Age and disability inclusion needs assessment [Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh] - Preliminary findings
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General objective - To support key actors working in Cox’s Bazar, including coordination bodies and technical agencies and actors, to consider the nuanced and specific needs, access to services and assistance, and involvement of persons with disabilities (PwD) across all age groups, and older persons living in Rohingya camps, within the response programming.
Specific objectives -
To understand the prevalence of different kinds of disability, across different ages, gender and location.
To increase the understanding of the situation of PwD, of different ages, in relation to their access to multi-sectoral services and participation in the community.
To understand specific considerations of older persons and PwD related to disaster preparedness and risk reduction.
Assessment components:
1. Household survey: Quantitative household survey covering all 34 camps, and collecting data on all individuals aged 2 and above in each sampled household
2. Focus group discussions (FGDs): The household survey was complemented by 20 FGDs conducted with the affected populations between 12 January and 8 February 2021: