Monthly Report Date: 25th January 2025 – 25th February 2025 Region: Raqqa
Introduction Objective: Field Activity Implementation for Gender and Disability-Sensitive Market Assessment Methodology: First Methodology: Gender and Disability-Sensitive Market AssessmentSecond Methodology: Business Mapping
Field Activities (25th - 29th January 2025) 25th January 2025 Visits: Visit to the Civil Council to finalize the MoU signing. Visit to the Disability Center to reserve a room for FGDs on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 1 PM. 26th January 2025 Final Preparations: Online training for data collectors on Kobo forms (KII, FGDs, Face-to-Face). Sent invitations for FGD sessions. Prepared attendance records and session materials.
Data Management and Report Preparation 30th January 2025: Data entry for FGDs. 2nd February 2025: Preparation of FGDs session reports, along with documentation and photos. Team Members: Ali Zaher: Officer Waad Al-Sayed: Outreach Manal Shahada: Daily Worker Abd Al-Fattah: Daily Worker
Business Mapping Activities (3rd - 9th February 2025): 3rd - 4th February 2025 Desk Research for PWDs: Conducted market study and communication with organizations like "Sanaa Al-Amal" who have implemented similar projects. 3. 5th February 2025: Surveys: 7 (Males: 7, Females: 0) Observation: 7 (Males: 7, Females: 0) KII: 5 (Males: 5, Females: 0)
FGDs Sessions (9th February 2025) 6th February 2025: FGDs Sessions: FGD 1: Males: 6, Females : 2, Total: 8 FGD 2: Males: 6, Females : 0, Total: 6 Total Attendance: 23 people (Males: 19, Females: 4)
Data Management (10th February 2025) Activities: Data entry for business database. Data entry for FGDs sessions. Field Team: Ali Zaher: Officer Waad Al-Sayed: Outreach
Challenges and Solutions Lack of Cooperation from Relevant Authorities: Solution: Coordination with councils and communities, followed by field visits. 2. Transportation Issues: Solution: Daily car rental to ease movement. 3. Difficulties in Reaching Targeted Individuals: Solution: Prior coordination through phone calls. 4. Challenges in Coordination with PWDs: Solution: Advanced coordination before visits. 5. Non-compliance by Some Partners: Solution: Additional field activity to secure replacement companies.
Conclusion Results: All activities were executed as planned, despite the challenges faced. Continuous follow-up with stakeholders ensured the completion of tasks. 2. Next Steps:Continue implementing planned field activities. Prepare for next stages of the Gender and Disability-Sensitive Market Assessment and Business Mapping.