{"id":764,"date":"2021-03-23T10:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T10:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/?page_id=764"},"modified":"2024-05-08T07:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T07:56:24","slug":"cash-based-interventions-cbi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/kakuma\/cash-based-interventions-cbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cash-Based Interventions (CBI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>General Information on UNHCR Cash Assistance Programs <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR&#8217;s CBI offers vital assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers, empowering them to meet their needs in a dignified and flexible manner. By providing financial support directly to those in need, CBIs allow beneficiaries to prioritize their expenditures according to their specific needs, whether it be for food, shelter, education, or healthcare. This approach not only supports the autonomy of refugees and asylum-seekers but also contributes to the local economy by utilizing local markets and services. Our cash assistance programs in the Kalobeyei Settlement and Kakuma Camps are delivered through partnerships with Equity Bank and KCB Bank, respectively. To ensure accurate delivery of cash entitlements, it&#8217;s crucial that any changes in address or location are updated in UNHCR\u2019s database. This facilitates a smooth process for opening and managing bank accounts through a UNHCR-facilitated process, ensuring timely and secure payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Five cash grants are currently being disbursed to refugees and asylum-seekers namely:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shelter latrine grants<\/strong>&nbsp;for selected\/targeted families in Kalobeyei Settlement to construct permanent shelters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hygiene Items&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>(sanitary pads)<\/strong> are small amounts paid to all women within the reproductive age bracket (11-50 years). Considering the reduced funding UNHCR will provide cash assistance for this programme for the six months only in 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Energy grants (firewood<\/strong>) targeting persons with disability, elderly, and individuals with mental health issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cash for Education<\/strong>&nbsp;for selected students on Secondary Education Scholarship. Cash grant for Education includes educational\/school supplies, pocket money stipend, and transport \u2013 disbursed through students\u2019 accounts at Equity Bank. This Scolarship programme is being gradually taken over by the government through the Secondary School Elimu Scholarships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Voluntary Repatriation&nbsp;<\/strong>cash grants as a pre-departure package to cover basic needs on arrival in the country of origin for refugees and Asylum seekers willing to return<em> (currently only to Burundi).&nbsp;<\/em>$50 cash per person distributed physically by Equity Bank on the day of departure. This is in addition to any assistance provided by UNHCR in the receiving country.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Information on UNHCR Cash Assistance Programs UNHCR&#8217;s CBI offers vital assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers, empowering them to meet their needs in a dignified and flexible manner. By providing financial support directly to those in need, CBIs allow beneficiaries to prioritize their expenditures according to their specific needs, whether it be for food, shelter, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"parent":317,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/sectioned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-764","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1675,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/764\/revisions\/1675"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}