cashless money transfer for humanitarian interventions
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CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER
FOR
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS
2007-2008 POST ELECTION CONCLICT
600,000 IDPs
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300 camps
2007-2008 POST ELECTION CONCLICT
● Banks shutdown
● ATMs run out of money
● MPESA float had run diminished – 1st 3 days of conflict
● Airtime run out
● High risk to carry cash around (NGOs personnel)
● Cash from Work for Assets misused by beneficiaries
Kenya Floods 2010
● 30,000 IDPs
● Marooning
Lessons Learned
Use of cash at camp or village level during the emergency phase is;
● Risky
● Inefficient
Our Engineered System
Village NFC shops● NFC cards for purchase of allowed goods
● Direct pre-loading of beneficiaries accounts
● Respects people’s choices and empowers communities in
● Cash backed system