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Questionnaires

Quantitative survey questionnaire included 12-questions. This tool was designed to develop a better
contextual understanding of the issues unique to young people after more than seven years of
armed conflict. Understanding some of the basic factors and associated grievances is critical for
developing a systemic cause analysis – those underlying root causes that enable drivers to persist
and which may lead young people to actively or passively support and engage with their
communities. At the same time, recognizing the fact that the needs of young people are not always
prioritized and are often misunderstood in conflict-affected environments, SC designed additional
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questions aimed at better understanding their experiences.

Key Informant Interviews

Face-to-face interviews were held in the targeted sub-districts. Qualitative data was collected
through KIIs by means of a set of common survey question. The KIIs provided local context on key
community dynamics, which helped guide and support the root causes and driver’s analysis.

KII lists were developed by the program steering committee composed of Shaml implementing
organizations. They included target groups of local councils, teachers, university students and CSO
staff. 35 KIIs were conducted in total.

Focus group discussions

A total of 14 were subsequently conducted, one in each sub-district.
The FGDs had on average 63 participants, and lasted on average for 2

hours, to allow adequate time for each person’s active participation. In
addition, in order to ensure comfortable and active engagement of each
participant in the discussion, FGDs were conducted with both males and

females ranging in age from 16-25.

Shaml used this tool to validate the findings and outcomes and to improve
the analysis of the drivers, contextualize their descriptions, and refine the
prioritizations.

3 Reference Sommers, M., 2006, “Youth and Conflict – A Brief Review of the Available Literature,” USAID, Washington, D.C. and UNDESA,
2003, “Youth and Conflict,” Chapter 14 of the World Youth Report, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York

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