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2. WHAT ARE CASH AND VOUCHERS?
Cash and vouchers are ways of transferring resources
to beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries receive cash or vouchers which they can
then use to gain access to food items in the
marketplace.
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3. BACKGROUND
There was growing interest from some donors and partners for
WFP to implement cash transfers as an alternative or
complement to food aid. The demands have led to few pilot
projects exploring the use of cash transfers. Moreover, interest
in cash has been also fostered by WFP’s enhanced capacity to
assess the appropriateness of a different intervention (food aid,
food stamps, cash or combinations thereof).
Where WFP needs assessment identifies the feasibility,
desirability and /or potential utility for cash transfer to help
meet food needs, the CO in consultation with RB and HQ,
advocate for such a cash intervention to be implemented by the
Government, partner agency or NGO.
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4. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of PRRO 10666.0 FFA are to:
1. Enhance communities’ resilience to shocks through
safety nets or asset creation, and increase capacity to
design and manage disaster-preparedness and risk-
reduction programmes (Strategic Objective 2); and
2. Support and re-establish livelihoods and food and
nutrition security after shocks (Strategic Objective 3).
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5. RATIONALE FOR THE SEASONAL CASH FOR ASSETS PILOT IN
KILIFI
The Seasonal Cash For Assets (SCFA) pilot in Kilifi will
help WFP test the idea that, in those marginal
agricultural areas where WFP is providing food
assistance through FFA activities;
1. Transferring cash instead of food during harvest
periods will increase market demand for locally
produced staple foods, and
2. Be more cost-efficient for WFP than food
distribution.
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6. THE CASH TRANSFER PROCESS
Long/short rains Beneficiaries Transfer modality
assessment review Markets
targeted for food No Food distribution
functional?
assistance
Yes
Contract with Beneficiaries
Operational plan
financial services trained on basic Beneficiary
for cash transfers Cash transfers
provider financial accounts opened
management
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7. ENROLMENT PROCESS
VERIFICATION (beneficiary details)
Collection/Verification of beneficiary
CP information
ENROLMENT
Enrolment & registration of beneficiaries
EQBL/WFP FO/CP into the pilot
CARD DISTRIBUTION
Cards produced are distributed to
EQBL/WFP FO/CP beneficiaries
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8. PAYMENT PROCESS
WORK NORM SUBMISSION
Submits the list containing beneficiaries
CP who have completed their work-norms
CERTIFYING DOCUMENTS
Certify & sign-off on the lists and ensure
WFP FO/WFP CO all documents are proper
TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO EQBL
Check that all documents are in order and
WFP CO FIN send the money to bank
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9. PAYMENT PROCESS CONT.
VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
Confirms receipt of funds, verifies that lists
EQBL have been properly signed & transfers funds
CERTIFYING DOCUMENTS
Confirm the funds have hit beneficiary
EQBL KILIFI accounts & inform CP
CASH WITHDRAWAL
BENEFICIARIES Withdrawing entitlements
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10. SEASONAL CASH FOR ASSETS
WORLD VISION
WFPFO
KILIFI
MOMBASA
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11. PAYMENT PROCESS CONT.
• Work-norms
WFP FO • Certify
EQBL
• Certify • Verify • Pay • Verify
• Certify • Transfer
CP WFP CP
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