Purpose of the Key Indicators:

• To serve as the standard indicators against which all ACF programmes (in their respective sector) are encouraged to measure and report
• To encourage greater focus on the medium-term change being brought about by programming, as opposed to a sole focus on activities a
• To facilitate nutrition linkages.

Key points to note:

>All projects (irrespective of sector) should count beneficaries. This indicator is found in the ALL Sectors Core Indicator worksheet.
be in numbers of people unless otherwise stated (i.e. unless indicator is specifically measured in households - HH - or communities)
>Even where indicators are measured in HH, communities, or other, estimate figures should be provided on the average number of people involved in tho
>Beneficiaries counted should only include direct beneficiaries (i.e. those directly receiving services from ACF or ACF-supported partners at the point of d
>Key indicators should be disaggregated by sex, age and other vulnerable population groupings (e.g. older people, people with disabilities, people living w
>See information on seaso
>See relevant ACF guidelines, manuals, and handbooks for explanation of tools and additional instructions of application.
Purpose of the Key Indicators:
• To serve as the standard indicators against which all ACF programmes (in their respective sector) are encouraged to measure and report upon.
• To encourage greater focus on the medium-term change being brought about by programming, as opposed to a sole focus on activities and outpu
• To facilitate nutrition linkages.

Key points to note:

>All projects (irrespective of sector) should count beneficaries. This indicator is found in the ALL Sectors Core Indicator worksheet.
be in numbers of people unless otherwise stated (i.e. unless indicator is specifically measured in households - HH - or communities)
>Even where indicators are measured in HH, communities, or other, estimate figures should be provided on the average number of people involved in those group
>Beneficiaries counted should only include direct beneficiaries (i.e. those directly receiving services from ACF or ACF-supported partners at the point of delivery). In
>Key indicators should be disaggregated by sex, age and other vulnerable population groupings (e.g. older people, people with disabilities, people living with HIV/A
>See information on seasonal calend
>See relevant ACF guidelines, manuals, and handbooks for explanation of tools and additional instructions of application.
>All beneficiary counting should
Key Indicator Framework: ALL Sectors
Indicator Indicator Description Indicator Disaggregation Means of Verification

• Indicator measuring > Number of benefiting

the total number of households
Number of beneficiaries people receiving support > Average number of people per
participating in the from ACF project HH
project by type (e.g. activities. > Number of males/females > Beneficiary list
IDPs, hosts, nomad, • Accountability to > Breakdown by age > Distribution list
people living with HIV transparent, efficient > Breakdown by group type
etc), sex and age and effective processes (IDPs, host community, nomads,
of project etc.)
implementation. > By type of assistance provided
 Data collection Remarks

• Mostly collected at the targeting and distritbution

stage of the project activities.
• Data is collected accordng to the Standard ACF
Monthly Activity Progress Report instructions.
Monthly updates, • Needs to consider disaggregation by sex of household
final list. head, age, administrative unit, livelihood group etc.
• This indicator uses the standard ACF Beneficiary
counting guidance see MSTK 3 - APR Package for
guidance sheet
• Needs to be monitored for all projects
Key Indicator Framework: Food Security and Livelihoods

Indicator
Indicator Indicator Description Means of Verification Data collection
Disaggregation

Outcome indicators (measure medium-term results that measure change in conditions of the household - the positive or negative, intended or unintended long-term change/results that are broug
indirectly as a result of ACF activities)

Baseline/Endline, if multi year

> Age
> HH Survey programme depending on comparison
> Sex (if by
Household or Increased dietary diversity suggests > Focus Group requirements between lean season
individual)
improved food security among a vulnerable Discussions and other seasons, consider at interim
Individual Dietary population proxy for improved nutritional
> Ethnic/Minority
> Household Dietary reporting/evaluation stage (though
type
Diversity (HDDS) status. Diversity Score (HDDS) make sure this interim period matches
> Household size
the annual period of the baseline and
endline data collection).
 Baseline/Endline, if multi year
> Age > HH Survey
programme depending on comparison
Women consuming foods from five or more > Sex (if by > Focus Group
requirements between lean season
food groups have a greater likelihood of individual) Discussions
and other seasons, consider at interim
meeting their micronutrient needs than > Ethnic/Minority > Minimum Dietary
reporting/evaluation stage (though
women consuming foods from fewer food type Diversity Score-Women
make sure this interim period matches
groups > Household size (MDD-W)
the annual period of the baseline and
endline data collection).
Minimum Dietary
Diversity – Women
(MDD-W)

•Decreased rCSI over repeated assessments Baseline/Endline, if multi year

indicate, improvement in food security > Sex (if by programme depending on comparison
Reduced Coping situation individual) > HH Survey requirements between lean season
•It is more powerfull if rCSI > Ethnic/Minority > Focus Group and other seasons, consider at interim
Strategy Index analyzed and interpreted over multiple type Discussions reporting/evaluation stage (though
(rCSI) time periods, among multiple locations, > Household size > Coping Strategy Index make sure this interim period matches
and/or across specific groups (sub- the annual period of the baseline and
populations) endline data collection).
 Remarks

nintended long-term change/results that are brought about directly or

• One of the mentioned standard DD tools and

protocols should be used, see MSTK 2 for guidance
sheet.
• Needs to consider seasonality as DD will change with
pre- and post-harvest season, vegetable planting and
milk season, festival season etc.
• Needs to be monitored for all FSL projects.
• Sphere advises minimum dietary intake for
nutritional requirements as follows:
-- 2,100 kcals/person/day
-- 10 per cent of total energy provided by protein
-- 17 per cent of total energy provided by fat
-- Adequate micronutrient intake
-- See Sphere standards on food security and nutrition
for additional guidance on content of food intake.
Needs to consider seasonality as DD will change with
pre- and post-harvest season, vegetable planting and
milk season, festival season etc. - Needs to be
monitored for all FSL projects• - Indicators with
more food groups are more strongly associated with
micronutrient adequacy for women.
• Indicators were strongest when consumption of
trivial amounts (<15 g) of a food group did not count in
dietary diversity scores.

• Recall that the frequency is a measure of how many

days in the past week a household had to rely on the
various coping strategies—ranging from “never” (0) to
“every day” (7).
• The higher the rCSI raw
index score, the more food insecure a household is.

• The more severe a strategy is, the higher the weight

should be for that whole ranked group
** The five standard
coping strategies and their severity weightings are:
• eating less-preferred foods (1.0),
• borrowing food/money from friends and relatives
(2.0),
• limiting portions at mealtime (1.0),
• limiting adult intake (3.0), and
• reducing the number of meals per day (1.0).
Key Indicator Framework: Water, Hygiene and Sanitation

Indicator Indicator Description Indicator Disaggregation Means of Verification Data collection

Remarks
Key Indicator Framework: Mental Health and Care Practices

Outcome indicators (measure medium-term results that measure change in conditions of the household - the positive or negative, intended or unintended long-term change/results that are brought

Indicator Indicator Description Indicator Disaggregation Means of Verification Data collection

ts that are brought about directly or indirectly as a result of ACF activities)

Remarks
Key Indicator Framework: Nutrition and Health

Outcome indicators (measure medium-term results that measure change in conditions of the household - the positive or negative, intended or unintended long-term change/results that are broug

Indicator Indicator Description Indicator Variables Means of Verification

ults that are brought about directly or indirectly as a result of ACF activities)

Data collection Remarks

Key Indicator Framework: Disaster Risk Management & Resilience
Note: DRM and Resilience core indicators are relevant only in context affected by hazards and if ACF programatic objective is to support sustainable improvement of nutri

Indicator type Indicator Description Indicator Disaggregation

> Number of HH and communities

covered > level
of measurement (community or enabling
Agregated indicator including all the dimension composing environnement)
resilience in a context, indicates the capacity of a HH, > Dimensions
Resilience score community or system to absorb, adapt or transform under of resilience (natural ressource
pressure of a hazard. management, health, WASH, sustainable
livelihood, social protection, physical
protection, preparedness, financial
instrument, planning regimes)

> Individual, HH and community coverage

Change in Disaster Risk Management capacity
This indicator agregates the dimensions of community
preparedness, mitigation/adaptation and local institution
risk management. It can be measured at perception level or
observed. Levels for each dimension need to be defined in
order to be scored as a baseline and endline. Preparedness,
mitigation/adaptation and local insitution risk management
levels are proxy indicators for improvement of disaster risk
management capacity and resilience.
> Type of preparedness action considered
(CBDRM committees, contingency,
emergency infrasctucture and ressources,
training and awareness, surveillance and
early warning)
> Type of mitigation actions
considered (hazard proofed basic services,
care practices and livelihood, livelihood
diversification, saving, income, credit,
market linkage, insurance, safety net,
natural ressouces management)
> Type of coordination
actions considered (joint analysis, joint
contingency planning, DRM policies)
o support sustainable improvement of nutrition status or disaster resilience.

Means of Verification Data collection Remarks

> Coping Strategy Index (CSI)

> expert workshop
> focus group Resilience indicator measure the capacity to face a hazard but
Baseline/Endline
discussion > does not measure an actual response to a hazard.
observation
> HH survey

> Focus group discussion

> Observation
> Key informant Baseline/endline
>
household survey