Philippines: Partnering With Existing National Safety Nets For Emergency Cash Assistance

On 8 November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) devastated large swaths of the Philippines' Visayas region. In order to immediately deliver emergency cash assistance to the most vulnerable affected households, WFP partnered with the government's Department of Social Welfare and Development through their existing social safety net mechanism, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The Emergency Cash Transfer Top-Up project allowed WFP to leverage existing government-to-person payment programmes to rapidly deliver humanitarian assistance. 

This study, conducted by Bankable Frontier Associates through the support of the UK Department of International Development, identifies lessons learned through the innovative partnership, gathering information from stakeholders, implementers, payment service providers and their partners and beneficiaries.