Targeting Working Group ToRs Template COs are required to establish and document an internal governance structure for targeting and prioritization decision-making, for example through a Targeting Working Group (TWG). This document is a template for a TWG Terms of …

The analysis step is the core of the Nutrition Vulnerability Analysis (NVA) process, aiming to synthesize fragmented data into a coherent understanding of nutrition vulnerability. This step involves systematically triangulating all available evidence - both quantitative and qualitative - through a collaborative …

Description The Stata software is a statistical analysis program, qualitative data analysis, data manipulation, visualization, statistics, and automated reporting. It is used by researchers in many fields, including biomedicine, economics, epidemiology, and sociology. Key Features: Extensive libraries for statistical tests …

WFP’s Targeting and Prioritization Operational Guidance Note gives an overview of the targeting and prioritization process that cuts across the entire programme cycle, from initial needs assessments and context analysis to programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It explains …

A gap analysis measures the distance between the cost of households’ essential needs and their economic capacity to autonomously cover those costs. This can be used to determine the ration size or transfer value in a humanitarian response with General …

SPSS is a statistical software used within WFP for quantitative analysis, including food security, vulnerability, and monitoring activities. WFP has an active corporate Long‑Term Agreement (LTA) that was updated in 2025, allowing offices to procure SPSS licenses directly from …

This note aims to guide COs in adhering to the documentation requirements: CO Targeting & prioritization documentation requirements . The note focuses on two levels of requirements: Strategic (CSP) level , outlining the requirements for the creation of a Targeting Strategy Operational (activity …

In sudden onset and fast-evolving emergencies, it is essential to monitor the nutrition situation using relevant indicators to inform and adapt the response. Tracking the drivers of acute malnutrition - such as household and individual child-level indicators related to …

This note aims at giving Country Offices a framework to reflect on the pros and cons of using the Household Economic Approach (HEA) for targeting or prioritization. The Household Economic Approach (HEA) is a method of assessing groups of households …

It is important for all operations to ensure sufficient human and financial resources are safeguarded to perform tasks related to Targeting and Prioritization. This is also a requirement outlined in the Targeting Assurance Framework, highlighting the need to: Ensure the …

This advisory note guides how Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curves can be used to improve targeting design in humanitarian programmes. The Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve is a visual tool that shows us the targeting model's performance across all …

Implementing targeting and prioritization processes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts introduces significant risks, alongside difficult trade-offs, which can undermine programme effectiveness and fuel friction. Embedding conflict-sensitive approaches throughout the T&P process is therefore essential to prevent …

Data analysis transforms raw data into meaningful insights that drive evidence-based decision-making in food security assessments. The process includes both quantitative and qualitative approaches, each contributing unique value to understanding food security dynamics. Quantitative Data Analysis Quantitative analysis …

These guidelines are designed to support UNHCR and WFP country offices in collaboration with partners, to collectively assess and adopt a people-centred, protection-focused, evidence-based approach to targeting in-kind and/or cash assistance to meet basic needs …

This paper presents factors that should be considered when faced with the need to prioritise humanitarian assistance, recognising that any approach must be principled, context-specific, evidence-based, informed by cross cutting issues and cross-functional considerations, and should be …

This note aims at giving Country Offices a framework of reference for the planning, calculation, and understanding of targeting design and implementation errors. Targeting errors occur when assistance fails to reach the intended beneficiaries, either by excluding eligible individuals or …