Cash and voucher assistance
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“Here, I learned to believe in myself” – A new partnership with BingX strengthens support for children in the Western Balkans facing poverty, exclusion and displacement
Day centres operated by local civil society organisations provide vital community-based social protection services for children facing the greatest barriers to their wellbeing and development. To help ensure that some of the most vulnerable children in the region continue receiving the support they need, Save the Children North West Balkans, together with local partner organisations Nova Generacija and Otaharin in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Centre for Youth Integration in Serbia, has launched a new partnership with BingX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company.
"I Decide": How Cash in Hand Helped Hawa's Family Survive Displacement
Conflict forced Hawa*, 60, to flee with nothing. Unconditional cash from Save the Children, through the ECHO-funded Somali Cash Consortium, carried her family through their hardest months in Qandala, Somalia.
From Floodwater to Harvest: Ahmed's Return to His Family Farm in Jowhar, Somalia
When the Shabelle River broke its banks, Ahmed*, 55 and his family lost their home, their crops, and their only income in a matter of hours. Five months later, unconditional cash assistance from Save the Children helped them survive and begin again. His harvest has returned. The river, still unbanked, has not gone away.
Early Warning, Timely Cash: Maryam’s Story of Transforming Climate Alerts into Real Resilience
Maryam*, 40, is raising eleven children in Bander Beyla District, Puntland, where two years of declining fish catches left the family in debt and several children out of school. Through a Save the Children project funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, she received 90 dollars a month for four months, allowing her to buy food, store water and return children to class. She is now a member of a community early warning committee, helping neighbours prepare for climate shocks and calling for continued support so her children can stay in school.
From Ukraine to Afghanistan: Children with severe disabilities, fleeing domestic violence left to fend for themselves as aid cuts stop cash assistance programmes – Save the Children
A 12-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome in Ukraine who has been left severely emotionally distressed by a lifetime of conflict is at risk of becoming homeless due to foreign aid cuts, Save the Children said, as the child rights organisation shared examples of the impacts on cash assistance work around the world.