What?

This guidance supports humanitarian organisations in adapting food security data collection tools and processes to become more disability inclusive.

Developed under the From Guidelines to Action (FG2A) project, the toolkit helps humanitarian actors generate better information on persons with disabilities by identifying disability-related barriers, needs, risks and capacities throughout food security assessments and assistance programmes.

The guidance is based on the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action and focuses on strengthening disability-inclusive food security programming, assessments and monitoring.

It provides practical, step-by-step support to review and adapt food security tools used for assessments, registrations, distributions and monitoring activities.

Who is this guidance for?

• Food Security Cluster staff
• Food security programme teams
• Assessment specialists
• MEAL colleagues
• Humanitarian coordinators
• Cash and voucher assistance (CVA) teams
• Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)

What's Included?

The toolkit provides resources to review and adapt food security data collection tools and processes, including:

• Four review grids
• Three sample tools
• One question bank
• One checklist
• Practical guidance resources

These materials support the review of:

• Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Demographic data collection sections
• Food security assessment questionnaires
• Registration tools
• Distribution monitoring tools
• Observation checklists used during food assistance activities

The guidance reflects different food assistance modalities, including cash-based assistance and in-kind distributions.