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HELLO, I am your BALMED community surveyor.
You are invited to take part in an IMPACT SURVEY to assess and gather information on the social, economical and environmental impact of Ebola on communities and households in the area. You will be asked questions about your daily activities, farmwork, labour, trade, processing, harvest and marketing of agricultural goods that are produced by or within the area of the community. The survey is conducted by a committee of International Development Agencies, NGO´s, Private Businesses and the Government of Sierra Leone. The information collected through this survey will be used to identify the needs of the communities and the measurements to be put in place to eradicate Ebola within the next month and return to normal life. Ebola is a deadly virus desease that is transmitted from human to human. (Close contact to LIVING and DEAD persons infected with Ebola, touching, kissing, hugging, breatfeeding, sex, blood, urine, feases and cloths of the infected person.)  The main symptoms of Ebola are: Sore throught, fever, rash, headache, (bloddy) vomiting, (bloody) diarrhea and joint pain. Symptoms are similar like Malaria, Typhoid or Cold. Once a person show symtoms (even if its very small), the person transmit the virus on, to those individuals who are in close contact with the infected person. Doctors, healthworkers and person who care for sick people are at the highest risk, especially when they don´t know that the desease might be Ebola. We hope that we have the full support of the communities and households we are working with in order to eradicate Ebola disease and return back to normal life. ONLY together we can fight the disease for a good future of Mama Salone!
 
 
 
 
GENERAL INFORMATION
In this part of the survey, I will ask you questions about the community and the households.
 
 
 
What is the name of the community?
   
 
 
 
What is the name of the chiefdom?
   
 
 
 
What is the name of the District?
   
 
 
 
Please take a picture! Ensure your location mode is switched on.
 
 
 
How many households are in the community?
   
 
 
 
How many people live in the community?
   
 
 
 
EBOLA INFORMATION
In this part of the survey I will ask you questions about Ebola and how it affected the community.
 
 
 
Has the community confirmed cases of Ebola
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
If yes, how many?
   
 
 
 
Are or was there any quarantined households in the community?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
If yes, how many?
   
 
 
 
Has people left the community or migrated to other areas due to Ebola?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
When did you hear the first time about Ebola?
 
This is the first time
 
Few days ago
 
Few weeks ago
 
Few months ago
 
More then 6 months ago
 
Since the first outbreak reported in Sierra Leone
 
Since the first outbreak reported in Guinea
 
I know about the Ebola disease before
 
 
 
How did you hear about Ebola?
 
From the radio
 
From newspaper
 
From posters and brochures
 
From friends and relatives
 
From daily talks
 
From the TV
 
From the Government
 
From Police and Military
 
From NGO´s
 
From companies
 
From sensitization teams
 
From local authorities
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Where do you think Ebola comes from?
 
Witchcraft & magic
 
Government
 
NGO
 
Hospital
 
Bushmeat
 
Fortune
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How can you contract Ebola?
 
Getting in contact with sick people
 
Caring for sick people
 
Getting in contact with body liquids of sick people
 
Magic & Witchcraft
 
Sex
 
Breastfeeding
 
Bushmeat
 
Talking to somebody
 
Using the same toilet
 
Using the same bed
 
Using the same clothes
 
Farm work
 
Hunting
 
Fishing
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Your mother feels very sick and weak. How would you help her?
 
Holding her hand
 
Praying for her
 
Feeding her
 
Giving medicine
 
Changing clothes
 
Helping her to the toilet
 
Checking fever
 
Consulting a doctor or health worker
 
Consulting a traditional healer
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Somebody from your close family is sick and calls you for help. What would you do?
 
Go and see the persons health status and symptoms
 
Avoid the person as it might be Ebola
 
Try to care and cure the person with medicine available
 
Call a trusted medical person for advice
 
 
 
SOCIAL IMPACT OF EBOLA ON THE COMMUNITY
Here I will ask questions about the life and the situation in the community since the Ebola outbreak. It has to do with your social activities and responsibilities. We will talk about entertainement, travel, institutions and supply situation.
 
 
 
How do you see the situation in the community?
 
Fearful and panic
 
We don´t know what is going on
 
We are precautious about Ebola
 
We carry on with our daily life
 
No change, everything is like before
 
 
 
Which restrictions do you face in your social activities?
 
No school
 
Entertainment centers are closed
 
Transportation and travels are restricted
 
Community meetings and public gathering is reduced
 
Local markets and shops lack of supply
 
Access to communication
 
Health facilities closed
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Has Ebola become a major issue in the community and in your daily life?
 
Ebola is the main topic and it is on everybodies mind
 
People talk about it frequently in their daily discussions
 
People mention it sometimes
 
Few people talk about it
 
No one really talks about it
 
 
 
ECONOMICAL IMPACT OF EBOLA ON THE COMMUNITY
Here I will ask you questions about the economic situation of the community/household. This involves food supplies, provision and household goods, goods in stock, cash and liquidity, labour and workforce as well as rural finance and banking.
 
 
 
Do you currently experience food shortage?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Since when do you experience food shortage?
 
some days
 
some weeks
 
some months
 
more then six month
 
 
 
Which plant based foods are missing most?
 
Rize
 
Maize
 
Tubers
 
Pepper
 
Vegetables
 
Fruits
 
Oil
 
Sugar
 
Flour

 
 
 
Which animal based foods are missing most?
 
Fish (smoked)
 
Fish (fresh)
 
Goat
 
Sheep
 
Beef
 
Pork
 
Poultry (chicken, duck, fowl)
 
Bushmeat (trapped, hunted)
 
Molusks (Snail, Cockle)
 
Egg
 
Dairy

 
 
 
Which household and provison goods are missing most?
 
Electrics
 
Fuel
 
Top-up
 
Sweets & Snacks
 
Alcohol
 
Tobacco
 
Tea
 
Coffee
 
Household goods
 
Medicals
 
Hygenic products

 
 
 
Do you currently experience rising prices for food products?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Since when do you expirience rising food prices?
 
some days ago
 
some weeks ago
 
some months ago
 
more then 6 months ago
 
 
Compare the prices of commodities mainly sold to exporters.
Currently Before Ebola
Cocoa
Coffee
Cashew
Palmoil
 
 
How do traders and exporters demand these products currently?
No demand Low demand Normal Strong demand Extreme demand
Cocoa
Coffee
Cashew
Palmoil
 
 
 
Are those traders and exporters currently buying your products?
 
No
 
Very little amounts
 
Buying ongoing, but reduced
 
Normal buying ongoing
 
Increased trading activity
 
Very high trading activity
 
 
 
Will you have stock left that you could not sell due to Ebola?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Please compare the prices of plant based foods.
Currently Before Ebola
Rize
Cassava
Yam
Plantain
Pepper
Mango
Banana
Plantain
Onions
Garlic
Currently Before Ebola
Spring onions
Tomato
Garden egg
Palmoil
Oil
Groundnuts
Peanut butter
 
 
Please compare the prices of animal based foods.
Currently Before Ebola
Fish (smoked)
Fish (fresh)
Goat
Sheep
Beef
Poultry
Bushmeat
 
 
Please compare the prices of additional cooking supplies.
Currently Before Ebola
Firewood
Charcoal
Salt
Season
 
 
 
Describe your sales of products produced by the community.
 
Sales dropped drastically
 
Sales dropped
 
Sales are normal
 
Sales increased
 
Sales increased drastically
 
 
 
How do you see the accessability of foods?
 
Extremely restricted
 
Difficult
 
Limited
 
Normal
 
Good
 
Excellent
 
 
 
How do you see the transportation and marketing costs of food?
 
Costs gone up drastically
 
Costs gone up
 
Normal
 
Costs go down
 
Costs go down drastically
 
 
 
How do you see the availability of workforce?
 
High
 
Normal
 
Low
 
 
 
Which finance facility do you normally use?
 
Prefinance from traders and agents
 
Local money lenders
 
Community banks
 
Phone money
 
Western Union
 
Money Gram
 
VSLA
 
Other loan services

 
 
 
Can you still access these facilities?
 
No, at all
 
Only very limited
 
It´s difficult
 
Yes, like before
 
Better then before
 
 
 
In which development programs the community is involved?
 
Government Programme
 
NGO Programme
 
Private Company/Business
 
Local organisation (FBO)

 
 
 
Which development programms stopped due to Ebola outbreak?
 
Government Programme
 
NGO Programme
 
Private Company/Business
 
Local organisation (FBO)
 
Other
 

 
 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EBOLA ON THE COMMUNITY
In this section I will ask you questions about the environmental and agricultural conditions due to the Ebola outbreak. This involves crop production, processing and marketing as well as farm sanitation and farm conditions.
 
 
 
Which crops are produced by the community?
 
Cocoa
 
Coffee
 
Cashew
 
Palm
 
Tubers
 
Groundnuts
 
Maize
 
Rize
 
Pepper
 
Vegetables
 
Forestry

 
 
 
Do you experience reduced crop production?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Which livestock is produced by the community?
 
Fish
 
Goat
 
Sheep
 
Poultry
 
Cattle
 
Pork

 
 
 
Do you experience reduced livestock production?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Which bushmeat is produced by the community? (Hunting, trapping, collecting)
 
Monkey
 
Rodents
 
Birds
 
Wild boars
 
Deer
 
Buffalo
 
Molusks (Snail, cockle)
 
Snake
 
Bat

 
 
 
Do you experience reduced bushmeat production?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Does the community receive support for agricultural activities from organisations?
 
Government
 
NGO
 
Private company/business
 
Local organisation (FBO)

 
 
Describe your current agricultural activity in the community.
Very high high Normal Low Very low
Production
Maintenance
Harvesting
Sales
 
 
 
How did Ebola effect your agricultural activities?
 
Activities had to cease completly
 
Activities had to cease partly
 
Activities are going on normally
 
Activities increased
 
Activities increased strongly
 
 
 
Do you think you will have losses or profit in agricultural production due to the Ebola?
 
High losses
 
Losses
 
No losses
 
Profit
 
High profit
 
 
 
Do you experience restrictions in accessing your farmland due to Ebola?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Do you think you will have to spend more money on farm sanitation and rehabilitation in the next season due to Ebola?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Is the community involved in seed supply projects? (Government, NGO´s Private Sector, FBO´s)
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Which type of seeds are supplied by those projects?
 
Cocoa
 
Coffee
 
Cashew
 
Palm
 
Vegetables
 
Tubers
 
Timber
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Does Ebola affect the supply of seeds?
 
Yes, the programme had to cease because of Ebola
 
The programme is ongoing, but limited.
 
The programme is running, seeds are supplied.
 
 
 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

The survey is now over. We will inform you, once the statistics have been analyzed.

Stay healthy!