In a shift from the traditional refugee camp planning process, the UN refugee agency UNHCR uses cash assistance to help refugees find more durable solutions such as integration with the host community through its “The Cash for Shelter” project
Since starting the project in 2018, UNHCR has provided refugees in Kalobeyei settlement with cash through regular bank accounts for constructing durable and permanent shelters, to ensure safe and dignified housing while reducing dependency on aid, furthering refugees’ financial inclusion through access to banking services and addressing protection concerns.
Twenty-five-year-old Florence Idiongo fled South Sudan in 2016 and for two years she and her twelve dependents lived in a plastic tent in Kalobeyei settlement. Conditions were extremely difficult here but thanks to UNHCR’s Cash for Shelter project, she was able to build two permanent houses for her extended family
The project also provides value for money as refugees build the permanent shelters at 11-14 per cent lower costs than the partner agencies. Refugees have ownership of the construction process and they collaborate with their neighbours to build a compound of shelters consisting of 12 to 14 shelters in an average of 22 days. This efficient and effective use of funds allows refugees to spend the remaining money on home improvements or other basic needs, benefitting the local economy and improving social coexistence~UNHCR
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