Monitoring needs and building community relations

Transcending traditional needs assessments, Upinion assesses the needs and preferences of its communities on a longitudinal basis, allowing it to understand the impact of contextual changes such as shifts in the political, economic, or aid climate, and policy shifts. Moreover, the participatory approach enables communities to put the topics they deem the most relevant on the agenda of local decision makers, and to receive information exactly on those issues that concern them most.

  • Alarming situation for Afghan refugees in Türkiye

    One year after the Taliban’s violent take-over in Afghanistan, Upinion and its partner 11.11.11, the Belgian umbrella organization of International Solidarity, show in a new report that the situation of Afghan refugees in Türkiye is alarming and requires immediate attention by the international community. References to the findings of the Upinion conversation were made in…

  • Little Faith in Parliamentary Elections

    Little Faith in Parliamentary Elections

    Both ahead of and right after the parliamentary elections in Lebanon last May, Upinion and partners of the RPW coalition gauged its community of Lebanese and Syrians nationals’ perceptions for the future and experiences on voting day. Results reveal the very little faith in government responsibilities, the expected increase in tensions, and unprecedented financial hardships…

  • Put a halt to forcible returns of Syrian refugees from Türkiye

    Put a halt to forcible returns of Syrian refugees from Türkiye

    Since 2011, the political and economic situation in Türkiye has undergone drastic changes, which has resulted in an increasingly hostile public opinion against refugees. 11.11.11 and Upinion conducted an online conversation with 944 Syrian refugees in Türkiye to gauge their perception on existing pressures and their living conditions in the country.