KEY LEARNINGS
• Consideration of time zone difference with RSRI team and available resources during preparations for timely implementations
• Sparse populations and long travel distances required significant planning and mobilization efforts to reach targeted households.
• There is a need for an automated sampling frame to streamline future exercises.
• Adequate budgeting is essential to cover training, tracing and recurring data collection activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strengthening internal capacity for data analysis is critical for timely interpretation and use of SRI findings.
• Hosting SRI Tool on DRCʼs Server: Limited access to the RSRI server and delays in tool updates affected efficiency, limited real-time data control and timely analysis
• Implementing a proactive replacement strategy proved successful. When some beneficiaries couldnʼt be reached, replacing them with others from beneficiary list with slightly increased sample size, ensured data collection remained on track.
• Community mobilizers and VSLA leaders were key in locating beneficiariesʼ households