VALIDATING ESTIMATIONS By replicating the approach taken in the Tripoli study, the field research found a maximum estimate of 4,088 stateless people of Lebanese descent in Akkar. The figure is in line with the Tripoli results and at odds with common popular beliefs. • Surveys conducted in April 2021 across Akkar identified a total of 3,213 stateless individuals in the Governorate. This number stems from two main sources: 4,088 ▪ By compiling the declared number of stateless living in the same household with every adult stateless interviewed through the main questionnaire, 2,461 cases were identified based on an 86% validation rate 3,505 ▪ By adding the total number of nonregistered children per household surveyed through the parent questionnaire, 752 cases were identified • The fieldwork also allowed the identification of 64 stateless households in which members either refused to be surveyed, or were unavailable during field visits. The team was able to determine the number of stateless people in these households by questioning neighbors or relatives. The compiled number in these households added 292 stateless individuals to Akkar’s total identified stateless population. 3,213 including identified stateless individuals who were unavailable for surveys Stateless individuals directly identified through field surveys • The combination of snowball sampling with the door-to-door approach in nearly all towns and villages of Akkar gives these numbers high credibility. • Capture and recapture techniques generated a validation rate of 86%. Therefore, the 3,505 identified cases could actually range up to 4,088 individual stateless persons in Akkar. © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.