School Basic Water

Indicator Name % of supported schools with access to a basic water service
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041496

Definition

Definition

This indicator measures the proportion of schools with access to at least a Basic Water service (as defined by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) out of the total number of schools and health care facilities in the project area over a specified time period.

Basic Water in Schools = Drinking water from an improved source is available at the school

Note: Improved water sources are those that have the potential to deliver safe water by nature of their design and construction, and include: piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, rainwater, and packaged or delivered water.

Numerator

Number of schools within the Save the Children program that have at least a Basic Water service

Denominator

Total number of schools within the Save the Children program

Recommended Means of Verification

Annual school surveys using JMP recommended ‘core’ questions to facilitate monitoring of WASH targets can be accessed at https://washdata.org/report/jmp-core-questions-monitoring-wash-schools-2018.

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation Global Indicator
Level of Indicator Outcome
Indicator Context Type Quantitative
Theme Health & Nutrition
Sub Theme WASH
Context Development

Measurement Guidance 

Frequency of Data Collection Annually
Unit of Measure School
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Settlement
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