ActionAid International Southern Africa Partnership Programme (SAPP-Zimbabwe) 3.7 Perceived assistance required by communities As follow up question, respondents were asked on assistance they felt were areas of need that had arisen as a result of the operation. Table 12 clearly demonstrates the areas that when cited by respondents. From the preceding paragraphs, it has been documented that major support gaps are in existence in the 26 wards. Table 12: Proportion of assistance required Therefore, the study sought Area of need Proportion (%) to establish the Shelter 68% communities perceptions as Food 75% areas of immediate need for Compensation 54% survival. This tie in with the Relocation 45% emerging issues captured in Education 54% this report. Sixty eight Legal help 39% (68%) of surveyed Monetary (financial help) 72% homesteads require shelter, Psycho-social support 36% 75% require food and a further 72% require money (Table 12). Education for children and psycho-social counselling had 54% and 36%, respectively. A few (45%) required to be assisted in relocation, whilst slightly over half of the interviewed homesteads required compensation for lost property. Food Compensation Relocation Education Legal help Financial Psycho-social support Female headed HHs Child headed HHs Elderly headed HHs HH hosting orphans HH hosting chronically ill persons HH hosting mentally/physically challenged HH with children not attending school Shelter Table 13: Assistance required by vulnerable categories Assistance being received proportions (%) Category 68 73 59 68 70 79 83 79 84 83 53 64 58 55 61 43 46 40 45 50 57 61 56 65 65 39 50 42 41 48 73 70 71 76 77 36 39 37 38 62 69 82 60 51 66 47 78 43 74 83 62 50 74 47 78 40 The results captured in Table 13, clearly areas of need by vulnerable categories interviewed. Assistance required for food, shelter and financial help were constantly high. Table 13 clearly suggests areas of assistance communities may be offered in any humanitarian response. Zimbabwe Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order National Survey Report 29