The Challenge

The Challenge

Internally displaced communities in Haiti are often underrepresented in data production processes, leading to gaps in evidence-based decision-making. Young displaced people, despite their deep understanding of community realities, rarely have access to methodological training to document their own living conditions. This limits the quality, ownership, and sustainability of data used for humanitarian and social interventions.

Overall Objective

To empower internally displaced youth as community-based data collectors contributing to informed humanitarian and social programming.

Emergency-Recovery Actions

- Training in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods.
- Capacity-building on research ethics, confidentiality, and trauma-sensitive approaches.
- Practical field exercises within displacement sites.
- Supervised data collection and reporting activities.

Target Groups

- Internally displaced youth living in camps and host communities.

Direct Beneficiaries

Twenty-five internally displaced young people trained in community-based data collection.

Cross-Cutting Inclusion

- Participatory and community-centered research approach.
- Youth empowerment and leadership.
- Ethical data collection and protection-sensitive methodologies.
- Do No Harm principle applied throughout the process.

Expected Results

- Improved quality and reliability of data on displacement conditions.
- Increased youth engagement in community decision-making.
- Strengthened evidence base for humanitarian response planning.

Viability and Sustainability

Trained youth retain transferable research skills and can be mobilized for future assessments, ensuring long-term community ownership of data processes.

Strategic Impact

The project strengthens accountability, participation, and data-driven action, contributing to SDGs 4, 10, 16, and 17.

A Call for Collective Action

Supporting this initiative means investing in locally driven evidence that improves the relevance and effectiveness of humanitarian interventions.