Geographic Targeting and Beneficiary Selection Criteria in Mozambique: Current Targeting Practices, Challenges, and Future Considerations

Since July 2016, World Vision Mozambique (WVM) has been leading a consortium of organisations in Mozambique known as Consorcio Humanitario de Moà§ambique (CHEMO) to leverage resources and improve the delivery of humanitarian assistance. CHEMO was originally formed as a consortium to implement the U.K. Department for International Development’s emergency drought response project, but was later expanded to be the flagship programme under which all WVM and partner agency emergency response projects will be implemented. In order to inform the next phase of programming, CHEMO, in partnership with DFID and Mozambique’s National Institute of Disaster Management, commissioned this research to identify best practice in targeting beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance. The main research objectives were twofold: (1) to provide insight into current targeting practices and develop a practical, evidence-based framework for future humanitarian interventions and (2) to identify areas of strength and innovation for informing humanitarian targeting. Using a cross-sectional mixed methods design involving quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the terms of reference agreed upon by all stakeholders identified 8 key research questions to be addressed A total of 11 key informant interviews, three focus group discussions, and a survey involving 747 households were carried out.