WASH Vulnerability Study Throughout Afghan Populations (33 Provinces):

The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) surveys in Afghanistan (are the most comprehensive analysis on poverty and vulnerability in the country. The study was commissioned to understand the extent to which different sections of rural Afghan society are at risk from specific WASH problems, and factors including geographic location and socio-economic status that compound such risk and make particular community groups more vulnerable to WASH problems. This field survey was carried out in 33 districts and 66 villages spread over 33 provinces.

To carry out the Study on WASH Vulnerability, different approaches and methodologies were adapted using a technique called Quantified Participatory Assessment (QPA). The methodology included national household census, a national household sample survey and a participatory survey of a sample of communities.