Participatory Assessment - Refworld

in Operations• Involving refugees in the design, planning, implementation,monitoring, and evaluation of services throughout theprogramme cycle;• Being accountable to the populations that UNHCR serves.Who is this Tool for?While there are many different types of participatoryassessments available, UNHCR has developed this Tool toadapt the methodology to support its operations. Thus, thisTool aims to support UNHCR Branch and Field Offices inconducting participatory assessments together with partners. Itis vital that all functions and sectors contribute to participatoryassessment with refugees, as protection risks should bediscussed and considered holistically. Reviewing andanalysing protection risks, priorities and solutions throughparticipatory assessment requires an interdisciplinaryapproach. Therefore, UNHCR promotes the establishment ofmultifunctional teams to lead the Office through the processand to support age, gender, and diversity mainstreaming.A multifunctional team is, at a minimum, composed ofprotection, programme, and community service staff. Ideally,it should include female and male staff, both national andinternational and of different levels. A successfulmultifunctional team approach requires the strong leadershipand commitment of management, especially Heads of Office,and the active engagement of all members of the team. Officesshould ensure that multifunctional teams include the widercircle of actors on the ground, such as partners, governmentalcounterparts, NGOs, other United Nations agencies, anddonors, as appropriate.