SPF Peru: Emergency Response for Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees

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The grant would be implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migrations through a RETF (Component 1) Component 1: Emergency Economic Support to Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees (RETF, US$3,499,797). The grant will finance immediate support through one-off unconditional emergency transfer of PEN 760 (approximately US$ 235) to eligible individuals and families. The delivery of cash transfers to eligible beneficiaries who fall under medium or high scale of vulnerability will be implemented through the following modalities: (a) mobile transfers that will be distributed per family, requiring valid identification and a Peruvian mobile number for registration for at least 10,535 families; and (b) prepaid cards for consumption in specific local establishments for at least 3,000 families. The level of the one-off transfer equals the amount that the Peruvian government provides to its citizens and it does not create distortions between the host population and migrants and refugees. Through this multipurpose cash transfer amounting to seven weeks of Minimum Expenses Basket (MEB) in Peru, the target population will be able to meet part of their immediate needs that may include shelter, temporary accommodation, basic medical assistance, food security, personal hygiene supplies, and similar.

FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

Hospital, Commercial, Seaport, Government