{"id":3000,"date":"2022-01-31T02:34:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T02:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/?p=3000"},"modified":"2022-01-31T02:34:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T02:34:25","slug":"cash-transfers-worth-every-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/cash-transfers-worth-every-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"Cash transfers worth every penny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After a crisis – like a flood, cyclone or a pandemic – people need a helping hand to get back on their feet. Thanks to our kind supporters, Save the Children provides food and household items after a disaster, but it can be hard to get the right goods door to door in a crisis. Save the Children is partnering with governments and local communities to support families across the Pacific with cash assistance. We\u2019re getting Disaster READY<\/a> in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea with the support of the Australian Government. And in Fiji, we\u2019re already distributing cash to Fijian families impacted by the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. It\u2019s the biggest cash transfer project ever delivered by a non-profit in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also know that families know best what they need to recover from disaster. That\u2019s why we\u2019re distributing cash transfers to people experiencing an emergency<\/a>. Cash is fast, safe and low cost to deliver. And most importantly, it gives people in crisis dignity and the choice to buy what they need most.
Research shows<\/a> that recipients almost always spend their money locally after a disaster, so cash transfers help the local economy bounce back too. While cash can be given via notes or vouchers, we prefer to distribute it via mobile phones. That way a family only need register with a local mobile phone agent once to be able to receive quick cash transfers from us when disaster strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA cash boost in the Pacific<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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