Livelihoods The household survey inquired on primary sources of income of those affected by the Operation, since secondary information suggests that the Operation has had an adverse effect on the livelihoods. • A majority (73%) of urban dwellers were engaged in informal trading prior to Operation Murambatvsina/Restore Order from the sample. • The primary sources of livelihood that have were cited to have been disrupted (73%) as a result of the Operation from the sample include: tuck shop ownership (9%), flea market (11%), fruit and vegetable vending (17%), offering accommodation (18%), cross border trader (6%) and petty trade (5%) such as sale of firewood. • Unfortunately, the vulnerable strata mentioned earlier were mainly engaged in the informal sector as captured below: Proportions who were engaged informal and formal sectors: Strata Informal sector Formal sector Female headed households 91% 9% Child headed households 100% 0% Households hosting orphans 92% 8% Households hosting chronically 91% 9% 91% 9% ill members Households hosting mentally/physically challenged persons Impact of the Operation at household level The extent to which a households or communities were affected has not been quantified. Scant, inconsistent and at times conflicting information is available on this issue. Therefore as one of the key findings of the survey, it was to explore and detail what it is that households lost during the exercise. This are discussed below: Shelter • A majority (76%) of respondents reported that they had lost shelter. Loss of shelter was two fold 1) a tenant being evicted as a result of demolitions, 2) a land lord losing a section of his home as a result of the demolitions.