This paper develops a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to examine patterns of multidimensional poverty among IDPs and refugees, with comparisons to host populations, in five African countries. The MPI is disaggregated to analyze variations in deprivation by...
JDC Literature Review
Insecurity, Resource Scarcity, and Migration to Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Northeast Nigeria
Since 2009, more than two million people have been internally displaced in Nigeria due to the Boko Haram insurgency and counter-insurgency by Nigerian security forces. This paper investigates the effect of insecurity on decisions to flee to IDP camps in Maiduguri, the...
Informing Durable Solutions for Internal Displacement in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan: Volume C: Technical Aspects
Volume C of the study describes some of the innovations in survey methodology and analysis. Specifically: In response to underreporting of consumption patterns, the authors propose the adoption of “honesty primes” in survey design. Honest primes were randomly...
Informing Durable Solutions for Internal Displacement in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan: Volume B: Country Case Studies
These case studies are stand-alone displacement profiles that depict the socioeconomic conditions of IDPs and non-displaced communities. Nigeria Case Study Nearly two million people are internally displaced in Nigeria. About 60 percent of IDPs live in host communities...
Informing Durable Solutions for Internal Displacement in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan: Volume A: Overview
This report presents findings from comprehensive microdata surveys covering IDP and host populations in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. Refugees in Ethiopia from Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan were also surveyed. The analysis includes: Profiles of IDPs and...
Displaced in Cities: Experiencing and Responding to Urban Internal Displacement Outside Camps
This report examines the experiences of IDPs and host communities in cities and towns, and how well the current humanitarian response is aligned with people’s needs and expectations. The report is based on field research in Mosul in Iraq, Baidoa in Somalia, Maiduguri...
City of Challenge and Opportunity: Employment and Livelihoods for Internally Displaced People in Maiduguri, Borno State
This case study examines the process of socio-economic integration of urban IDPs in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria and considers the opportunities and challenges they encounter in securing employment. The research finds that urban IDPs in Maiduguri engage in a range of...
An Audit of Healthcare Provision in Internally Displaced Population Camps in Nigeria
The objectives of this study were to assess camp conditions in IDP camp-like settings in Nigeria; and to evaluate if their management and organization met international Standards (Sphere minimum standards), with a specific focus on health impact. Data was collected in...
Strengthening Education Systems for Long-Term Education Responses
Street Child’s implementation of Education in Emergency (EiE) programs in Lusenda refugee camp in eastern DRC and in communities hosting IDPs in northeastern Nigeria demonstrate how the building blocks for long-term improvements in education can be laid in the...
Risk Preferences and the Decision to Flee Conflict
This paper explores why most people affected by conflict do not migrate. The authors model the distributions of outcomes (in terms of expenditure per capita) for people affected by conflict who decide to stay or leave. The distribution for ‘stayers’ is observable and...