Coping mechanisms adopted by households • Currently, only 37% households reported that they were using their own resources to sustain the family. • A further 22% claimed to be getting assistance from relatives, whilst government, community based organizations and non-governmental organizations accounted for a mere 6%. • More importantly is the realization that 35% of households were not managing at all. In this bracket, the majority were child- and women headed households accounting for 76% of the responses. Assistance currently being received Of those that reported receiving assistance from the various sources, the following categories are the nature of assistance being received; food (17%), shelter (15%), monetary (8%), education for children (7%), relocation (5%), psycho-social support (5%) and legal help (4%). This clearly suggests that there are major gaps in the support that is being offered to the communities. Perceived assistance required Table 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. Proportion of assistance required Area of need Proportion (%) Shelter 73% Food 83% Compensation 4% Relocation 45% Education 56% Legal help 4% Monetary (financial help) 74% Psycho-social support 42%