Reports

Executive Summary In April 2011, as the humanitarian crisis in Somalia unfolded, a number of international NGOs came together to discuss how they could use emergency cash transfers to respond and the idea of a consortium approach…

Executive Summary In line with the government’s ‘cash first’ policy for social transfers, the World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing the introduction of cash or voucher transfers in Ethiopia. This market assessment offers considerations that inform the…

Executive Summary The primary objective of this study is to better understand what impact Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) have on men and women, as well as different population groups (such as IDPs, widowed and divorced women) in…

By Thomas Nybo NAIROBI, Kenya, 24 December 2012 – Caroline Adhiambo Mula’s father had died years earlier, and money had always been a problem. The family struggled month to month. When Caroline was 17 years old, her mother…

With food prices high in Malawi's markets, many families are struggling to find enough to eat. A new programme by WFP is sending cash to the most vulnerable people through their mobile phones. This assistance enables…

Through an innovative cash transfer scheme, WFP is using mobile phones to transfer money in a fast and timely way to those needing assistance in Kenya. Tisiana Narumbe is looking forward to this Christmas because she can…

By Robin Johnson Mary Rono used to fit the mold of the archetypal Kenyan dairy farmer. The 56-year-old retired government social worker living in the village of Kibomet in Kenya’s Rift Valley would milk her family’s herd…

By Stella Kangua Madete “I used to be the captain of the Somalia Women’s National Basketball team in 1991, just as the country was beginning to fall apart. While this was taking place, the team and I…

UK-funded project “adds 30-60 percent in value to each animal” 29 November 2012, Hargeisa - Suweisra Mohamed waves a thick dry camel bone with an assuring smile. "This is now worth lots of dollars," she says, brandishing…

NAIROBI, 20 November 2012 (IRIN) - Expanding the use of cash transfer programmes could encourage sustainable development and reduce dependency on emergency support in fragile states such as Somalia, experts say. For decades, Somalia has been the…