Syrian refugee children (Source: auroraprize.com)
International Rescue Committee and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative are developing cash transfer programming for Syrian refugees.
YEREVAN (Aurora Prize)—The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative are partnering to fund a research program that will enable the IRC to provide vital assistance in the form of reliable and accountable cash distribution to those affected by the conflict in Syria.
With the US $100,000 support of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, the IRC is chartering the development of a Cash First Roadmap—a yearlong campaign which will propose a methodology to identify the country-level barriers to wider cash transfer programming but also inform the means to address them.
The outcome will provide an established framework for the IRC and wider humanitarian community to follow.
“Every day, the number of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world steadily grows. Now is the time to redouble our efforts not just to raise the necessary resources, but to put in place the evidence-based programs that transform lives,â€
