Syrian Population Movement Response Programme 2012–Present
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Turkish Red Crescent Society Cash transfer programme fact sheet Syrian population movement response programme 2012–present Humanitarian context 2011 2012 2013 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D April 2011 Syrians begin to flee and cross the border into Turkey April 2011 Turkish Red Crescent Society start providing emergency relief in camps as an auxiliary of the Turkish Government April 2011 – September 2012 On-going programming June 2012 Turkish Red Crescent Society and World Food Programme (WFP) conduct joint assessment to assess the feasibility of an e-card system October 2012 First cash disbursements for food purchases using e-card October 2012 – present Disbursements take place every 15 days and the number of beneficiaries increases steadily ROMANIA a lt UKRAINE e RUSSIAN D K K e ub u BUCUREÇTI b an b u ' a an n Stavropol' BUCHAREST D ' Danube FEDERATION a um K a b a BULGARIA L Terek BLACK SEA Groznyy zi a ≈ o B l s Kerempe Burnu GEORGIA u Sinop Burnu u b r n o Ku a p ra t s Alexandroúpolis s o I B T'BILISI Istanbul TBILISI Marmara Denizi Sea of Marmara Samsun Gökçeada a Ardahan ry Límnos Iznik Gölü a Trabzon ak Bursa S Kel h kit oru Ç ARMENIA AEGEAN ANKARA SEA Eski≈ehir YEREVAN Ar Lésvos Erzurum ak TURKEY rate s Euph s D irat Manisa di eli F G e ce Ki Khíos zil Izmir Tuz ma rk Keban Baraji Ak≈ehir Gölü Gölü Kayseri rat IRAN Karakaya Mu E‘ridir Baraji Van Gölü Hazar Gölü Gölü Acigöl Malatya Burdur Gölü Bey≈ehir Konya Daryàcheh-ye Ça Gölü Diyarbakir tak Orùmìyeh D Su‘la Gölü Kahramanmara≈ ic Atatürk Baraji le T Antalya ig r is Ródhos Adana Gaziantep N . a G l ök K h su àbù GREECE Ródhos r Al Mawçil Halab Buhayrat Mosul NORTHERN CYPRUS ì Aleppo al Asad ç Occupied by Turkey À ' Kríti and claimed by Cyprus l Sabkhat al a r Jabbùl Crete MEDITERRANEAN Al Làdhiqìyah h a Eu IRAQ Latakia N LEFKOSIA ph SEA NICOSIA ra Kirkùk SYRIA te s 0 km 92.5 185 277.5 km T Himç ig r CYPRUS Homs Buhayrat i aràbulus Tripoli s al Qàdisìyah Buhayrat BAYRÙT BEIRUT LEBANON ath Tharthàr International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 2 Cash transfer programme fact sheet Syrian population movement response programme 2012–present Project details National Society Turkish Red Crescent Society Appeal code MDRTR003 Objective(s) Meet the immediate food needs of Syrians living in 14 camps in Turkey Duration October 2012 – on-going Location 14 camps1 Cost 33,698,660 Swiss francs (CHF) (67,107,512 Turkish lira (TRY))2 Programme expenditure as of November 2013. Programme is on-going Main sectors Food security Number of households 116,245 households (reached by November 2013) Selection criteria Syrians registered in camps by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) Main activities • Contract participating shopkeepers • Establish household lists • Crosscheck beneficiary lists with camp management • Explain functions of the e-card to shopkeepers, staff and beneficiaries • Distribute e-cards to beneficiaries • Monitor food prices, quality, and consumption behaviour Key outcome(s) Food needs of Syrians registered in 14 camps in Turkey are met through an e-card-based cash transfer programme Number of staff Total: Turkish Red Crescent Society: 23 involved Other organizations WFP involvement Assessment • Field surveys and needs assessments by Turkish Red Crescent Society information used • Joint assessment by Turkish Red Crescent Society and WFP 1. In the areas of Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Adana, Osmaniye, Kahramanmaras, Adiyaman 2. Average exchange rate from October 2012 to November 2013: CHF 1 = TRY 1.9914 (www.oanda.com) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 3 Cash transfer programme fact sheet Syrian population movement response programme 2012–present Project description the option of implementing an electronic food voucher programme. In June 2012, Context and programme choice they conducted a joint assessment to eval- Since the onset of the crisis in Syria and as uate the feasibility of such a programme. of November 2013, around 660,000 Syrians have taken temporary shelter in Turkey. Based on previous experiences with cash There are over 200,000 Syrian citizens liv- assistance in urban areas, Turkish Red ing in 23 camps across more than ten prov- Crescent Society developed the e-card inces under temporary protection of the programme. Electronic food vouchers in Turkish Government. the form of e-cards provide households with more freedom to purchase preferred As the lead agency in the overall disaster food products from agreed shops and out- management structure of Turkey, the AFAD lets. Furthermore, the e-card system also has been in charge of camp management provides better accountability for the de- since April 2012. The Turkish Red Crescent livery of assistance. Society has been working as an auxiliary to the Government of Turkey in providing The value of the cash transfer was set at essential food and non-food relief items, TYR 80 (CHF 40) per person per month. as well as shelter services in the camps. This value was considered adequate to support a person with a well balanced diet Assessment and of at least 2,100 kilocalories per day. The e-cards would allow households to pur- programme design chase their food from outlets within the At the beginning of the crisis, the Turkish camps or from shops located in the near- Red Crescent Society was covering the by communities. food needs of those hosted in the camps by distributing hot meals. Looking for a The monthly assistance for a household is more cost-effective way of meeting the electronically uploaded on the e-card in food needs, the Turkish Red Crescent Soci- two instalments of TYR 40 (CHF 20) per ety, in collaboration with WFP, discussed family member every 15 days. At the end ©Turkish Red Crescent Society Red Crescent ©Turkish A man purchases preferred food products for his family at a participating shop using the e-card. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 4 Cash transfer programme fact sheet Syrian population movement response programme 2012–present of the month any balance remaining on the The e-card programme is supplemented e-card is cleared so that it is not possible by other relief distribution activities carried to accumulate money. out by AFAD and the Turkish Red Crescent Society. With the support of its partners, Certain limitations have been put on the equipment (e.g. electric cooking plates, card to ensure that the purchase of prod- kitchen sets, mini-fridges and shelves) is ucts such as alcohol, cigarettes and junk being distributed allowing families to cook food is not possible. Regular monitoring of and store food. Such equipment is a pre- shops and households is undertaken to condition for any food voucher programme. ensure that this criteria is maintained. When purchasing food products in an Household selection outlet or a shop, the household member All households that are officially registered purchasing the food must be over the age in one of the 14 camps are automatically of 18. The household member then pro- included in the cash transfer programme duces the e-card and his/her beneficiary and receive a beneficiary registration card registration card. The cashier verifies the and an e-card. number on the beneficiary registration card with the number on the e-card to finalize The camp resident lists are updated on a the transaction. monthly basis to ensure that only house- holds living in the camps benefit from the The Turkish Red Crescent Society monitors cash transfer and other camp services. When and reports any lost, broken and unused a family leaves the camp, they are removed cards, and produces monthly project re- from the camp resident list and must return ports to ensure thorough monitoring. the beneficiary registration and e-cards. Cash-based programming facts Total transfer amount per TRY 80 (CHF 40) per household member per month household Number of payments Two instalments (TRY 40 per household member per 15 days) Value of cash transfers as 94 per cent percentage of total project cost Modality Conditional cash grant (electronic voucher or e-card) Payment mechanism Cash transfer through third party (e-card distributed by the National Society and redeemed with traders) Method of setting value The amount is based on food costs for 2,100 kilocalories per person per day of cash transfer Partners/service providers • WFP • Halkbank (Turkish state owned bank) Service provision charges No service charges International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 5 Cash transfer programme fact sheet Syrian population movement response programme 2012–present Programme implementation is continuing its information and monitor- ing activities, as well as making efforts to In October 2012, the Turkish Red Crescent improve the system. For example, mini- Society, in collaboration with WFP and the fridges are being procured and distributed Halkbank, launched the electronic food to improve the safe storage of food. The voucher programme in five camps in Kilis camp managing authorities are in the pro- and Hatay. The Turkish Red Crescent Soci- cess of upgrading the camps’ infrastruc- ety organized training sessions for the ture to match the increase of electricity camp management, field staff, market power needs. owners and workers, and households in order to ensure that everyone fully under- To verify whether the e-card programme stands the process and how the e-card is covers the needs of the households, sev- to be used.