All services provided by UNHCR and its partners are free of charge!
UNHCR uses cash-based interventions to provide protection, assistance, and services to the most vulnerable. Cash helps the displaced meet a variety of needs, including access to food, water, healthcare, shelter, that allow them to build and support livelihoods.
UNHCR encourages those who have received the following SMS on their phone, to approach any of the following post offices to receive their cash assistance through iris scanner verification.
SMS: “Your case xxx will receive cash assistance from Egypt Post office through IRIS scan”
Iris-enabled Post Offices:
- October: El Hossary, Service complex (Mogamma El-khadamat), 7th District, 6th District, 3rd District, October Main Post Office, 1st District-Zayed
- Giza: Ard El Lewa, Haram Central, Kafr Tohrmos, El Maleka, Mohandseen, Rabea Gizy
- Downtown Cairo: Cairo Main Office, Ramses
- South Cairo (Maadi): Maadi Street 9, Hadaik Maadi
- East Cairo: Zahraa Ain Shams, Ain Shams, Martyr Abdel Moneim Riad, Qobaa East, New Nozha, 8th District, 10th District, Hadaik Qobba, Swiss project
- Katameya: Youth housing-Obour, Obour City, First settlement, Madinty, 10th of Ramadan, 9th Neighborhood
- Alexandria: El Mandara, Sidi Gaber, Madinet Fisal, Alexandria Main Post Office, El Saray
- Borg El Arab: Agami-Betash, Al Ameria, Borg El Arab Old
- Damietta: New Damietta, Faculty of Commerce, New Damietta Second, Mubarak housing
- Dakahlia: Gamasa
- Aswan: Aswan El Far’ey branch