Since January 2013, International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been implementing a project providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This project provided unconditional financial assistance to targeted Syrian refugees and Lebanese host households to help them be better equipped for the past winter and to assist them re-start or improve their income earning activities. After a transfer modality assessment, IRC found it preferable to deliver the money through pre-paid ATM card considering that banks have a strong branch-office presence in the area of intervention.
The project also aimed to reduce risks of abuse and exploitation that women and girls faced. The project thus represents an innovative and relatively undocumented approach to CTP, namely a multi-sector approach utilising e-transfers in a refugee / complex emergency context, with gender- and protection-specific outcomes in mind.
This video aims to document these aspects.
