Paper details
| Paper authors | Qundeel Khattak |
| In panel on | Technology, Innovation and Experimentation in the Refugee Sector |
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Abstract
From 2019 to 2020, with the support of USAID´s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Save the Children implemented a multi-purpose cash ‘plus’ program in response to the influx of Venezuelan migrants into Peru. Households that were only transiting through the cities where they were identified were provided with a one-off cash transfer assistance aiming at covering their lodging, food, hygiene and transportation costs. Those that were planning to settle were provided with three months of unconditional cash assistance, aiming at covering their food, shelter, hygiene items, household items, and transportation needs. MPCA assistance was complemented by Nutrition and Child Protection activities focusing on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and provision of itinerant child friendly space to help children building self-help strategies to mitigate distress and strengthen resilience. In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared in Peru, followed by months of quarantine, which further exacerbated the vulnerability of Venezuelans, and required some significant programmatic changes to the MPCA. This paper documents key programmatic and operational models put in place by Save the Children Peru to adapt its MPCA ‘Plus’ program to the needs of Venezuelans on the move, settling in Peru and affected by COVID-19. It also provides lessons learnt and recommendations that can be applied to large-scale migration responses across the globe.
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