% of households shelters meeting sphere shelter standards

Definition

This indicator targets the households / individuals who received shelter assistance and are living in these safe, dignified and adequate shelters that meet Sphere Standards, the design of which is culturally acceptable, and (re)construction of which is in accordance with safe building practices and involves the affected population.

Shelter support can be provided through several types of intervention that may include:

• Provision of Transitional Shelter Support through the installation of temporary shelters, containers, distribution of temporary shelter materials that ensure the shelter is upgradeable, reusable, resaleable or moveable from temporary sites to permanent locations.
• Provision of Host Family Shelter Support which may include includes support to expand or adapt an existing host family shelter, or financial and material support for running costs.
• Rental Assistance Support which may include financial contributions to rent accommodation or land, support to obtain a fair agreement or advice on property standards.
• Construction of Core Housing which means housing units are planned and designed to provide a basic minimum habitable space enabling families to extend as required in the future.
• Repair/Retrofit or Reconstruction Support of houses through direct contracting or CVA support using an owner-driven approach

It is important that Shelter & Settlements Standards are clearly understood by the SCI team measuring this indicator and critical that the household's perception to safety, dignity and adequacy are the key factors included for the measurement of this indicator. The Sphere Project include 7 standards for shelter & settlements, that include: Planning, Location and Settlement Planning, Living Space, Household Items, Technical Assistance, Security of Tenure, Environmental Sustainability. For further details see: Sphere Handbook (spherestandards.org)

Numerator

Number of households that confirms / observed to have adequate shelter conditions meeting Sphere standards as a result of the intervention.

Denominator

Total number of households reached through shelter assistance program (in the forms of NFI or CVA Distribution)

Data Collection Method/Tool: Routine monitoring / Post-Distribution Monitoring, Technical Assessments (Baseline / Endline).
Data Source: Construction or Technical Assessment Reports, Baseline / Endline Surveys, PDMs.

Who Collects: Enumerator (if self-assessment) or Save the Children/Implementing Partner Personnel (preferably with familiarity to sphere construction standards).
From Whom: Households which received assistance.

Frequency of Collection: Baseline / Endline.
Frequency of Reporting: The SCI centre reporting is only on a bi-annual basis 31st of July and 31st of January.

How to Count/Aggregate Value: The assistance can be done to different groups in various times, the values can be aggregated based on denominator and numerator values rather than taking the average of percentages. However, the LOA values must be generated from the last available Program Participant-based monitoring survey.

Baseline Value Info: If baseline survey is possible, implementers are suggested to conduct either surveys with HHs to conduct a self-assessment of the situation of the HH, or technical observation by the technical staff.

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Recommended Disaggregations

A couple of recommended questions may include : -
1. Is the covered floor area at least 3. 5 square meters per person? 
2. Does the shelter solution and materials meet locally agreed technical and performance standards?
3. Is the shelter solution culturally acceptable and meets minimum environmental considerations?
4. Has the (re)construction been done in accordance with safe building practices and standards?
5. Does the shelter intervention include involvement of the affected population?

It is crucial that the technical observation or self-assessment follows same quality benchmarks that is simple enough for non-technical person to be able to conduct.

NB : In some cases there may be national or local laws that are imposed by the authorities that are not meeting the Sphere Standards, for example meeting space standards. In those cases, as well as when the Shelter Cluster may have set minimum standards that have been adapted to the local context, the indicator may be reported against using those contextualised minimum standards.