This needs assessment sought to obtain insight on the humanitarian situation in Kobani in the months following the Islamic State’s retreat from the canton. It offers a pre-and post conflict situational analysis of Kobani, comparing the environment before September 2014 with conditions since late-January 2015, which will inform Global Communities in its planning of potential interventions in the area. The research was based on 250 household surveys and eight focus group discussions, which was conducted over the course of seven days between June 3rd and June 9th, 2015. The research tools were designed and translated by SREO with valuable input from Global Communities. This report includes multi-sectoral information regarding the housing, food security and livelihoods, local markets, health, water and sanitation, border crossing and mobility and the security situations in Kobani and its immediate surroundings.
