Group Cash Transfers in South Sudan: Case study and learning brief, South Sudan Red Cross

Group Cash Transfer (GCT) is an approach that provides resources in the form of cash transfers to community groups to implement projects that can contribute to the immediate survival and recovery needs of crisis-affected populations. The approach seeks to transfer decision-making power to the groups, driving a locally-led approach and putting communities at the centre of the action.

South Sudan Red Cross Society (SSRC) with the support of the Danish Red Cross (DRC) piloted the GCT approach in Raja in Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan in 2023. The GCTs allowed communities to lead the priority setting, design, implementation, and monitoring of their group projects. The overall project aim was to stimulate and create avenues for communities to access food locally and to enable resilient livelihoods for the group members.

Four groups were supported with GCTs that immediately benefited both group members and the wider community regarding food security. Meanwhile, the group members also reported that they benefitted from skills development, strengthened conflict resolution skills, improved incomes, and a stronger team spirit to engage in livelihoods.