Projects

Emergency Market Mapping Assessment (EMMA)

Country

Somalia

Location

Multiple Locations in Somalia

Year

2010

Project Start Date

01-08-2010

Client/Partner

International Labour Organization (UNILO)

Services
  • Research & Analysis
Description of project

Field Work Administration of the Emergency Market Mapping Assessment using mobile tablet data collection

Actual services provided

Recruitment of the survey team
Training of the survey team and pretesting
Data collection and supervision
Administrative and logistical facilitation of the field work

Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Country

Somalia

Location

Multiple Locations in Somalia

Year

2014

Project Start Date

01-06-2014

Client/Partner

International Labour Organization (UNILO)

Services
  • Research & Analysis
Description of project

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) aimed to provide estimates of employment and unemployment in Somalia. The report has been used to produce the unemployment rate as well as other standard labour market indicators such as the employment rate and the participation rate. These data has also been used by various international institutions as well as the government of Somalia for evaluation and planning of employment programs of Somalia. The labour market analysts, economists, consultants, planners, forecasters and academics in both the private and public sector have also utilized the data for national planning and design of social protection.

Actual services provided

• Obtaining ethical approval of LFS with Government
• Mobilization of field staff
• Provide Human Resource Management service for the LFS including
- Advisory on type of contract to be issued to LFS survey team undertaking survey field work
- Defining ToRs for supervisors enumerators Identification and contracting of 58 survey team comprising of 12 supervisor and 46 enumerators
- Recruit and contract 9 security officers, and 3 local facilitators in close collaboration with relevant administration of target locations
• Admin and logistics
- Transportation for the survey team in all locations
- 12 vehicle (six in Mogadishu and the rest in other areas) required for the survey
- Print of 2600 LFS questionnaires , 400 copies of Enterprise Questionnaires)
- Print of 58 copies Manuals for reference (58 copies)
• Supervision of field staff during data collection
• Field Monetary Management: Payment facilitation for survey team contracted through MMC-International
• Pre-financing: Pre-financing the survey work on cost reimbursement basis (Final Installment)