• Outcome

• Survival and livelihoods protection threshold

Change in population´s livelihoods compared with a reference level (pre disaster level, baseline level, etc.)

This indicator measures the population / households / productive organisations / micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) capacity to restore their livelihoods (sources of food and income).

• It includes in-kind distributions (seeds, livestock, tools, etc.) that allow target population to restore their livelihoods
• It includes cash distribution interventions to restart target population´s livelihoods
• It includes all kind of livelihood restarting interventions (sources of food and income)

This indicator can also include the "build back better" approach, which not just restore what households/productive groups had before the crisis/shock, but also improve their livelihood to make them more resilient and sustainable.

Definitions:

• MSME: micro, small and medium enterprises (formal or informal)

• Geography/Livelihood zone;
• Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases (for individuals, associations members, etc.);
• Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio (for households), and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities;
• Wealth groups; Livelihood group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders);
• Period to achieve the objective;

• Remain stable or increase

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 (e.g. assessment information, reference to a normal situation).

Unit of Measurement: Population, but can also be households or productive organisations, or MSME. If percentage:

• Numerator: Number of target population that have restored/improved their livelihood activities
• Denominator: Total number of target population

Data Collection methods:

• Secondary data analysis;
• Household surveys;
• MSME or productive organisations records, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and surveys.

• Economic Security

X% of target population (from those Y% are women) restore their livelihood activity to pre disaster level in the urban area of Freetown