This report analyses data collected from interviews conducted with 240 Barbudans currently displaced in Antigua and some who have recently returned to Barbuda following Hurricane Irma. As part of the H2H Network's DFID-funded mission in the Caribbean, Ground Truth Solutions is providing a regular flow of feedback on community perceptions of the effectiveness of the response and their evolving needs. The surveys offer decision-makers insight into the community concerns as the basis for making course corrections in the recovery program and managing people's expectations.

Highlights:

  • Most affected people do not consider that their lives are improving in the aftermath of the hurricane- at least, not yet
  • Less than half of respondents believe their most important needs are met
  • Only a third of respondents say aid goes to those who need it most