Data consolidation and situation report

Duplicates: row 5 = row 4 (same site, same date, same figures, two sources); row 8 = cumulative of rows 1 and 3 (120 + 85 = 205 households; 744 + 527 = 1,271 people). Suspect: row 6, exactly 10 people per household, round figure, not verified, whereas the average size in the other rows is 6.2.

Average size: 4,403 / 706 = 6.24. If the 210 households in row 6 are confirmed, they represent about 210 × 6.24 ≈ 1,310 people (not 2,100), i.e. about 916 households and 5,710 people in total. Wording: "706 households (4,403 people) registered and verified between 10 and 14/10; up to 210 additional households reported in Pissila, being verified." The raw sum (8,176) must never be used.

Example of the expected structure and content:

Highlights: 706 newly displaced households (4,403 people) registered in Kaya and Pissila from 10 to 14/10, up to 210 households being verified in Pissila; water access of 7 L/person/day on the Bonsin site; 24 cases of diarrhoea in children under 5 in 3 days; 37 unaccompanied or separated children.

Context: daily arrivals since the attacks of 9/10 on villages in the commune of Barsalogho. Families sheltered in schools in sector 5 and on the Bonsin site.

Needs and response: Water, sanitation and hygiene: 7 L/p/d in Bonsin against a minimum of 15 L according to the Sphere standards; 18 latrines for 763 people (about 42 per latrine); epidemic risk linked to the diarrhoea cases. Shelter and household items: 300 kits distributed for 706 verified households, 406 households without a kit; occupation of schools that jeopardises the start of the school year. Protection: 37 unaccompanied or separated children to be taken into care by child protection actors. Food security: partner distribution planned for 20/10.

Gaps and requests: water trucking or rehabilitation in Bonsin, emergency latrines, 406 kits, diarrhoea surveillance and hygiene promotion, alternative shelter solution to the schools.

Access: Kaya-Barsalogho road passable only under escort, which limits assessments in the areas of origin.

Sources: Kaya town hall, site committees, NGO teams; figures as of 14/10.

Subject: Request to activate the emergency response clause, displacement to Kaya and Pissila. "Dear Sir or Madam, since 10/10, 706 displaced households (4,403 people) have been registered in Kaya and Pissila, and up to 210 households are being verified. On the Bonsin site, water access is 7 litres per person per day and 24 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in children under 5 in three days. We request the activation of the emergency response clause to reallocate up to 10% of the budget to water trucking, 20 emergency latrines and 406 household item kits, for 6 weeks. A detailed budget and the situation report are attached. These activities are coordinated with the cluster. We would be grateful for your written approval before 18/10."

Do not publish as it stands. (1) The figure is wrong: use the consolidated figures (4,403 verified people) or those published by the coordination mechanism, with the date. (2) Do not label the perpetrators: a neutral NGO does not name the parties; speak of "violence" or "attacks", which also protects access and the safety of the teams. (3) Photo: check the mother's informed consent, preserve her dignity (no exposed sick child), do not allow the location or the people to be identified. (4) Have the post approved by the country manager and the security focal point, and align it with the common communication line.