1. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA NEEDS ASSESSMENT Session 3 Generating Information NA3 1

2. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA Define information needs and sources Design assessment Collect data Analse and interpret Report findings Design/ modify WASH response NA3 2 Assessment steps

3. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA NA3 3 Characteristics of reliable data Triangulated, use same units of measurement, evidence of a data trail, neutrality of assessor and data source, up-to-date, un-biased survey questions Collect data

4. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA NA3 4 Information cycle – from data to meaningful information Analse and interpret

5. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA What additional data could have been collected? What additional data would be needed to interpret the findings from the needs assessment, and how and from whom could you get it? What techniques could you use for data analysis? 30 mins for this exercise NA3 5 Group work Adran data analysis

6. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA Common challenges or constraints Assessments fail to produce the data needed. Information is not comparable or incomplete. Assessments are overly time-consuming and collect more information than needed. The quality and credibility of information is unreliable. Duplication and over-assessment of certain populations or issues by multiple agencies. NA3 6

7. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA NA3 7 Reporting and dissemination Report findings Rapid and brief Appropriate language Standards reporting formats Specific recommendations Clear status Translated Accessible to communities and national organisations

8. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA “When beliefs conflict with evidence, beliefs tend to win.” NA3 8 Evidence-based planning and decision- making

9. WASH Cluster – Emergency Training NA NA3 9 Design/ modify WASH response