The Essential Needs Assessment guidance note recommends the use of mixed methods, which entail the integration of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques to better answer assessment questions.
This page includes resources to help you conducting qualitative analysis related to essential needs assessments and triangulate them with findings from quantitative assessments.
Modules to collect qualitative data
It is recommended to conduct both focus group discussions (FGD) and in-depth interviews.
FGD for Essential Needs Assessments
In-depth interview for Essential Needs Assessments
Templates for conducting qualitative analysis
You can use these templates for analysing the qualitative data and triangulating it with the quantitative findings.
Qualitative Themes and Narratives worksheet for Essential Needs Assessments
Triangulation template for Essential Needs Assessments
Instructions for conducting qualitative analysis
These instructions, prepared by the Monitoring Unit at HQ, will help you using the templates above.
Instructions for using the “Qualitative Themes and Narratives” worksheet and the “Triangulation template”
Instructions on setting up a qualitative analysis system with Atlas.ti
For more information, please contact the Assessments and Targeting Unit or the Economic & Markets Unit in HQ RAM at global.assessmentandtargeting@wfp.org.