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Introduction 1.1 Why this study The greater Darfur region is a major area of production for a number of Sudan’s cash crops. See Box 1. A decade of widespread and violent conflict, however, has taken its toll on…

Posted by Robert Sauers, Development Outreach Communications Specialist, USAID It invades the farmlands in the Kelafe district of the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and it has been identified as the single most important factor contributing to livelihood…

LILONGWE – The United Kingdom has contributed US$22 million (MWK 8.4 billion) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to assist Malawian families who are unable to meet their basic food needs. This contribution will…

This is a guest blog written by Gerard Ferrie, a British Red Cross delegate recently deployed to Namibia. The country is facing its worst drought in 30 years and the Red Cross is supporting the emergency…

By WANJIRU MACHARIA More by this Author Some 249 families at Alko IDP Camp in Rongai have received their resettlement cash. The families must leave the camp now that each of them has Sh400,000 to buy land elsewhere. Over Sh1.1…

This policy paper looks at a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the unconditional cash transfer program implemented by the NGO GiveDirectly in Western Kenya between 2011 and 2012, in which poor rural households received unconditional cash…

Since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, thousands of its people have returned from Sudan to their homeland. The World FoodProgramme is easing these families’ reintegration by providing food assistance and cash transfers. AWEIL - When Asunta…

Since 2007, Oxfam and our partner Hijra have collaborated to provide support for Somali families in need through cash programming. We recently launched an innovative e-cash program, which saves time and increases efficiency. In the last two…

In Summary　　 Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture chairman Adan Noor said setting aside 10 per cent of the national budget would boost farming and help the country attain food security. By Nation Correspondent A parliamentary committee wants the government to…

The shift away from in-kind aid as the preferred mechanism for humanitarian assistance has contributed to the rise of cash transfers in Kenya. In 2008, the World Food Programme (WFP) for the first time shifted strategically…