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Action for Children in Conflict
Collecting & Using data for positive change
Eleanor Harrison, AfCiC Kenya Director
Aims
• To introduce you to
the work of AfCiC
• To share our
experiences of
data collection,
analysis &
implementation for
street children,
Thika, Kenya
Agenda
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Introductions
AfCiC Overview
Focus on street census today
Collecting accurate data on street
children
• Accurate Data Analysis
• Implementing findings
• Key recommendations
Introductions: Me, You & AfCiC
• Importance of
relationships
• Eleanor Harrison
• Director AfCiC June 07 • You 
• Your name
• What is your brief?
• What interests you in
terms of data collection
and street children?
Introductions: Me, You & AfCiC
• Work directly with street & other acutely
vulnerable children in wider Thika District,
Kenya
• Comprehensive, holistic services –
practical, education, psycho-social &
economic
• Employ 29 local staff & 1 expat (me)
• Turnover: Ksh40 million
• Last year directly supported 3612
children & their families
• Commitment to the whole family
Thika context
•45km North of
Nairobi
•Industrial town
•Both wealth &
poverty
•Maternal
inheritance amongst
Kikuyu’s
•Access to education
Pre Data Collection Basics for a Street Census
•What do you want to
know?
•Why?
•What are you going to
do with the information
once you have it?
•What is the best way
to obtain this
information?
•Do you have the
resources?
Collecting Data: Street Censuses
•How often are you going to collect this
data?
•Who do you need information from?
•What are the risk factors?
•Who needs to know before, during and
after this data collection exercise?
•Who needs to participate in the data
collection?
•What do those you are collecting the data
from think about it? Do you have buy in?
Critical Requirements
•Importance of
trust
•Importance of
food
•Knowledge &
experience of
local situation
•Timing
Collecting Data: Street Censuses
•AfCiC coordinated
censuses in 2004,
2007, 2009 & 2011
census planned next
week!
•Census Reports
available
•Comprehensive
Street Child
Strategy May 2011
What works? What doesnt work?
Mistakes 2004/2007
How addressed 2009/2011
Non-familiar interviewers used
Only experienced, familiar outreach
workers used as interviewers
Insufficient survey form briefing
– resulting in unreliable data
In-depth pre census training
compulsory. Debriefs after each shift
to identify problems
Central bases = other vulnerable
children participated. Timing.
24 hour census directly on street in
week
Slow to analyse the data
Volunteer identified to lead analysis
Financial cost higher due to
central hosting
Shared ownership. All organisations
covered costs. No central hosting.
Other street children populations Ruiru & Makongeni included 2009, Juja
near Thika excluded
& Waithiere added 2011
Limited ownership & sharing of
findings
Street Children Steering Committee