BASIC NEEDS INDENTIFICATION OF RETURNEES? FAMILES IN EASTERN REGION-AFGHANISTAN.

Background:As the main constraint faced by returnee upon return is the lack of limited access to basic services or needs for survival in the place of return that could lead to problems in sustainable rehabilitation.Therefore, the primary objective of this research is to identify the basic needs of the returning refugees or/and returnee families to their original home-country; and the secondary objective is to identify these needs and share with concerned government and non-government humanitarian agencies or donors to address them through their humanitarian programsfor better survival in the place of return. Method:The probability sampling method is used due to the nature of our research. The entire population was 555 in target 10 districts in 3 population provinces (Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman) of Afghanistan selected through random sampling process.In each household only the male head is assessedby structured interview and primary data is collected using Interview Administrated Questionnaire or/and Respondent Interview. MS Excel (2016 office version) is used for analyzing the data. Results: To summarize the overall results or findings, the majority of study elements cited three areas of basic needs which are titled here as top three priorities viz. 1st priority was Food/NFI about 38%; the 2nd Shelter is 29%; and 3rd one Job Opportunity/Livelihood 18% preference given by assessed the respondents of the conducted study. Conclusion& Recommendation:Based on study findings, top three basic needs areas have been pointed out after analyzing the data; they are Food & Non-food Items on the top priority; in the 2nd level is Shelter; and 3rd level priority is Job Opportunity & livelihood basic needs of most returnee families. It is recommended that appropriate interventions are required in those top three basic needs of concerned population in order to address these three top priority needs of returnee families in target population.