Effectiveness

Executive Summary Multi-Purpose Cash grant (MPC) is a pivotal instrument of the humanitarian response plan in Lebanon both in terms of coverage and financial volume. About 60% of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon receive MPC assistance. Maximising the impact of MPC can therefore have important and at scale effects for the well-being of Syrian refugees.…

Executive Summary This research comes amidst a rapidly declining and volatile economic, social and political situation in Lebanon. A three-fold crisis erupted in 2019, starting with the onset of a severe financial and banking crash that has led to a rapid collapse of the economy, currency depreciation coupled with subsidy removals and exponential inflation. The…

Executive Summary The purpose of this rapid survey is to gather top-line insights on the impact of the Covid-19 total lockdown in Lebanon, prohibiting all but essential movement, on multi-purpose cash (MPC) recipients. This includes households’ ability to access and spend their assistance, prepare for the lockdown and meet their basic needs. The sample includes…

Executive Summary The purpose of this survey is to gather rapid insights on the impact of Covid-19 on multi-purpose cash recipients and their ability to access and spend their assistance. In late March and April 2020, the NRC-co-led Cash Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Organizational Network (CAMEALEON) conducted a two-round survey to gather insights on…

Executive Summary The two-year study assessed the impact of MPC on the well-being of over 11,000 Syrian refugee households living in the Bekaa, North and Mount Lebanon. The study finds that most of the impact of MPC materializes in the long term (over 12 months), while limited impact materializes in the short term. The study…