METHODOLOGY
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is a comprehensive system which collects data on Internally Displaced Persons in the targeted provinces.
The system is based on two types of systematic assessments: Assessments of the displacement trends in the communes and in the main displacement areas (collines*) hosting more than 40 IDP households or 200 IDPs. The commune assessments provide the main displacement figures and trends, and the displacement area profiles provide information on humanitarian needs in the collines hosting the highest number of IDPs.
The DTM assessments have been conducted on a monthly basis in Makamba and Kirundo provinces since October 2015, in Rutana province since December 2015, in Ruyigi and Muyinga provinces since April 2016, and in Rumonge and Cibitoke provinces since June 2016. The results presented in this report are issued from data collected by the Burundian Red Cross, in coordination with IOM’s DTM team in July 2016.
In July 2016, data was collected from seven (7) provinces with information provided from 1,774 key informants within the targeted provinces. Data from displacement areas was collected within six (6) provinces as the province of Kirundo currently has no collines hosting more than 40 IDP households or 200 IDPs.
*Collines are the smallest administrative entities in Burundi