T hey do this by comparing the two countries and highlighting the experiences of female beneficiaries of the cash grants and its effect on their personal autonom y and susceptibility to intimate personal violence. Traditionally, humanitarian assistance has been provided through the distribution of in-kind donations, such as food and clothing, to those affected.
Subsequently, this has led to an increase in the use of Cash-Based Interventions CBIs by multiple donor organizations as an alternative cost-effective tool to address a myriad of complex needs during humanitarian crises. CBIs include conditional or unconditional cash transfers and vouchers that can be exchanged for specific items, services, or cash ACF Food Security Service, All three categories ultimately aim to increase the purchasing power of recipients, protect their personal autonomy, and rebuild livelihoods following a humanitarian crisis.
Within this context, it is important to analyse the role that these cash grants played in challenging or exacerbating the existing power dynamics that often act to the detriment of women in society. In April , Nepal was hit by a 7. Syria, on the other hand, is named one of the largest displacement drivers, with an estimated average of over 50 Syrian families displaced every hour of every day since the onset of the civil war United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, In both cases, cash-based interventions were used to assist the victims during the after-shock phases.
For Syrian refugees in countries such as Greece, donor agencies simplified the process by using a single bank card from a single financial provider. In Nepal, the criteria used to determine who received the cash grant was a red card issued by the government to all destroyed or severely damaged households. Additional grants were also provided to the red card holders directly through their banks.
Cash for work programs by agencies that included Oxfam Nepal and International Organization for Migration IOM were also implemented in the early recovery phases, where participants engaged in activities such as clearing debris from the damaged buildings, afterwards being paid cash in hand.
