1. WFP-UNICEF Emergency Cash Transfers to support Dominicans affected by Hurricane Maria Dominica, December 2017 – February 2018
November 30th, 2017

2. (“PAP” Social Welfare)
Objectives
Partners: Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs, WFP and UNICEF
Provide unconditional cash transfers to:
Contribute to adequate access to food of 25,000 people (8,300 vulnerable households).
Support the immediate needs of 6,000 children living in eligible households.
Contribute to strengthen government capacity by providing technical assistance.
The emergency cash transfer programme builds upon the existing Public Assistance Programme
(“PAP” Social Welfare)

3. Process
Identification of eligibility criteria for the Emergency Cash Transfers
Vulnerability and Needs Assessment: aiming at gathering information on the vulnerability and needs of each household as a result of the hurricane.
Beneficiary Selection: through Beneficiary Selection Committees with the support of the Ministry of Social Services
Transfer in 3 monthly disbursements: to 8,300 households including 6,000 children
Communication to the population

4. A) B) Process Beneficiary Eligibility Criteria (1/2)
Current beneficiaries of the PAP
 Target: ~ 2,200 households
For those who are not enrolled in the PAP the agreed eligibility criteria will be applied
 Target: ~ 6,100 households B)
Total target: 8,300 households nationwide

5. Process
Beneficiary Eligibility Criteria (2/2)

6. 1 2 3 4 5 Process Vulnerability and Needs Assessment
Set-up of Beneficiary Selection Committee at community level 2
Briefing for the Beneficiary Selection Committees
From 7 to 9 November 3
Data collection and digitalization
From 10 November to date 4
Beneficiary selection
Application of eligibility criteria to the VNA database
Generate the lists of households meeting the eligibility criteria
Validation of the lists by the Beneficiary Selection Committees
For information, first batch of the lists presented to the Cabinet 5
Same process for the second batch to be finalized by 16 December
We are only half way through…

7. ~26,000 households nationwide
Results
Vulnerability and Needs Assessment
Received surveys
[As of 22 November]
: 8,000
Expected remaining surveys to be received
[By 11 December]
: 11,000
Total Expected number of surveys: 19,000
(~75% of total households)
2011 Census:
~26,000 households nationwide
Migration
Aggregation of households

8. Results Vulnerability and Needs Assessment (1/2)
Main findings [As of 22 November]
Average family size: 3.2
Average number of children in each household: 0.83
% of households that lost their main source of income: 57.2 %
% of head of household currently unemployed: 68 %

9. Results Vulnerability and Needs Assessment (2/2) Overall needs
% of people who indicated one or more needs
Top Priority needs
% of people who indicated below needs as top priority
Owning or Renting?
Is the house insured?

10. + Results Beneficiary lists First round of beneficiary selection
PAP beneficiaries (~ 2,200 households) +
First group of Non-PAP affected households
8,000 VNA forms received as of 22 November
…of which…
2,700 eligible beneficiaries
Total targeted beneficiaries: 4,900 households

11. + + Results Beneficiary lists
First group of Non-PAP eligible beneficiaries
Beneficiary profile + +
Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities
85%
of eligible beneficiaries
15%
of eligible beneficiaries

12. Results Beneficiary lists Second round of beneficiary selection
11,000 additional VNA forms (expected by 11 December)
…of which…
estimated 3,700 eligible beneficiaries
Total targeted beneficiaries: 8,300 households
[First and second round]
Note: Households receiving cash transfer from IFRC will not receive the WFP-UNICEF Emergency Cash Transfer

13. Next steps Continue data collection and finalize it by 11 December.
Verification and validation of beneficiary lists by 20 December.
Ensure appropriate communication to the population and promote the use of existing feedback mechanism to guarantee an inclusive approach.
Second disbursement to all eligible beneficiaries:
16 January – 19 January
Third disbursement to all eligible beneficiaries:
13 February - 17 February

14. Communication

15. Timeline Communication to population
Vulnerability and Needs Assessment
7 November
Beneficiary Selection Committee Set-Up and Briefing
22-29 November
First selection of beneficiaries
11 December
Stop Data Collection
Until 20 December
Second selection of beneficiaries
Emergency Cash Transfers
10 November
Start Data Collection
4 December
First Disbursement for PAP beneficiaries
From 26 December
First Disbursement for first group of non-PAP
16 January
Second Disbursement for all beneficiaries
13 February
Third Disbursement for all beneficiaries

16. Emergency Cash Transfers
Monitoring
Emergency Cash Transfers
4 December
First Disbursement for PAP beneficiaries
From 26 December
First Disbursement for first group of non-PAP beneficiaries in settlements
16 January
Second Disbursement for all beneficiaries
13 February
Third Disbursement for all beneficiaries
Total sites: 20
8 respondents per group
6 PAP groups
14 non-PAP groups
Within the 20 groups, 4 groups exclusively with women
45min per group
Total respondents: 100 – 160
26 February to 9 March
2 Focus Groups PAP
6 Focus Groups non-PAP
8 December to 12 December:
2 Focus Groups non-PAP
29 January to 9 February:
2 Focus Groups PAP
6 Focus Groups non-PAP
11 December to 15 December:
2 Focus Groups PAP

17. Donors
The Emergency Cash Transfer for

18. November 30th, 2017