Multi Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA)-SYR/PR107571/2022/PAQ/055

This assessment aims to deliver updated information on the needs and priorities of crisis-affected populations (IDP, returnee and non-displaced groups) for Mercy Corps and the work of the organization to support vulnerable communities in Northeast Syria (NES). This information will contribute to a more targeted and evidence-based response including on continuing humanitarian needs as well as looking forward to early recovery and development programming.
The assessment should aim to address gaps in the geographic coverage of up-to-date information on the humanitarian and early-recovery situation across NES and provide programmatic recommendations for delivery, adaptation and learning.
Specifically, Mercy Corps Syria wishes to identify differences in urgent and needs in the following areas: WASH, water shortage and sustainability, food, livelihoods and markets, protection and social cohesion. The organisation wishes to understand the differences in needs between and within population groups, and the availability of services to fill these needs across vulnerability profiles in NES. The focus will be on profiling identified sub-districts and informing future Mercy Corps programming particularly with respect to supporting the alignment and integration of programming in geographical areas, allowing for prioritization of needs, access and other considerations. Mercy Corps is also interested in the specific contextualized gender and disability needs of each assessed location.
As well as using the results of this assessment for future program design, quality improvement and coordination of current programming, Mercy Corps aims to share the information with sector Working Groups, and to more closely work with communities in designing their own solutions for building resilience to the current crisis.