Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) - Nangade Sede, Nangade District - Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 22 July 2024

KEY MESSAGES

• Food security was reported as the top priority need for the respondents (91% of assessed households), with 89% of assessed households citing lack of financial resources as the main barrier to food access.
• The second most reported priority need was the provision of essential non-food items (NFIs). At the time of data collection, more than half of the respondents did not possess any essential NFIs including cooking utensils, sleeping mats/sheets, cooking fuel, and hygiene items.
• Both quantitative and qualitative findings highlight WASH as a priority need. Only 3/8 public taps in the communities are operational, which has led to 30% of assessed households resorting to polluted surface water sources. Furthermore, 77% of assessed households used non-hygienic sanitation facilities(1), which could lead to outbreaks of waterborne diseases.

CONTEXT & RATIONALE

ON 10 JULY 2024, an unknown number of non-state armed group (NSAG) members entered the village of Quinto Congresso and launched an attack on the civilian population. The shooting started at around 3.30pm and lasted for 13 hours, which forced the population to leave their homes in search of safety. No houses were reported to be set on fire and no civilian deaths were recorded after the intervention of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM)(2) .

Local authorities reported that 71 affected households from Quinto Congresso moved to Nangade Sede (about 70 km away) following the attack to seek safety.2 The RRM team of Solidarités International (SI) conducted an RNA on 22 July 2024 to understand priority needs of the affected population following displacement. This document presents the key findings.

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

This assessment utilized a mixedmethod approach. The quantitative element consisted of 47 household surveys conducted on 22 July 2024 in the communities of Nangade Sede and Olota in the Nangade district of Cabo Delgado.

The quantitative findings were supplemented with a qualitative component consisting of observations, community leader engagement, and insights from the data collection team.

Results are indicative. Please refer to the Methodology Overview and Limitations for further detail.

ENDNOTES
(1) Non-hygienic sanitation facilities refer to open pit latrines (without slab) or open defecation.
(2) Mozambique: Alert SI_NAN_18072024. July 2024