• Outcome

• Survival and livelihoods protection threshold
• Food Security and Nutrition

Change in household capacity to meet their survival threshold This indicator uses HEA/HES approach to determine households’ survival threshold (food needs), and population ability to meet their food needs, using their coping strategies or other strategies, as per the baseline. • It includes food/cash distributions interventions • It includes livelihood restarting interventions (sources of food and income). Comment: This indicator is more related to Food Security sector, but it is included because supporting household food requirements contributes to protecting their livelihoods. Definitions: • Survival threshold : The Survival Threshold represents the total income required to cover: - 100% of minimum food energy needs (2100 kcal per person per day), plus - The costs associated with food preparation and consumption (i.e. salt, soap, kerosene and/or firewood for cooking and basic lighting), plus - Any expenditure on water for human consumption. • HEA: Household Economic Approach • HES: Household Economic Security

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

• Increase (number)

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. • Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation. In slow-onset emergency, (if possible) frequency should be higher (on weekly, monthly basis) to ensure appropriateness of assistance. • Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government (e.g. background, assessment information, reference to a normal situation). Unit of Measurement: Household (most typical). If percentage: • Numerator: Number of households that have achieved the survival threshold • Denominator: Total number of target households Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households survey; Post-distribution monitoring surveys/PDM; Focus Group Discussion, key informant interviews.

• Economic Security
• Food security

X% of target households (from those Y% are women-headed) in Gambella province meet their survival threshold by the sixth month of the programme. X% of target households (from those Y% are refugees) in Gambella province have enough cash to meet their survival threshold by the sixth month of the programme.

Needs/gap analysis can be made through various assessment methodologies. If a valid HEA / HES analysis is possible, this should be used as a starting point. Consider also the IHEA (Individual Household Economy Approach) methodology. The coverage of energetic needs (2,100 kcal) is the basis of the measurement for this indicator. Where HEA/HES/IHEA analysis is feasible, consider also measuring Dietary Diversity (DD), Food Consumption Score (FCS) as complementary information to accurate it in terms of “quality” of the food coverage. In emergency context food security is often measured through proxy indicators for which data collection and analysis is relatively easy. Recommended are HDDS/IDDS combined with CSI or one can use a FCS/CSI, in particular in areas where WFP has longitudinal food security data measured through the FCS. Consider seasonal calendar and market price variations throughout the year to determine when to measure the indicator. For more details on methodology: The Practitioner’s Guide to HEA: https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/1_The_Practitioners_Guide_to_HEA_1.pdf