; to assess the situation before and at the beginning of the program and projects and determine the benchmarks and priorities for the implementation as well as provide reference data for the evaluation and the tracking of indicators over the life of the program and projects. We used multiple methods for data collection including household surveys, individual interviews with stakeholders and potential participants of the program and projects and focus group discussions with representatives from different groups such as smallholder farmers, shuras, and other community members. Given the nature of the data collected, we utilized both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis to establish the final assessment result patterns.
March 2024 | LIVELIHOOD
