Safely managed drinking water
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Definition
This indicator measures the percentage of the population using safely managed drinking water services.
A household that has access to basic drinking water services is a household that accesses drinking water from an improved source and the collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip including queuing (JMP). Drinking water services are considered limited if drinking water is obtained from an improved source for which collection time exceeds 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing.
Services are safely managed if drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination (JMP).
Improved drinking water sources are those that have the potential to deliver safe water by nature of their design and construction.
According to JMP (UNICEF/WHO):
Improved drinking water sources are defined as:
-drinking water supply piped into dwelling/onto premises;
-public tap or stand pipe;
-tube well or borehole;
-protected dug well;
-protected spring;
-tanker truck/small cart with drum;
-rainwater; and/or
-bottled water (when another basic service is used for handwashing, cooking or other basic personal hygiene purposes).
Other drinking water sources considered to be not protected from outside contamination and thus are “unimproved” include: unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, and surface water (river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal, irrigation channel).
A household is defined as a person or group of persons that usually live and eat together. They are “supported” if they have received direct services from Save the Children or partners who have received SC funding.
Numerator
Number of supported households who state they use safely managed drinking water services
Denominator
Total number of supported households surveyed
Recommended Means of Verification
Measuring this data requires looking at household baseline/endline surveys; reported through HART or E&L app.
Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews and observations among the sample of supported households:
- What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household? Piped/well/spring/delivered/packaged? Specify type.
- What is the main source of water used by members of your household for other purposes, such as cooking and hand washing? Piped/well/spring/delivered/packaged/other? Specify type.
- Where is that water collected from?
- How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?
(A complete list of questions is available via links provided)
To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of supported households with access to basic drinking water services over the project specified time period by the total number of supported households surveyed during the same project specified time period. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
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Kobo Form Questions
Select questions under 'Core questions for drinking water' section are relevant to measure this indicator
Additional Guidance
Core Questions on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Household Surveys (WHO / UNICEF JMP 2018):
https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2018-core-questions-household-surveys
WHO access to basic drinking water services indicator:
https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/4818
UNICEF/WHO JMP further information:
https://washdata.org/monitoring/drinking-water