JOINT RAPID MARKET ASSESSMENT REPORT West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region
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10 October 2019 JOINT RAPID MARKET ASSESSMENT REPORT West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region IOM, GOAL, IRC, ZDRM Join Rapid Market Assessment Report - West Hararge, Oromia Contents Background ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Objective of the assessment ........................................................................................................... 2 Assessment Methodology and Assessment Location ...................................................................... 2 Methodology: ............................................................................................................................... 3 Assessment Location: ................................................................................................................. 3 Results and Discussion ................................................................................................................... 3 IDPs Priority needs ...................................................................................................................... 3 Previous CVA Experience in West Hararghe zone ...................................................................... 4 IDPs/Returnees Assistance Modality Preference and Government Recommendation ................. 4 Market Functionality and Accessibility ......................................................................................... 5 Source of ES-NFI supply: ......................................................................................................... 5 ES-NFI Availability: .................................................................................................................. 6 Traders Capacity:..................................................................................................................... 6 Price of ES-NFIs ...................................................................................................................... 7 IDPs Access to Market and CVA Related Risks .......................................................................... 7 Availability Financial Service Providers (FSPs)............................................................................ 7 Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 8 Response Modality: ..................................................................................................................... 8 Market Functionality and Transfer Value: .................................................................................... 9 Response Analysis: ........................................................................................................................ 9 Financial Service Providers: ............................................................................................................ 9 Annex-I Price of Non Food Items (unit price) ................................................................................... 1 Annex-II Price of Shelter materials, dignity items, clothing and WASH NFI ..................................... 1 Annex-III ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Pg. 1 of 14 Join Rapid Market Assessment Report - West Hararge, Oromia Background Ethiopia’s Oromia Regional State (ORS) is a region with significant humanitarian need due to both natural and man-made disasters (primarily conflict and drought). These affect livelihood activities and therefore force communities to live in displacement situations for prolonged periods. West Hararghe zone in north-eastern Oromia has been recurrently affected by both drought and conflict due to insufficient rainfall in lowland woredas and conflict in along the Somali region border.1 According to government data gather on site, over 111,970 people (21,359 HHs) are displaced in to 15 woredas and 2 towns in West Hararghe zone. Majority of them are displaced from Somali region and some are from kebeles bordering with Somali region. In most of the visited sites, the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are living in congested areas, without adequate shelter as well as with poor hygiene condition. IDPs/returnees are living in school, health facilities and other government buildings as well as collective IDP sites. Still significant number of IDPs are sharing shelter with host families and some are reported living in rented shelters in the main towns. During July to September (rainy season in the area) IDPs especially children are exposed to extreme cold because of lack of blanket and other bedding items. Except in few places where partners are implementing WASH activities, poor hygiene and sanitation condition is observed in most of the sites. Unlike in the early phase of displacement, currently high number of men IDPs living in woreda towns are engaged in livelihood activities including skilled/non-skilled labour and small scale trades. On the contrary women headed households are remained busy on child care and domestic activities as a result they have limited engagement on income generating activities. Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for NFI has been started in November 2016 in West Hararghe zone following the massive displacement from Somali region. The response was piloted by shelter cluster partners through the joint response by IOM, IRC and Care Ethiopia in Chiro town. Since then several partners have been responding NFI through CVA. Objective of the assessment The overall objective is to assess market functionality in order to inform CVA feasibility for ES-NFI in West Hararghe zone. The assessment mainly focused on market and CVA feasibility as ES-NFIs need has been jointly assessed by Shelter cluster partners in July 2019. The specific objectives of the assessment includes: I. Assessing availability and average price of standard ES-NFIs in the main markets II. Identify IDPs/returnees response modality preference as well as political acceptance of CVA III. Assess availability of potential financial service providers IV. Recommend response modality and transfer value for ES-NFI in the targeted location Assessment Methodology and Assessment Location The assessment was conducted in West Hararge, from 28 August to 5 September 2019, lead by IOM with the support of IRC, GOAL as well as Zonal Disaster Risk Management (DRM). A total of 5 people (1 from IOM, 2 from GOAL, 1 from IRC and 1 from DRM) participated on the assessment. In order to gather comprehensive information on ES-NFI response modality and market functionality, the team engaged wider range of market actors, market representatives, DRM staff and IDPs. In addition, secondary information was collected from previous market assessment reports, need assessment reports, zonal/woreda DRM offices and by reviewing cluster 5Ws. 1 Oromia DRM Seasonal Assessment Report Pg. 2 of 14 Join Rapid Market Assessment Report - West Hararge, Oromia Methodology: Key informant interview, focus group discussion with IDPs/returnees, interview with market actors, market functionality observation and interview with whole sellers/retailers used as methodology to gather information. - 8 key informant interview was conducted with woreda and zonal DRM staff, 6 with woreda and 2 with zonal DRM staff. - 2 key informant interview with market actors from zonal trade and industry office. - 14 focus group discussions (7 with women and 7 with men group) conducted with IDPs/returnees; 2 FGDs in each woreda. - Market observation visit to 7 markets (zonal and woreda markets) and - Interview with 26 traders (whole sellers and retailers) conducted to get price of ES-NFI and dignity materials and collect market related information. Assessment Location: The assessment covered eight woredas/zonal town from among the 15 woredas in West Hararghe zone including Chiro, Gemechis, Daro Lebu, Hawi Gudina, Oda Bultum, Miesso, Gumbi Bordede and Doba. The woredas are selected based on the current IDPs/returnees load and geographical settlement of the woredas. In addition, seven markets assessed to get information on price and assess availability of items. Table 1: Markets assessed in West Hararghe zone Woreda Market name Chiro Chiro Market Gemechis Kuni Market Daro Lebu Mechara Market Hawi Gudina Bui Market Oda Bultum Badessa Market Doba Hirna Market (IDPs in Doba travel to Hirna town to buy NFIs) Miesso Miesso Market Habro Gelemso Market Results and Discussion IDPs Priority needs According to the FGD conducted with returnees, majority of the returnees are living in temporary shelter constructed with plastic sheet, however there are still significant number of returnees living in collective sites like government buildings, schools, meeting hall etc. According to the zone, less than 25% of the IDPs/returnees are living either by sharing shelters with host families or living by renting houses. In most of the visited woredas, IDPs/returnees indicated that shortage of water supply and sanitation facilities, NFI including clothing as well as scholastic materials and food are among their major and priority needs. However for deportees from Djibouti who are located in Miesso woreda, resettlement in Oromia region with livelihood options is the priority needs they sited during the FGD. “We have been receiving assistances though irregular, specific in terms of item and never provided to the whole IDPs. Such kind of assistance will not satisfy our