The cash After the Storm: Building Resilience to Future Disasters
Jun 1, 2015 | by Anna Chilczuk, Thea Anderson
This article describes the post-disaster context of the Phillipines after Typhoon Haiyan and discusses Mercy Corps efforts to meet people’s basic needs post-typhoon and enhance financial inclusion for future disaster resilience. After Haiyan, Mercy Corps provided unconditional emergency electronic cash transfers (etransfers) and access to longer-term financial service as a pathway from relief to recovery, with households gaining access to financial services through a mobile bank account.
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South Asia Economic Strengthening and Recovery Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments Financial Inclusion Technology Resilient Markets Resilient Markets Resource Library English Unpublished Resources Disaster Risk Reduction Resources