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Percentage of population (specify the group if necessary) having daily access to an appropriate amount of safe water

Percentage of population (specify the group if necessary) having daily access to an appropriate amount of safe water

Code:
Result Level:
  • Outcome
  • Situation
Objectives:
  • Food Security and Nutrition
  • Food Security and Nutrition Situation
Description:

Percentage of individuals/HHs that have daily access to an appropriate quantity (a minimum of 15 liters per person per day of water) and quality of water, coming from an improved water source. Rationale: Individuals in the community with daily access to an appropriate amount of safe water can use this for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. Unsafe water can have a negative impact on the individual health status and consequently on the food security status.

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases (for individuals, associations members, etc.), and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
  • Increase (number)
Data source:

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government. Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Water quality tests conducted: 1) at the point of distribution and 2) at the point of use

Sector/Subsector:
  • Food security
Source: CRF-1 gFSC-1 gFSC-2 HR-1 IFRC-5 gFSC-3
Examples:

Measure Notes:

Baseline: Individual daily access to an appropriate quantity and quality of water, coming from an improved water source. Examples: % of HH or individuals that have access to adequate amount of water: or average quantity of water (liters) available by HH. Watch Out For! - Improved drinking water sources include piped water into dwelling, plot or yard, public tap/standpipe, tube well/borehole, protected dug well, protected spring and rainwater collection. Unimproved drinking water sources include unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, cart with small tank/drum, tanker trunk, surface water (river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal, or irrigation channel) and bottled water. - Bottled water is considered unimproved drinking water by default as it is not a sustainable source. However, NGOs can opt to consider “bottled water‟ an improved drinking water source if they can determine that the bottled water is of reliable quality and that the house-hold members use bottled water for all drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene. For more details on methodology: The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response: http://www.sphereproject.org/handbook/ Guide to WASH Cluster Strategy and Standards: Also known as Strategic Operational Framework (SOF) 2012 WASH: https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/120807%20Guide%20to%20WASH%20Cluster%20Strategy%20and%20Standards.pdf