Post Distribution Monitoring of Cash Based Interventions, September 2020

Bangladesh, 2020

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Reference ID

BGD_2020_PDM-CBI_v01_M

Producer(s)

UNHCR

Collection(s)

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Apr 21, 2021

Last modified

Apr 21, 2021

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Identification

Survey ID number

BGD_2020_PDM-CBI_v01_M

Title

Post Distribution Monitoring of Cash Based Interventions, September 2020

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Bangladesh	BGD

Study type

Other Household Survey [hh/oth]

Abstract

This Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) was initiated by UNHCR’s Sub-Office in Cox’s Bazar to monitor its distribution of cash to refugees as part of a pilot cash programme, as well as to collect the feedback of refugees on the cash distribution itself. It was designed with built-in COVID-19 prevention measures.

UNHCR uses Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle behind the process is linked to accountability, as well as a commitment to improve the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. Usually the surveys that form the basis of the assessment are conducted soon after the distribution of relief items is completed.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Households

Version

Version Description

v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.

Version Date

2021

Scope

Notes

Household demographics;
Receiving and spending the cash assistance (basic facts);
Risks and problems: Did people face problems with the CBI? Did the CBI put POCs at additional risk?;
Markets and prices: Can POCs find what they need, and at a price they can afford, in the markets?;
Expenditure: What did people spend the money on?;
Outcomes: What changes is the cash assistance contributing to in POC households?;
Longer-Term Outcomes: Has the cash assistance helped put POC on the pathway to sustainable solutions?;
Accountability to Affected Persons

Topics

Topic
Livelihood & Social cohesion
Cash Assistance
Domestic Needs/Household Support
Income Generation
Solutions
Basic Needs

Keywords

Rohingya Refugee Response Bangladesh Cash Based Interventio PDM Cox's Bazaar

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

9 unions of Cox's Bazar District

Universe

The survey universe covered all households subject to CBI in Cox's Bazar 9 districts.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
UNHCR

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

Gender balanced random sampling with no stratification.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

Questionnaires included:

Household demographics,
Receiving and spending the cash assistance (basic facts);
Risks and problems: Did people face problems with the CBI? Did the CBI put POCs at additional risk?;
Markets and prices: Can POCs find what they need, and at a price they can afford, in the markets?;
Expenditure: What did people spend the money on?;
Outcomes: What changes is the cash assistance contributing to in POC households?;
Longer-Term Outcomes: Has the cash assistance helped put POC on the pathway to sustainable solutions?;
Accountability to Affected Persons

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2020-09-22	2020-09-28

Data Collectors

Name
UNHCR

Data Collection Notes

For this PDM exercise, due to the limitations placed on the footprint of the humanitarian response in the camps due to COVID-19, the data collection was conducted using phone-based interviews. Four teams of enumerators (each team consisting of 9 enumerators and a team leader) were trained on remote data collection techniques, interview ethics and UNHCR's code of conduct.

Access policy

Archive where study is originally stored

United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/285
Original Archive Study ID: UNHCR_BGD_2020_PDM_CBI_DDIv1.0
Cost: None

Data Access

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation Team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org

Citation requirements

UNHCR (2021). Post Distribution Monitoring of Cash Based Interventions, September 2020. UNHCR Microdata Library: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_BGD_2020_PDM-CBI_v01_M

Producers

Name
UNHCR

Date of Metadata Production

2021-04-14

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 1 (April 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: UNHCR_BGD_2020_PDM_CBI_DDIv1.0 except the following edits were made:

Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
Specified the archive where study is originally stored

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