dihad dubai sdc's cash experience
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Pushing Innovation in Humanitarian Aid
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
SDC‘s Experience with Cash-Based Projects
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
SDC EXPERIENCE WITH CASH BASED PROJECTS
Cash projects – what is it?
Cash instead of in-kind assistance Implementation modality Preconditions fulfilled Money or voucher Key factors for success
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SDC EXPERIENCE WITH CASH BASED PROJECTS
Cash projects – SDC experiences Since 1999 More than 30 projects In emergencies, early recovery,
reconstruction Budgets from $ 1 mio - $ 22 mio From Mongolia to Haiti Implemented in fragile contexts Growing number of cash
project partners
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
SDC‘s EXPERIENCE WITH CASH-BASED PROJECTS
Key findings from SDC‘s experience:Cash-based projects are:
More cost-efficient than in-kind projects Empower victims and stimulate the local
economy Not prone to increased
misuse or corruption
And: Unconditional larger amounts lead to best impact
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
SDC‘s EXPERIENCE WITH CASH-BASED PROJECTS
Pushing further: Use of Cash in Immediate Disaster Response
Cash for Work – Haiti after earthquake 2010 Assessments of other cash options
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SDC EXPERIENCE WITH CASH BASED PROJECTS
Never say never:Cash projects in Somalia
LONDON - U.N. children's agency UNICEF has
started a food voucher and cash transfer
programme targeting 15’000 persons in famine-
stricken southern Somalia. The cash transfers are
designed to allow people to buy food they choose
themselves.
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFASwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
• Complex in-kind assistance• Working markets • Money transfer systems
„Cash for food“ as solution for 70‘000 persons