Access to documentation for children on the move

Indicator Name % of children on the move (irregular migrants/refugees/IDPs/asylum seekers) with documentation that entitles them to inclusion in official systems
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041374

Definition

Definition

This indicator measures the percentage of children on the move identified by Save the Children-supported programs (disaggregated by migration status) who successfully secure identity and/or entitlement documentation, which enables eligibility for temporary protection, essential services, and/or pathways to long-term legal status or citizenship.

Disaggregating this indicator by migration status will provide insight into which groups of children on the move experience most barriers to accessing documentation.

Numerator

The total number of children on the move (migrant children, irregular migrant children, children with refugee/asylum seeker status, internally displaced children) supported by Save the Children or partner programs who successfully secure documentation that entitles access to essential services

Denominator

The total number of children on the move identified by Save the Children or partners is the sum of migrant children, irregular migrant children, children with refugee/asylum seeker status, and internally displaced children.

Recommended Means of Verification

Measuring this indicator requires the use of program/project monitoring data, including the total number of children identified or registered through outreach activities or similar interventions, as well as the use of data that records referrals and case management outcomes.

To calculate this indicator, divide the total number of Save the Children (SC) and/or partner supported children on the move (migrant children, irregular migrant children, children with refugee/asylum seeker status, internally displaced children) who have successfully secured documentation which provides temporary or permanent protection or legal status granting access to essential services, by the total number of children on the move identified by Save the Children and implementing partners during the same period. Multiply the result by 100 to calculate the percentage.

Purpose

To provide insight into the extent to which migrating and displaced children access documentation, which is a challenge in many contexts, and without which, children experience barriers to fulfilling rights to essential services such as education, protection, healthcare, and pathways to legal status, such as citizenship or permanent residence. While we are working to refer children to services and actively advocating for documentation for migrating and displaced children, this indicator can be used as a measure of the effectiveness of our interventions. It can also be used as a source of information for advocacy.

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation Global Indicator
Level of Indicator Outcome
Indicator Context Type Quantitative
Theme Education, Child Poverty, Health & Nutrition, Child Rights Governance (CRG), Child Protection
Sub Theme Basic Education, Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health, Good Governance Delivers Children's Rights, Appropriate Care, Strengthening Child Protection Systems
Cross-Cutting Themes Migration & Displacement
Context Development

Measurement Guidance 

Frequency of Data Collection Annually
Unit of Measure Individual
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Age Group, Disability, Gender , Settlement, Migration Status
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