selected throughout the 25km radius from Butabubili Primary School. The tool was comprised of open – ended and closed questions to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The administration of the questionnaires by ZHRC (as opposed to distribution for self-completion by the selected respondents) enabled ZHRC to explain the meaning of questions to respondents and probe for more information. Though the team intended to administer questionnaires to gender-balanced household respondents, 70% of the randomly selected respondents were women. This was because most men were reported to be away from their homes as they were working in order to fend for their families in South Africa. In most cases women and the elderly stayed at home doing household chores and taking care of the children, and the sick. However this was an advantage to the ZHRC team which captured the views of women and elderly who are often excluded in consultations on issues affecting them. c. Key Informant Interviews Key Informant Interviews were conducted with multi-sectoral members of the community and organizations in the area. The purpose of key informant interviews was to collect in-depth information about the community from a wide range of stakeholders (traditional leaders, teachers, villagers with first-hand knowledge about the community). d. Participant Observations Participant observations were used to gain deep understanding and familiarity with the community and their activities through intensive involvement with people in their environment. Using observations gave the team an understanding of the geographical location, land size, types of housing, water supply and sanitation, health and education facilities in the area. Page 8 of 22