Shelter: Non-Food Items

To measure sector-specific outcomes of CVA assistance related to NFI.

• To report positively on the indicator, all criteria of the indicator should be fulfilled.
• Heating/cooling can be added as appropriate to this list.
• You can consult Sphere Standards Shelter and Settlement Standard 4: Household Items and Selecting NFIs for Shelter for global guidance on appropriate NFI packages The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Fourth Edition).
• Liaise with the local Shelter Cluster to find out the minimum standards for NFI packages in the country
• More specific guidance on how to measure this indicator is under development by the Global Shelter Cluster.

“Shelter” is the household living space, including the items necessary to support daily activities (p. 240 Sphere 2018). Household Items may include items essential for sleeping, food preparation and storage, eating and drinking, thermal comfort (including fuel), lighting and personal clothing. WASH Multi-Purpose Cash Outcome indicators may consider outcome related items such as bed nets, buckets, water storage and hygiene items.

A review of Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC) expenditure data shows that expenditure on Household Items is fairly common regardless of whether it has been included in the MEB or transfer value. Therefore, it is anticipated that MPC can contribute to the following outcome whenever MPC is used.

The indicator is based on the perceptions of MPC recipients. The quality of the household items they purchase may not meet cluster specifications and follow-up may be required to better understand this.