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Assessing the Post-Earthquake Situation of Families with Children Residing in Temporary Shelters in Albania DISCLAIMER Assessing the Post-Earthquake Situation of Families with Children Residing in Temporary Shelters in Albania DISCLAIMER The findings and interpretations expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of UNICEF as an organisation. Extracts from this publication may be freely reproduced with due acknowledgement. Requests to utilize larger portions or the full publication should be addressed to: UNICEF Albania Country Office Skenderbej Street, UN House Bld., 3rd Floor Tirana, Albania Telephone: +355 4 45 48 400 Email: [email protected] The recommended citation for the publication is: Pasha A, Petrak L, and Vullnetari D. 2020. Assessing the Post-Earthquake Situation of Families with Children residing in temporary shelters in Albania. UNICEF in Albania & IDRA Research and Consulting. Tirana ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Authors: Auron Pasha, Laura Petrak, Donald Vullnetari Questionnaire Design: Juna Miluka Study management (UNICEF Albania): Elda Hallkaj Data Processing: Blerina Metanj, Donald Vullnetari Editor: Iain F. Wilson Graphic Design: Grid Cartels The report is a technical joint product of UNICEF Albania and IDRA Research and Consulting. This publication falls under the framework of the United Nations Joint Programme ‘Leave no one behind’, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the families affected by the earthquake, who willingly provided their opinions for this study despite the challenging situation. Special thanks also to the Inter-Ministerial Civil Emergencies Committee for sharing valuable information, which enabled the identification of affected families. We are grateful to the fieldwork data collectors who tirelessly and with great dedication conducted the interviews. Assessing the Post-Earthquake Situation of Families with Children Residing in Temporary Shelters in Albania REPORT, WITH KEY FINDINGS January 2020 Contents 1. Executive summary ........................................................................................................ 8 2. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 10 2.1. Aim and Objectives .................................................................................................................... 11 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................. 13 3.1. Ethical Considerations .............................................................................................................. 15 3.2. Limitations ................................................................................................................................. 16 4. Findings ......................................................................................................................... 17 4.1. Family Profiles ............................................................................................................................ 17 4.2. Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3. Food Security and Coping Strategies ....................................................................................... 29 4.4. Employment and Livelihood ..................................................................................................... 32 4.5. Health and Care ......................................................................................................................... 36 4.6. Education .................................................................................................................................... 40 4.7. Humanitarian Needs ................................................................................................................. 43 4.8. Safety and Protection ................................................................................................................ 45 4.9. Priority Needs for Recovery ...................................................................................................... 48 5. Annexes ......................................................................................................................... 51 I. Additional Data .............................................................................................................................. 51 4 List of Figures Figure 1. Sampling distribution .................................................................................................................................14 Figure 2. Current family location, by county ............................................................................................................16 Figure 3. Urbanity of current residence ....................................................................................................................16 Figure 4. Ethnicity of families ....................................................................................................................................17 Figure 5. Age of children, by county ..........................................................................................................................18 Figure 6. Children registered in learning and education institutions, by county .................................................18 Figure 7. Type of dwelling inhabited prior to earthquake, by county ....................................................................19 Figure 8. Home ownership, by county .......................................................................................................................19 Figure 9. Insurance of owned dwellings, by county .................................................................................................20 Figure 10. Paying rent for dwelling post-earthquake, by county ............................................................................20 Figure 11. Extent of damage to the dwellings , by county .......................................................................................20 Figure 12. Accuracy of assessment of damaged dwelling by the authorities, by county ....................................21 Figure 13. Damage to household assets and goods, by county ..............................................................................22 Figure 14. Change of permanent residence, by county ...........................................................................................23 Figure 15. Type of current shelter, by municipality..................................................................................................24 Figure 16. Type of settlement .....................................................................................................................................24 Figure 17. Numbers of children living in various types of shelter .........................................................................25 Figure 18. Food sufficiency in the previous seven days, by county ........................................................................26 Figure 19. Food sufficiency, by number of children in the household ...................................................................27 Figure 20. Food provision, by county (multiple) .......................................................................................................27 Figure 21. Source of food provision ............................................................................................................................28 Figure 22. Average monthly household income, by county ....................................................................................29 Figure 23. Main sources of household income, by county ......................................................................................31 Figure 24. Employment of total adult population ....................................................................................................31 Figure 25. Employment impacted by earthquake ....................................................................................................32 5 Figure 26. Regular types of support ...........................................................................................................................31 Figure 27. Health status of children as reported by their parents .........................................................................31 Figure 28. Following children’s vaccination schedule prior to the earthquake ....................................................34 Figure 29. Issues affecting correct following of vaccination schedule in the last month, by county ................34 Figure 30. When your child needed medical treatment or health care in the last month, were they able to get it? ............................................................................................................................................35 Figure 31. When your child needed medicine in the last month, were they able to get it?* ...............................35 Figure 32. Families with pregnant women ................................................................................................................35 Figure 33. Distribution of children not attending school, kindergarten or nursery due to the earthquake ......36 Figure 34. Level of education of children not attending school, kindergarten or nursery due to the earthquake ...........................................................................................................................................36
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