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The Governorate of Abyan shares boundaries with Aden, Al-Dhali'a, Al-Beidha and Shabwa. The area of Abyan Governorate is 16,943 km2. The governorate is comprised of 11 districts; with Khanfar being the largest district and Zinjibar being the capital, and has a total population of 664,732. According to secondary data, Abyan governorate suffers at level of all sectors that assessed in this assessment (Livelihoods & Food Security, Water Sanitation and Hygiene WASH,
Shelter, Education, Protection, and Health & Nutrition).
The overall objective is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the humanitarian needs in Abyan governorate and develop sustainable solutions to address them, taking into account geographic location and gender differences. The insights gained will inform key donors, clusters, and the wider humanitarian response in Yemen, while the specific objectives are:
➢ To assess the current humanitarian situation in five districts of Abyan governorate, including identifying gaps in living standards, coping strategies used, and the severity and extent of multi-sectoral needs
➢ To identify current and expected priority needs in livelihoods, food security, health and nutrition, WASH, education, protection, and shelter.
➢ To examine how these needs, vary by geographic location (i.e., district) and gender Within the five districts (mentioned above) about 68 villages and neighborhoods have been targeted in this assessment. Thematically, all active sectors (Livelihoods, Food Security, Water Sanitation and Hygiene WASH, Shelter, Education, Protection, and Health & Nutrition) were covered in the MSNA tool.
A quantitative (HHs questionnaire) & qualitative approach (KIIs tools) have been used to obtain the data that serve at achieving the essential objectives of this assessment, and the random & purposeful sampling techniques were used in selecting the respondents. 754 household surveys were collected in-person from Feb 5th to Feb 22nd 2023 by YFCA enumerators trained on the specificities and handling the MSNA questionnaire tool. Primary data was collected simultaneously across all districts, and a desk review of secondary data was conducted using sources from UN agencies, humanitarian clusters, NGOs, and government sources to supplement and contextualize the findings of the MSNA.
Equally of male & female respondents have been targeted in this assessment, while as for the head of the households, females represent 36% of the total. 79% of households’ heads are married, 61% of them in age between 31 & 50, and 54% have vulnerability. The total number of surveyed households’ individuals is 5177, 51% of them are females, while 49% are males, and the average number of households’ members is seven members.