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World Vision, IRC & GWI Dignity Kit Distribution, Empowered Aid Pilot 1 Focus Group Discussions Summary of Findings

Focus group discussions across Bidi Bidi settlement in Uganda reveal that while increasing female staff and volunteers at food distribution points improved baseline comfort and site organization, severe structural and economic pressures persist. Reduced aid rations combined with heavy double-load logistics directly escalated risks of transit-related sexual exploitation by security and transport actors, household-level intimate partner violence over food resources, and pandemic-driven early marriages.

IRC & GWI Dignity Kit Distribution, Empowered Aid Pilot 2 Summary Report

This monitoring report synthesizes observational safety audits and point-of-distribution surveys from an IRC and GWI dignity kit pilot serving 880 South Sudanese refugee women and girls in Bidi Bidi settlement, Uganda. While organizing recipients into pre-assigned small groups effectively maintained social distancing and reduced public crowd confusion, 81% of surveyed women reported persistent situational anxieties, revealing significant protection risks during transit and severe exposure to intimate partner violence during household storage.

Empowered Aid Lebanon – Fuel Distribution Pilot 1 Summary Report

This synthesis report evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of an adapted door-to-door fuel voucher distribution model piloted by CARE and URDA for 132 Syrian refugee households in Akkar, Lebanon. The findings demonstrate that while the onset of COVID-19 and escalating socioeconomic instability spiked baseline fear levels among male recipients, the door-to-door modality significantly enhanced female safety and satisfaction—rising from 56% to 90%—by successfully bypassing structural transportation barriers, public verbal harassment, and public crowd vulnerabilities.

Empowered Aid Lebanon: Fuel Voucher Distribution Safety Audit Findings

This monitoring report details observational safety audit findings from a fuel voucher pilot for 132 Syrian refugee families across North Lebanon, comparing baseline mass distributions with an adapted door-to-door modality. While both approaches successfully maintained ration equity without any reported security incidents, the findings emphasize critical infrastructure gaps at public sites and highlight protection risks during household deliveries when teams failed to maintain a gender-balanced staff presence.

EMPOWERED AID Fuel Voucher Post-Distribution Monitoring Household Phone Survey Results

This post-distribution monitoring report analyzes survey data from 52 matched Syrian refugee households in Lebanon comparing a baseline mass fuel voucher distribution with an adapted door-to-door delivery mechanism. While the shifting socioeconomic backdrop of COVID-19 significantly spiked baseline fear levels among male recipients, the door-to-door modality successfully drove overall satisfaction upward—particularly for women, who experienced a satisfaction jump from 56% to 90% due to reduced transportation risks and protection from public harassment.

Empowered Aid - Lebanon Food Distribution (Pilot 2): Safety Audit Findings

This monitoring report details the observational safety audit findings conducted by CARE and URDA during a 501-parcel food distribution pilot across two distinct Syrian refugee camp environments in Akkar, Lebanon. While the door-to-door delivery mechanism in the managed settlement optimized recipient dignity and eliminated physical friction, the pre-assigned scheduling in the unmanaged settlement faced logistical disruptions from inclement weather and an infrastructure deficit, underlining the urgent need for portable shelters, visible sex-segregated WASH signaling, and diversified accountability channels.

Empowered Aid - Lebanon Food Distribution (Pilot 2): Point of Distribution Questionnaire Summary of Findings

This monitoring report synthesizes data from 38 Syrian refugee women who completed an in-person Point of Distribution Questionnaire during a pilot food parcel distribution in Akkar, Lebanon. The findings highlight that while explicit fear of distribution areas was minimal, 11% of respondents reported witnessing or hearing about sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) perpetrated by aid workers outside the camps, emphasizing a dangerous reliance on the local Shawish for filing complaints amid a broader lack of institutional trust.

EMPOWERED AID - Lebanon Food Parcel Post Distribution Monitoring Household Phone Survey Results

This post-distribution monitoring report details phone survey results from 153 Syrian refugee households in Lebanon comparing pre-assigned scheduling with a door-to-door distribution modality. While general satisfaction and perceived safety remained exceptionally high across both methods, the findings indicate that COVID-19 restrictions severely halved women’s accompanied freedom of movement, highlighting the efficacy of door-to-door aid in eliminating transit-related security risks for vulnerable women.

Empowered Aid Lebanon – Food Distribution Pilot 2

This report details a food distribution pilot conducted by GWI, CARE Lebanon, and URDA in two informal Syrian refugee settlements to evaluate pre-assigned scheduling and door-to-door delivery modalities. The findings indicate that both adapted methods significantly improved safety and participant satisfaction while adhering to COVID-19 health protocols, though a heavy reliance on the Shawish (community leader) for communication highlighted the urgent need to establish multiple, more transparent reporting and aid dissemination channels.

GWI & IRC Dignity Kit Distribution, Empowered Aid Pilot 2

This report presents findings from 17 safety audits conducted during an Empowered Aid dignity kit distribution pilot across five zones in Uganda's Bidi Bidi refugee settlement. The evaluation reveals that while the pilot effectively mitigated sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) risks through high ratios of trained female staff and private bucket packaging, widespread gaps in accessible, sex-segregated, and lockable latrines posed a significant challenge to the overall dignity of the female beneficiaries.