• Conducted post-distribution monitoring through in-person and phone interviews with 1,274 beneficiaries (1,204 men, 70 women) across 33 provinces, assessing the quality, sufficiency, utilization, and effectiveness of cash assistance (Cash for Transportation and NFI) provided to vulnerable undocumented returnees, including spontaneous, pushback, and deportee cases from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, registered by the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR) and screened by IOM at Reception and Transit Centers in Herat, Nimroz, Kandahar, Nangarhar, and Kabul International Airport.
• Evaluated the impact of additional in-kind support, including temporary accommodation, hot meals, refreshments, medical services, TB screening, protection case management, and food distribution, on returnee populations.
• Analyzed feedback from heads of households and individuals to identify challenges in cash assistance delivery and complaint mechanism usage, providing recommendations to enhance support for migrant returnees.
• Collected and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using a semi-structured questionnaire via KOBO Collect, sharing a small portion of data with IOM M&E focal points for review before completing the full dataset.
• Provided comprehensive training to enumerators on questionnaire use, data collection techniques, and ethical practices, ensuring safe and inclusive access for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, and female-headed households.
• Prepared and submitted a comprehensive PDM report, including raw data, findings, conclusions, and actionable recommendations, to improve future humanitarian interventions for returnees and displaced populations.