T.24 Number of WFP-assisted schools that promote health, nutrition and hygiene education

T.24 Number of WFP-assisted schools that promote health, nutrition and hygiene education

VERSION

V1.0 - 2026.03 — NEW

INDICATOR CODE

T.24

N.B: This indicator is an update to a previous indicator (formerly known in CRF 2022-2025 as A.6.5 Number of WFP-assisted schools that promote health, nutrition and hygiene education).

TECHNICAL OWNER

PRG-S SBP

INDICATOR TYPE

Country Level Output Indicator

INDICATOR CLASSIFICATION

Complementary

INDICATOR SCOPE

Programme specific

APPLICABILITY

The selection of this indicator is recommended against the following sub-activities in CSP logframes.

1. School meals programme on-site (SF_ONS)

2. School meals programme take home incentives (SF_THI)

UNIT OF MEASUREMENT & ANALYSIS

Number of schools

DEFINITION

This indicator intends to count the actual number of WFP assisted schools where health, nutrition and hygiene education were delivered.

• WFP assisted schools: Any formal school that provide a service to WFP beneficiaries.

• Health, nutrition and hygiene education: Helping individuals, families and communities to become aware of the links between poor hygiene behaviors and disease. It also means encouraging and helping people to improve those behaviors which, if changed, will lead to the greatest reduction in disease. Nutrition education can be defined as any set of learning experiences designed to facilitate the voluntary adoption of eating and other nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being.

RATIONALE

This indicator is used to capture the number of schools through the WFP assisted programme who promote health, nutrition and hygiene good practices. By promoting health, nutrition, and hygiene education into the school-based programmes, such education contributes to improved physical health, cognitive development, and overall student well-being. Also, this indicator gives a greater overview of the magnitude of support WFP provides to school age children that saves lives and enhances food security.

DATA SOURCE

Data for the calculation of the number of assisted schools is extracted from COMET and WFP/cooperating partners approved monthly and in-kind distribution reports (actual).

INDICATOR CALCULATION FOR REPORTING

This indicator is calculated through a simple count of the number of schools providing health, nutrition, and hygiene education.

DATA ENTRY AND DISAGGREGATION IN CORPORATE SYSTEMS

This output indicator consists of one detailed indicator. Country Offices (COs) should select this detailed indicator:

• T.24.1 Number of WFP-assisted schools that promote health, nutrition and hygiene education

In addition to this, each detailed indicator can be collected in COMET by:

• Geographical location

• Sub-Activity

PLANNED FIGURES

Target set should consider the burdens and intended coverage of the programme. The planned values of the reporting year are set annually against the detailed indicator, along with other years of the CSP/ICSP. These values should be planned in the COMET Other Output Plan (OOP) and must be established during the first quarter of the first year of CSP/ICSP implementation. Additionally, planned values are captured in the partnership and/or field‑level agreements, with a focus on the reporting year.

For subsequent years of the CSP/ICSP, targets may either be marked as ‘no data’ or, if initially planned, should be reviewed and updated during the first quarter of the current reporting year.

FREQUENCY OF DATA COLLECTION

Data should be collected and updated during the year, while actual reported in COMET once for the reporting year. Therefore, if the Country Office has more than one partnership working with the same school-based structure (such as Parent–Teacher Associations (PTAs) or similar school governance bodies) supported by WFP, the actual value should still be reported only once in the COMET completion report for the same school or schools based structure.

INTERPRETATION

Comparing the number of schools in which WFP School Feeding Programmes have provided health, nutrition and hygiene education with the planned number allows WFP to determine if there is a proper coverage of the programme. A smaller or fluctuating number of schools and/or sites assisted by WFP can be the result of (permanent or temporary) resource gaps, pipeline breaks, inaccessibility, or implementation problems. The causes should be investigated and addressed as soon as possible.

REPORTING EXAMPLE(S)

Having extended the coverage of its direct assistance to 50 schools across multiple regions in Malawi, WFP has successfully broadened educational opportunities for vulnerable children. Through the national school meal programme, these schools have actively promoted health, nutrition, and hygiene education among the students receiving assistance from WFP.

INDICATORS COLLECTED & ANALYSED AT THE SAME TIME

The following indicators may be reported along with this indicator:

• T.1 Number of people (Tier 1) receiving direct food/cash-based/commodity vouchers/individual capacity strengthening transfers (disaggregated by sex, age group, residence status, modality and activity)

• T.2  Number of people indirectly benefiting (Tier 2) from an asset, knowledge and capacity, commodities or services delivered through WFP programmes

• T.3 Quantity of food (mt) provided to people assisted by WFP (including specialized nutritious food and fortified food)

• T.13 Number of schools with infrastructure rehabilitated or constructed

• T.14 Feeding days as percentage of total school days

• T.15 Average number of school days per month on which multi-fortified or at least 5 food groups were provided

• T.16 Number of children receiving deworming with WFP support

VISUALIZATION

Graphs disaggregated by geographical location, type/level of schools/institutions

LIMITATIONS

This indicator only counts the WFP assisted schools who are providing education programming on health, nutrition and hygiene and does not measure the quality of the education or how many students are understanding the content. In some situations, it can be challenging for partners to provide timely and accurate information on food distributions. It may also be challenging to fix overlaps in time if some schools close and are substituted during the school year.

FURTHER INFORMATION

COMET Manual

Other Outputs Package (pending update)