HUM 001 Basic needs covered by cash or in-kind assistance

This indicator counts the number of individuals supported during a crisis with emergency assistance aimed at meeting basic needs. This assistance could include:
Cash assistance: Multi-purpose, restricted/voucher, or cash-for-work programs.
Short-term distributions of goods: Food, non-food items (NFI), emergency shelter.

Note: HUM 001 and HUM 006 are mutually exclusive within a single report. If a project supports the same group with activities to cover both basic needs and asset replacement, choose the indicator that best reflects the primary activity focus.

Basic needs (as defined in the CaLP Glossary): “The concept of basic needs refers to the essential goods, utilities, services, or resources required on a regular or seasonal basis by households to ensure long-term survival and minimum living standards, without resorting to negative coping mechanisms or compromising their health, dignity, and essential livelihood assets.”

HUMRes 711

• Gender 

• Age  

• Left behind/vulnerable population group  

Individuals in emergencies. Only primary stakeholders are included in this indicator. If assistance is provided to a household, count all household members. If the exact number is unknown, use the average household size in the area as an approximation.

Project data such as outreach reports, registration forms, or distribution lists

Continually as assistance is implemented

Utilize registration forms and distribution lists to track the number of individuals receiving support. Regularly update and cross-check data to avoid double-counting. Where possible, conduct post-distribution monitoring (PDM) to verify data accuracy and ensure that primary stakeholder received asstistance.

Challenge: Double counting of primary staekholders.

Approach: Use unique identifiers for primary staekholders across different types of assistance and regularly cross-check data to avoid duplication.

Challenge: Collecting accurate data in emergency contexts can be challenging due to difficult conditions on the ground.

Approach: Implement mobile data collection tools or third party monitoring especially in remote or conflict-affected areas.

SDC

HA_ARI_1 Number of persons reached in emergency situations

• HUM 002 Percentage of affected people who state that the assistance, services and/or protection provided correspond with their needs

• HUM 003 Percentage of affected people reporting that humanitarian assistance is delivered in a safe, accessible, accountable, and participatory manner

• HUM 004 Percentage of costs for primary stakeholders transferred through cash/voucher modality

• HUM 005 Number of people having access to basic, safe and dignified shelters solutions

• HUM 009 Number of displaced persons and vulnerable host community members with increased Self-Reliance score over the course of the project