GIZ SHIR Baidoa District

GIZ is implementing the “Strengthening the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities in Baidoa district, Somalia” (SHIR project). SHIR aims to improve the economic and social integration of vulnerable IDPs, returnees, and host community members living in Baidoa District, in particular women and youth. The project, which began in November 2021, is expected to continue until June 2026. GIZ will collaborate with key government institutions at the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member State (FMS) levels including the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development (MoPIED) and the Directorate for Durable Solutions/Urban Resilience (DDS), Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA).

Income opportunities have improved for IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities in Baidoa, especially for young people and women.

The capacity of selected governmental, non-governmental and private sector actors to provide counselling and employment support to IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities in Baidoa, especially youth and women, has been strengthened.

The individual capacities of IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities to take up employment and entrepreneurship have improved.

Low-threshold psychosocial support services are available to IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities

Altai Consulting, in partnership with Tusmo Consulting, has been contracted to deliver a Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) mechanism for the SHIR project. Altai and Tusmo Consulting will support the SHIR project's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system through baseline and endline assessments, and TPM services, including independent routine verifications and in-depth analysis.

The TPM mechanism aims to meet the following objectives:

• Conduct baseline and endline studies to inform GIZ project design and evaluations.
• Provide routine monitoring and verification and analysis on completed activities.
• Strengthen GIZ’s evidence base and support effective oversight of the project.
• Provide reports that contain information on the progress of project activities and recommendations to make potentially needed adjustments to the project.

The Political Economic and Vulnerability Assessment (PEVA) was conducted in January-February 2023 to serve two main purposes:

1. To quickly enhance the Altai team's understanding of the local context
2. To define inputs for the baseline survey.

This involved examining the distribution of IDPs and returnees for the sampling design, exploring definitions of IDPs vs. host community for demographics questions, and examining Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) dynamics to add meaningful GESI questions. The PEVA used a qualitative approach, including a desk review of literature on Baidoa from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and United Nations (UN) agencies, as well as fieldwork with Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) involving over sixty-one individuals, including government officials and NGOs across Baidoa.

Follow this link to the full PEVA report.

A baseline assessment was conducted to capture Baidoa's socio-economic and employment conditions ahead of the start of the SHIR project's main activities. Demand and supply side surveys were used to capture a comprehensive view of the labor market and socio-economic conditions of Baidoa. Surveys measured key indicators related to displaced populations. The demand-side surveys included 20 qualitative interviews with employers in key sectors to capture labor market demand and employer attitudes towards different jobseeker profiles. The supply-side survey involved a household-level quantitative survey with 780 respondents from the SHIR project's target communities to evaluate their socio-economic and employment conditions.

Follow this link to the full Baseline Assessment report.