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The key to this is registration. For the displaced people after the Haiti earthquake, UNHCR (who are the experts on this) sent in a large team to this end and all the displaced should have a card/number. Steve does not say for whom he is working but in any case he should be able to find a UNHCR (failing which OCHA) person who can advise in the ground on what cards 'his' beneficiaries should have. Registration is never perfect but my experience is that for every 10 people who claim to have been left off, between 4-9 of them are just trying it on, and the number of families with more than one card greatly exceeds the number with none. The problem is always to distinguish between them so that people in genuine need receive their entitlement.
Steve does not says what services he is providing and I am not sure exactly what his concern is. If it is merely a question of reporting the number of beneficiairies then surely the thing to do is to report them separately: X number of people received item/service A, Y number of people received service B. There is always a problem in this regard with medical services, thus it is better to report consultations than patient numbers. regards Maggie

The key to this is registration. For the displaced people after the Haiti earthquake, UNHCR (who are the experts on this) sent in a large team to this end and all the displaced should have a card/number. Steve does not You don't say who you are working for whom he is working but in any case he you should be able to find a UNHCR (failing which OCHA) person who can advise in the ground on what cards 'his' your beneficiaries should have. Registration is never perfect but my experience is that for every 10 people who claim to have been left off, between 4-9 of them are just trying it on, and the number of families with more than one card greatly exceeds the number with none. The problem is always to distinguish between them so that people in genuine need receive their entitlement.
Steve does not says You don't say what services he is you are providing and I am not sure exactly what his your concern is. If it is merely a question of reporting the number of beneficiairies beneficiaries then surely the thing to do is to report them separately: X number of people received item/service A, Y number of people received service B. There is always a problem in this regard with medical services, thus it is better to report consultations than patient numbers. regards Maggie