CBMS

• Enumerator


  A person in charge of collecting data, census and household surveys
• Data entry


  The process of entering data into electronic medium such as computer or other electronic devices like mobile phone
• Data collection


  The process of collecting and gathering information on targeted beneficiaries in a specific setup
• Data management


  The process of organizing, keeping and protecting data to make it available to an organization
• Monitoring


  The process of observing and checking carefully the progress and the quality of a something over a period of time
• Evaluation


  A systematic assessment concerning the relevancy, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of activities in light of specified objects
• Data analysis


  The process of transforming and modeling of data with the goal of discovering useful information
• ODK


  Open Data Kit
• KII


  Key Informant Interview
• FGD


  Focus Group Discussion
• PDM


  Post-Distribution Monitoring
• FSL


  Food security live hoods
• DRR


  Disaster risk reduction
• NFI


  Non food items
• Roles and responsibility of an enumerator


  1. Gather and record information from the survey

  2. Get in touch with the individuals to be interviewed in their own home or office by phone, mail or in person

  3. Submit completed tasks to the supervisor and report daily activities

  4. Review data collected to check if they are complete and accurate

  5. Find and record household questionnaire

  6. Send the data collected at the end of the day
• Qualities of a good enumerator


  • Must have the ability to answer questions
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills
  • Should have the ability to handle pressure
  • Should be familiar with the areas and localities they are working in
• Requirements of high quality and timely data


  • Accuracy
  • Relevancy
  • Completeness
  • Time-lines
  • Consistency
• Considerations when collecting data


  • Location and time-frame
  • Data collection tools
  • Validity
  • Reliability
  • Methods of data collection
  • Utility and cost
• Qualitative data


  A type of data which is descriptive and carried out through questionnaires using focus group discussion
• Qualitative data


  • Language
• Quantitative data


  Information that can be counted or measured or in other words quantified and giving a numerical value
• Baseline survey


  An analyses of the current situation to identify the starting point of a project or a program
• End-line survey


  A study conducted after the end of a project
• Mid-line survey


  A study conducted in the middle of a project to evaluate the continuation of the project
• PDM survey


  A study conducted after the distribution of a particular items to monitor a project
• Challenges encountered as an enumerator during data collection

  • Inaccessibility of some places due to insecurity
  • False information from some of the respondents which may alter data quality
  • Context of data collection
  • Lack of training in data collection
  • Lack of quality assurance process
  • Inconsistent data collection standard
• Skills required as enumerator

  • Strong personal skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong technology skills
• How to deal with a difficult beneficiary or client

  1. Listen carefully to the client

  2. Repeat what I have just heard

  3. Actively apologize the client

  4. Take the responsibility to solve the issue

  5. Remain calm and compassionate
• Sources of information for base-line survey

  • Official statistics
  • Existing survey results
  • Journal and newspaper articles
• Areas to be aware when conducting PDM exercise on fragile environment

  • Ensure the integrity of PDM results
  • Reduce security risks for the agencies staff and beneficiaries
  • Strengthening accountability to the beneficiaries and donors
• Methods of data collection

  • Survey
  • Observation
  • FGD
  • Interview
  • Experiment
  • Questionnaire
  • Census
• Steps to use Kobo collector to collect data

  1. Download the Kobo collector tool from the Google play store to your phone

  2. Go to general setting

  3. Select the server in the general setting and fill the URL, user name and password and exit

  4. Choose get blank form and select new forms

  5. Choose fill blank form to use the forms for data collection and save the data collected

  6. Go to send finalized form and connect to internet to send the data

  7. The data sent will go to view sent form
• Forms of child abuse

  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Neglect
  • Child trafficking
• Population


  The people living in an area
• Sample


  A sub-set of population
• Types of sampling techniques

  • Simple random sampling
  • Systematic sampling
  • Multi-stage sampling
• Factors that may affect quality and reliability of household survey

  • Language
  • Time
  • Ethics
  • Cost
  • Environment
  • Method of data collection
  • Nature and the behavior of the respondent
• Types and techniques of interview

  • Phone interview
  • Face-face interview
  • Computer-mediated interview
  • Skype interview
• Components of Kobo collector and ODK

  • Fill blank form
  • Edit saved form
  • Send finalized form
  • View sent form
  • Get blank form
  • Delete saved form
• MAM


  Moderate Acute Malnutrition