The BNS and NRGT template forms can be found in the public library called "Wildlife Conservation Society" on KoboToolbox. You can download them directly here :

• BNS Household form
• BNS Price of goods form
• NRGT form

Follow these steps to use the template: 

1. Download the template: Open the link above, click on the three dots "More actions" and select "Download XLS".
2. Adapt the template: Open the template in Excel and make the necessary adjustments for your context. 

   1. Survey tab:

      • Review the columns "label" and "hint" and make adjustments to the wording of the question if necessary.

      • You can add questions if you want to. The 'name' of new questions should be in English, using the Camel convention : FirstLetterOfEachWordCapitalized.

   2. Choices tab:

      • For the surveyor, district and village lists: edit the choices by updating the column "name" and "label". The "name" column for the choices should have no spaces and no special caracters.

      • You can add new choices by adding lines if needed. The 'name' of new choices should be in English, using the Camel convention : FirstLetterOfEachWordCapitalized.

      • For al the other choices list: review the column "label" and make adjustments to the wording of the choice label if necessary. 

   3. If necessary, you can add languages by adding "label" column, or remove the languages not needed.

   4. However, you:

      • Cannot delete any colum (except for labels in languages not used)

      • Cannot delete any question/line from the survey tab

      • Cannot change variable names or types (columns 'name' and 'type')

      • Cannot change anything in the columns required, relevant, or calculation

      • Cannot group existing questions

3. Validate the form: Check that your form is compatible with the database using the BNS & NRGT Form Validator.
4. Upload the form: In your KoboToolbox account, click on the blue button "NEW" and select "Upload XLS form". Drag and drop the form, then deploy it.
5. Share the form: Open the "Settings" of the form, select "Sharing" and click on "Add user". Enter "wcs", select "View Form" and "View Submissions", and click on "Grant Permissions".