Households with improved resilience

Households supported with assistance to address immediate needs and/or improve food security and resilience to poverty and climate risks

Definition

This indicator measures the total number of households that have received:  - Emergency or other financial assistance: Direct support, financial or other, provided to households to address immediate needs, such as food, shelter, healthcare, or livelihood recovery, in response to crises (e.g., natural disasters, economic shocks, or conflicts).

• Improved food security: Households provided with training, resources or other means to improve dietary diversity, nutrition or other aspects of their own food security.
• Resilience-building support: Financial or other assistance or interventions aimed at improving households' food security and resilience to poverty and climate risks. Poverty resilience: Measures such as cash transfers, livelihood diversification, access to social safety nets, financial inclusion programs. Climate resilience: Measures such as training on climate-smart agriculture, disaster risk reduction, access to insurance, or investments in climate-resilient infrastructure.
• To convert information from individuals to households, the average household size from the UN "Household Size and Composition Around the World" statistics 
  (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/data/household-size-and-composition) is used unless more specific local measures are available.

This indicator reflects the aggregate results of all projects completed in the public sector, or those that have reached Early Operation maturity in the private sector. The OFRF presents both the most recent year’s results (for the 12 months leading up to June 30^th of the stated year) and three-year rolling cumulative values (for the 3 years leading up to June 30^th of the stated year), to address annual data variability and provide a longer-term perspective on development results achieved.

Why it matters for the OPEC Fund

Targeted household support helps vulnerable populations meet urgent needs, strengthens food security, and builds resilience to economic and climate-related shocks. The OPEC Fund contributes to these outcomes through operations in priority areas as outlined in the Review and Update of OPEC Fund Strategic Framework 2030—specifically Human Capital, Food Security, and Climate Action—by supporting social assistance initiatives, livelihood protection, and climate-resilient community programs. This indicator aligns with SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).