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Ct presentation cairo-feb6
1. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
David Calef
FAO Resilience Workshop - Cairo
9 February 2015
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
An Introduction to Cash Transfers
2. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Providing Aid – Transferring
Resources
IN KIND
CASH
VOUCHER
3. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Why use cash transfers?
Famine are often caused
by the inability to
access food rather than
by an overall lack of
commodities
Problem Response
Availability
(seeds, food, etc.)
In-kind
Access Cash & Vouchers
F.A.D.
NO
F.A.D.
4. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Cash transfer modalities
• Voucher schemes
• Input trade fairs
• Public works schemes (voucher-, food-
& cash-for-work)
• Conditional cash transfers
• Unconditional cash transfers
• Livestock destocking/restocking
5. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
CTs’ role in the resilience agenda
Collapse
Recovery path
WITHOUT resilience-
enhancing activities
Recovery path
WITH resilience-
enhancing activities (CTs)
Time
SystemPerformance
(Assets/Income/FoodSecurity)
SHOCK/STRESS
Editor's Notes
“Starvation is a matter of some people not having enough to eat, and not a matter of there being not enough food to eat” – Amartya Sen
CONDITIONAL Cash provided if recipient undertakes an action, related to his/her human capital development e.g. sending children to school/health clinics, etc.
UNCONDITIONAL
No conditions are imposed on the recipient to receive the transfer