CC1.b Number of women, men, boys and girls with disabilities receiving food/cash-based transfers/commodity vouchers/capacity-strengthening transfers

CC1.b Number of women, men, boys and girls with disabilities receiving food/cash-based transfers/commodity vouchers/capacity-strengthening transfers

VERSION

V1.0 - 2026.05

INDICATOR CODE

CC1.b

TECHNICAL OWNER

Gender, Protection & Inclusion (GPI)

INDICATOR TYPE

Corporate Level Cross-cutting Indicator

Priority area: Ensuring protection and accountability to affected people

UNIT OF MEASUREMENT & ANALYSIS

Number of women, men, boys and girls

INDICATOR DEFINITION

This indicator measures the estimated number of women, men, boys, and girls with disabilities who receive WFP assistance in the form of food transfers, cash-based transfers, commodity vouchers, or capacity-strengthening support. It reflects WFP’s efforts to ensure inclusive access to assistance for persons with disabilities across age and gender groups.

Below are some key terms for this indicator:

Disability: WFP’s understanding of disability is based on the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which considers disability to be an “evolving concept, resulting from the interaction between impairments and attitudinal and environment barriers” (CRPD Preamble) and persons with disabilities as “those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others” (Article 1). The CRPD notes disability therefore as the result of the interaction between a person and their environment. Addressing disability thus implies action on both individual and environmental factors.

MANDATORY COUNTRY-LEVEL INDICATORS & INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR APR AGGREGATION

Mandatory Country level Indicators composing the corporate APR indicator:

• CC.1.4 Number of women, men, boys and girls with disabilities receiving food/cash-based transfers/commodity vouchers/capacity strengthening transfers

A mandatory country-level indicator is included in the aggregation of the corporate APR indicator only if all the following conditions are met:

• Reported value in the Total Beneficiary Adjustments (Level 5) for the reporting year.

• Country level data is validated in the system for ACRs.

Only CO-level indicators meeting all criteria above are eligible for aggregation

CALCULATION & AGGREGATION
METHODOLOGY

To calculate this indicator, it is a simple sum of estimated beneficiaries reached, disaggregated by sex and age group (women, men, girls and boys).

Note: Country Offices should specify the data source used to estimate the proportion of persons with disabilities among beneficiaries. Accepted sources may include: (i) data collected through the Washington Group Questions (WGQ) short set or equivalent disability assessment tools; (ii) official government statistics or nationally representative datasets; or (iii) application of the global disability prevalence estimate (16 percent) where no country-specific or program-specific data are available. The selected data source should be clearly indicated when reporting this indicator.

DISAGGREGATION FOR REPORTING IN APR

Mandatory:

• Sex

• Age group

BASELINE

6,600,000 people with disabilities assisted in 2025 (7% of the total of people assisted)

LIMITATIONS

• The indicator relies on identification and reporting of disability status, which may be incomplete or inconsistent across country offices due to differences in data collection methods, tools (e.g. use of Washington Group questions vs. other data collection methodologies), and partner capacities.

• Stigma, social barriers, or lack of self-identification may lead to underreporting of persons with disabilities, resulting in potential underestimation of the number of beneficiaries reached.

• Data availability and quality may vary depending on programme modality, registration systems, and partner reporting practices, affecting cross-country comparability.

• The indicator measures the number of persons with disabilities reached but does not assess the quality, accessibility, or inclusiveness of the assistance provided.

• As an aggregate count, the indicator does not capture overlap or repeated assistance to the same individuals across activities or reporting periods, which may affect interpretation of trends over time.

• Differences in programme scale, targeting approaches, and operational contexts across country offices may influence results and limit comparability across countries.