The Project.
South Sudan High Frequency SurveyUsing an innovative questionnaire design, the HFSSS aims to fill the lack of reliable data on South Sudan. This data can provide feedback to the government from their citizens and identify stresses early on.
Pilot
A pilot conducted in 6 rounds monitored 143 households in a number of state capitals from 2012-2014.
Scale
In 2015, World Bank expanded coverage and depth of the survey and a full-scale first wave was conducted.
Scope
The first wave captured data from 3,550 households across seven of the country’s ten states.
Limits
The three most conflict-affected states are not included in the survey. The survey therefore does not constitute a national sample.
The HFSS survey system uses an innovative questionnaire design.
The HFSSS covers a representative sample of urban and rural areas, drawn randomly based on a stratified two-stage clustered design.
Enumerators from the National Bureau of Statistics use hand-held devices to upload data to a real-time market dashboard and record first-person video testimonials. While implementing the HFSSS has been challenging due to the ongoing conflict and low levels of capacity in South Sudan, the 2015 first wave has gone a long way in filling the data gap.
The Pulse of South Sudan website shares some of the world’s least represented voices.
This website is a culmination of the qualitative and quantitative research produced by the first-wave of the HFSS survey.
Hundreds of first-person video testimonials have been recorded by the South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics research team. These videos are translated into English so that you can access the power of this landmark survey.
Credits
HFSSS is a joint project of the National Bureau of Statistics of South Sudan and the World Bank, funded by DFID.
THE WORLD BANK
Project Lead_Utz Pape
Scale-Up Co-Lead_Johan Mistiaen
Scale-Up Implementation_Andrew Zadel
Scale-Up Implementation_Duncan Cook
Pilot Design_Gabriel Demombynes
Pilot Design_Espen Prydz
Pilot Implementation_Mikael Hook
Pilot Implementation_Liv Johansson
Analyst_Nduati Kariuki
Analyst_Julius Gunnemann
Research Enquries_upape@worldbank.org
NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS, SOUTH SUDAN
Director General_Labanya Margaret Mathya Ugila
Project Director_David Chan Thiang
Project Coordinator_Gennaro Joseph Gennaro
Project Coordinator_John Opiti
Lead Analyst_Jame Egibon Lubajo
Analyst_Regina Marko Kual
MULTIMEDIA
Director and Producer_Miranda Grant
Field Producer_Hannah McNeish
Cinematographer_Benj Binks
Editor_Miranda Grant
Translation_Tethluach Yong
Photography_Hannah McNeish and Benj Binks
Web Design and Development_Miranda Grant
Web Design_Morgan Stokes and Hilary Heuler
Web Development_Hilary Heuler and Kate Hennigan
Production Assitant_Mary Ord
Media Trainers_Hannah McNeish and Benj Binks
Training Designers_Miranda Grant and Hilary Heuler
Production Enquiries_miranda@thehumangeographic.com