There are three main Levels of SFD Report that can be prepared:
Initial – ideal for advocacy purposes and initiating dialogue around sanitation services with key stakeholders
Intermediate – when a more ‘robust’ and credible report is needed
Comprehensive – good for supporting discussions into investments and planning for improved sanitation services
The level of SFD Report that you develop will depend on 5 key criteria:
- The purpose of your SFD
- The resources required
- The extent of data collected
- The extent of stakeholder engagement
- The depth of data analysis
A further option available to you is to prepare an “SFD Lite” report. This type of report is based around preparing an SFD Graphic with a minimum amount of supporting data and referenced sources for that data. The result can be presented in a very brief reporting format.
Detailed information on the different levels are available in the the SFD Manual (Version 2.0, July 2017). The templates for the SFD Reports are here.