Cash Programming

A representative from a partner people’s organization conducts a profiling of possible beneficiaries of cash assistance to low-income families of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in Quezon City. (Photo by: Vina Salazar/Oxfam)

Oxfam, Microsoft partner to provide cash aid to COVID-19 patients

To scale up government efforts to curb the impact of the pandemic, international development and humanitarian organization Oxfam and Microsoft partnered to provide cash assistance to low-income families of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in Quezon City.

A woman sets up a small shop inside Saguiaran evacuation center

Empowering displaced families of Marawi through cash programming

The ongoing debate about cash assistance versus direct food distribution often overlooks the needs of individuals and families that we in HRC are trying to help. Cash provides the family the ability to meet its most critical needs. It may be milk or the variety and freshness of other food that the...