| Livelihood
Component |
What
we need to know |
Principle
tool for collection |
Other
tools (triangulation; cross-checking) |
Consultation
Group Theme |
| Livelihood
context |
Institutions |
Presence
and importance of community level institutions; interaction
of population with external institutions; control of resources
by institutions |
Venn
diagram |
Household
interviews; focus group discussions; key informants |
Institutions
at the community or neighborhood level; attitude towards
new institutions; participation |
| Natural
resources |
Food
economy zone; presence of common property resources; availability
and access to natural resources; access to land |
Area
mapping |
Secondary
data; key informants |
Land
holding |
| Infrastructure |
Availability
of education, health, social services; water and sanitation
infrastructure, roads and transport infrastructure |
Area
mapping |
Venn
diagram; h.h. interviews; secondary data |
Water
and sanitation facilities; education; health |
| Cultural
environment |
Ethnicity;
religion and gender |
Secondary
data; |
Livelihood
profile; h.h. interviews; focus group discussion |
Participation;
social isolation; social capital; pension; gender |
| Political
environment |
Broader
political context in Kosovo; Political parties at community
level; access to voting; feelings of insecurity/uncertainty
at household and community level |
Secondary
data |
Venn
diagram; household interview; key informants |
Physical
isolation; participation; attitude towards new institutions; |
| Resettlement
patterns |
Number
and dates of migration and resettlement; perceptions of
security and risk; presence of landmines |
Key
informant interview |
Mapping;
h.h. interview |
|
| Processes
(rules, regulations, etc.) |
Impact
of rules, regulations and policies on households and communities;
potential impact of taxation; access to passports; impact
of judicial processes |
Venn
diagram |
Secondary
data; household interviews; key informants |
Perception
of new institutions; institutions at community level;
participation |
| Household
Assets
(what they are and how
they are used; in part determines households’ ability
to recover from stresses and shocks)
|
Social |
Exchanges
of goods and services; assistance to or from extended
family networks; membership in community groups; nature
of interactions with other households |
Household
interview |
Livelihood
profile |
Social
capital; remittances; physical isolation; gender; distribution
of poverty within communities; participation |
| Physical |
Housing;
agricultural implements; vehicles; machinery; shops; household
level water and sanitation facilities |
Household
interview |
Livelihood
profile |
Household
economy; shelter; distribution of poverty within communities;
water and sanitation; food security and agriculture |
| Human |
Education
level; ability to work; dependency ratio |
Household
interview |
Livelihood
profile |
Education;
health; gender; household economy; time allocation; participation;
food security and agriculture |
| Financial |
Livestock;
savings; remittances; access to credit |
Household
interview |
Livelihood
profile |
Access
to finance; household economy; remittances; distribution
of poverty within communities; pension; food security
and agriculture |
| Natural |
Land;
access to common property resources |
Household
interview |
Livelihood
profile |
distribution
of poverty within communities; land holding; household
economy; food security and agriculture |
| Livelihood
strategies (production, processing, exchange and income
generating activities) |
Pre-war
activities; Type of activities undertaken by each household
member, level of contribution to household economy; coping
strategies; access to employment; income generating activities;
access to credit; contribution of remittances to household
livelihood |
Household
interviews |
Economy
activity analysis; livelihood profile; key informant interviews |
Distribution
of poverty within households; remittances; pension; gender;
food security and agriculture; economic activities; household
economy; access to finance; time allocation |
| Vulnerability
to shocks and stresses |
Pre-war
condition of household; coping strategy of household during
war; ability to recover from war; time of return; process
of resettlement; current status of household; barriers
to recovery; other stresses (e.g. illness); |
Household
interviews |
Economic
activity analysis; livelihood profile; key informant interviews |
Shelter/housing;
distribution of poverty within communities; institutions
at the community level; remittances; social capital; economic
activities; household economy; pension; gender; access
to finances |
