Market: A market is a where goods and services are traded, purchased and sold. Cash delivery structure: A structure that enables the safe and reliable delivery of cash into the hands of the recipient (the beneficiary) banks, micro-finance organizations, post offices, mobile phone – companies, local money transfer and remittance companies, local money transfer agents (traders etc). Malnutrition: Malnutrition encompasses a range of conditions, including acute malnutrition, chronic malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. Acute malnutrition refers to wasting and / or nutritional oedema. Chronic malnutrition refers to stunting. Focus group discussions are organized dialogues with a selected group of Focus group discussion: knowledgeable individuals in a community to gain information about their views and experiences of a topic. They are particularly suited for obtaining several perspectives about the same topic. Proportional piling: Proportional piling allows participants to score or weight the value of an item, activity, or resource against a pre-determined aspect. It uses percentages, and although it does not provide accurate quantification, it illustrates the relative importance of more than one variable (e.g.: the relative importance of growing tomatoes and onions as cash crops in terms of household income). Triangulation: Triangulation indicates that more than two methods are used in a study with a view to double (or triple) checking results. By examining information collected by different methods, by different groups and in different populations, findings can be corroborated across data sets, reducing the impact of potential biases that can exist in a single study. Blanket targeting: Providing assistance to all individuals or households in the geographical area where the disaster occurred without targeting specific individuals or sub-groups.
Market: A market is a where goods and services are traded, purchased and sold. Cash delivery structure: A structure that enables the safe and reliable delivery of cash into the hands of the recipient (the beneficiary) – banks, micro-finance organizations, post offices, mobile phone companies, local money transfer and remittance companies, local money transfer agents (traders etc). Malnutrition: Malnutrition encompasses a range of conditions, including acute malnutrition, chronic malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. Acute malnutrition refers to wasting and / or nutritional oedema. Chronic malnutrition refers to stunting. Focus group discussion: Focus group discussions are organized dialogues with a selected group of knowledgeable individuals in a community to gain information about their views and experiences of a topic. They are particularly suited for obtaining several perspectives about the same topic. Proportional piling: Proportional piling allows participants to score or weight the value of an item, activity, or resource against a pre-determined aspect. It uses percentages, and although it does not provide accurate quantification, it illustrates the relative importance of more than one variable (e.g.: the relative importance of growing tomatoes and onions as cash crops in terms of household income). Triangulation: Triangulation indicates that more than two methods are used in a study with a view to double (or triple) checking results. By examining information collected by different methods, by different groups and in different populations, findings can be corroborated across data sets, reducing the impact of potential biases that can exist in a single study. Blanket targeting: Providing assistance to all individuals or households in the geographical area where the disaster occurred without targeting specific individuals or sub-groups.