Case Study of Design Process: Tajikistan

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Case Study of Design Process Tajikistan

• Diane Steele
• DECRG
• Session III Designing and Implementing
  Multi-Topic Household Surveys
• January 23, 2008

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Tajikistan

• LSMS Surveys 1999, 2003
• Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005
• Statistical Institute with low capacity
• Combine the surveys

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Policy Needs

• New poverty analyses
• Update the MDG indicators
• Provide information for the Poverty Reduction
  Strategy Report

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Logistic Arrangements

• Interest from the international donor community
  in data for Tajikistan
• World Bank, UNICEF
• FAO
• DFID
• Donors need specific information
• Dietary diversity and food security
• Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

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Collaboration

• World Bank and UNICEF staff worked to combine the
  essential modules from the LSMS and MICS surveys
• Goskomstat staff provided expertise in country
  conditions
• Household questionnaire
• Community questionnaire (including prices)
• Field work September December 2007