Cash transfers provide poor and vulnerable households with the resources required to address their basic needs and invest in productive activities. Cash transfers can be unconditional or conditional. Cash transfers Conditional cash transfer Unconditional cash transfer CASH AND VOUCHER TOOLBOX For more information, visit www.fao.org/emergencies/fao-in-action/cash-and-vouchers/en/ FAO’s cash transfer programmes take into consideration the various roles and challenges of men and women, and are designed to address their specific needs. GENDER-SENSITIVE PROGRAMMING Contribute to reducing income poverty and its intergenerational transmission by improving human capital (such as health, education, nutrition, etc.) and productive capital in the long term Promote agriculture, food security and nutrition objectives (e.g. support risk-taking and facilitate the adoption of innovative agricultural practices, improved natural resource management, vaccination of livestock, etc.). Minimize negative coping mechanisms such as selling productive assets Smooth consumption and enable beneficiaries to cover a diverse range of basic needs through reducing financial barriers Address liquidity constraints and market failures Improve food security and dietary diversity Cash is disbursed to beneficiaries without the need to fulfil any particular condition. OBJECTIVES I7647EN/1/04.18 | © FAO, 2018 Cash is disbursed to beneficiaries with the condition of having to carry out certain actions or meet specific requirements, such as attending a training, adopting good agricultural practices, etc. The degree of conditionality can vary from “soﬅ” (limited monitoring and no enforcement of sanctions) to “hard” conditions, which are monitored and penalties enforced for non compliance.

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Cash transfers provide poor and vulnerable households with the resources required to address their basic needs and invest in productive activities. Cash transfers can be unconditional or conditional.

Cash transfers

Conditionalcash transfer

Unconditionalcash transfer

CASH AND VOUCHER TOOLBOX

For more information, visit www.fao.org/emergencies/fao-in-action/cash-and-vouchers/en/

FAO’s cash transfer programmes take into consideration the various roles and challenges of men and women, and are designed to address their specific needs.

GENDER-SENSITIVE PROGRAMMING

Contribute to reducing income poverty and its intergenerational transmission by improving human capital (such as health, education, nutrition, etc.) and productive capital in the long term

Promote agriculture, food security and nutrition objectives (e.g. support risk-taking and facilitate the adoption of innovative agricultural practices, improved natural resource management, vaccination of livestock, etc.).

Minimize negative coping mechanisms

such as selling productive assets

Smooth consumption and enable beneficiaries to cover a

diverse range of basic needs through reducing financial barriers

Address liquidity constraints and market failures

Improve food securityand dietary diversity

Cash is disbursed to beneficiaries without the need to fulfil any particular condition.

OBJECTIVES I7

647E

N/1

/04.

18 |

AO, 2

018

Cash is disbursed to beneficiaries with the condition of having to carry out certain actions or meet specific requirements, such as attending a training, adopting good agricultural practices, etc.

The degree of conditionality can vary from “so�” (limited monitoring and no enforcement of sanctions) to “hard” conditions, which are monitored and penalties enforced for non compliance.