Definition & calculation
Numerator: Number of surveyed women and adolescent girls reporting feeling safe when accessing and using WASH facilities
Denominator: Total number of women and adolescent girls surveyed
Survey women and adolescent girls on perceived safety accessing water points and sanitation facilities, calculating the proportion who report feeling safe, supported by facility safety audits.
Formula: (Numerator ÷ Denominator) × 100
Means of verification
Safety audits, individual survey, focus group discussions with women and girls
Interpretation
Direction: Higher is better
Typical reporting frequency: Baseline, midline and endline (or annual)
Guidance & common pitfalls
A protection-mainstreaming indicator reflecting lighting, location, locks and privacy; collect via female enumerators in safe spaces to obtain reliable responses.
This library is a curated reference to adapt, aligned generically with recognised humanitarian frameworks (Sphere, cluster registries, IASC, CHS and others). It is not an official indicator registry — always use the exact indicator definitions your donor or cluster requires.
Related indicators
- Incidence of diarrhoeal disease among children under five in the target area
- % of households with access to and use of sufficient soap and essential hygiene items
- % of sampled water points / household stored-water samples meeting agreed safety standards (0 CFU E. coli / adequate free residual chlorine)
- % of target community members who can identify at least one functioning channel to give feedback or raise a complaint about WASH services