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Page 1: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER

FOR

HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

Page 2: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

2007-2008 POST ELECTION CONCLICT

600,000 IDPs

*

300 camps

Page 3: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

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

Page 4: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

Kenya Floods 2010

● 30,000 IDPs

● Marooning

Page 5: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

Lessons Learned

Use of cash at camp or village level during the emergency phase is;

● Risky

● Inefficient

Page 6: CASHLESS MONEY TRANSFER FOR HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTIONS

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

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