The aims of the assessment as identified and communicated to stakeholders were to: o survey a sample cross section of responding agencies as to their on-the-ground experience regarding quality and accountability challenges in the response o identify, through observation and interaction, gaps and priorities in the current response o gather input and impressions regarding accountability issues in the response from people affected by the crisis and receiving services from humanitarian agencies o engage with existing networks and assess available skills and resources to be capitalised upon o investigate possibilities for hosting and logistics, including determining most viable locations and programme sites o synthesise findings of the mission and make recommendations regarding the overall design and aims of the deployment. o provide some early advocacy and communications material for all Q&As to report against more broadly with respect to the response