Cash-Based Assistance Programmes for Internally Displaced Persons in the Kabul Informal Settlements

To improve aid delivery and effectiveness, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) piloted during the 2013/2014 winter a mobile-based cash assistance programme aimed at supporting IDP families living in the Kabul informal settlements (KIS) using Roshan’s M-PAISA service.

To assess the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages of these cash-based assistance modalities – and to draw on lessons learned for future programming in support of IDPs in urban informal settlements – WHH and Danish Refugee Council (DRC) have commissioned Samuel Hall to undertake an evaluation of the 2013/2014 winter’s cash interventions through a three-phased approach including a baseline, midline and endline survey.