Operational Research on the WFP Cash Transfer Programme in Cambodia

Phnom Penh (Cambodia): World Food Programme (WFP), 2022.

English

112 p.

ELR3054

In 2021, the World Food Programme (WFP) implemented a cash transfer programme to support households impacted by both COVID-19 and floods in Cambodia. The objective of the cash transfer programme was to increase the beneficiaries’ ability to fulfil essential needs and to support their recovery in the face of these shocks. Between September 2021 and February 2022, beneficiary households received up to three rounds of cash disbursements and a fourth transfer to cover cash transfer-related expenses. The objectives of the research are to: 1) investigate the design and implementation features of the WFP cash transfer programme that are the same as or similar to government social assistance programmes and other government sources; 2) distil lessons learned from the design and implementation of the WFP cash transfer programme; 3) document any elements that are unique to the WFP cash transfer programme; 4) provide recommendations to guide the RGC and supporting partners in the design and implementation of future shock responsive social assistance schemes, and to guide humanitarian partners in the design and implementation of complementary and coordinated assistance; 5) inform disaster contingency planning for humanitarian cash assistance among humanitarian actors.

Electronic ed.

Public

ELR 3054

eng

MON-129788