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<strong>International</strong> Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies<br />
■ <strong>How</strong> has this changed as compared with the pre-crisis situation?<br />
■ Which group or population is most affected?<br />
■ <strong>How</strong> has the <strong>food</strong> consumption pattern changed? And for who has it changed? Can you give<br />
percentages for each source?<br />
■ Are there major changes in the previously mentioned ‘exchange rates’?<br />
■ Is there a big change in the number of children working and the kind of work they are doing?<br />
■ What are the short- and medium-term effects of coping strategies on people’s financial and<br />
other assets? <strong>How</strong> long do you estimate they can last with these coping strategies? Do you think<br />
people will migrate, <strong>to</strong> where?<br />
■ For all livelihood groups, and all vulnerable groups, what are the effects of coping strategies on<br />
their health, general well-being and dignity? Are there risks associated with coping strategies?<br />
■ Can you describe the current situation of the people’s health, quality and quantity of water,<br />
housing?<br />
■ If malnutrition is a big problem, can you identify the causes?<br />
■ Can you describe the current infrastructure as well as a kind of map with marked areas where<br />
people are currently living, (possibly with clinics, schools and other points of interest), rivers,<br />
roads, rails?<br />
■ Can you describe the current demographics of the areas (approximate numbers of households,<br />
ethnic groups or tribes, household composition)? Are many household members separated or<br />
still living <strong>to</strong>gether?<br />
■ What are the five biggest problems for each community in normal years and now?<br />
You should now be able <strong>to</strong> draw conclusions on the <strong>food</strong> availability for communities; who has<br />
access and does not, and on the utilization of <strong>food</strong> at household level and how this has changed<br />
over time and why.<br />
You should also be able <strong>to</strong> indicate who the potential vulnerable groups are with regard <strong>to</strong> <strong>food</strong><br />
in<strong>security</strong>.<br />
Having answered most of the above questions you are now able <strong>to</strong> answer the questions in the following<br />
diagram. This will help you ascertain if your National Society needs <strong>to</strong> provide assistance <strong>to</strong><br />
the communities and what kind of assistance this should be.
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