Swaziland drought: giving cash to buy food
Beneficiaries lining up to buy mealie-meal, a staple food made from maize, after collecting their mobile cash. Sibongile Mbhamali (in the middle) spents her 500 SZL (30 euros) to buy 15 kg of mealie-meal, 10 kg of rice and vegetables. ECHO funded cash transfer programme is a response to food insecurity in Southern Swaziland. Programme is supported by Finnish Red Cross and implemented by Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross Society. In total 4 200 households will receive a sum of 1 500 SZL in three instalments in April and May 2016. 90 per cent of beneficiaries report spending the money on food.
Credits: Emil Helotie/Finnish Red Cross
Swaziland drought: giving cash to buy food
Beneficiaries lining up to buy mealie-meal, a staple food made from maize, after collecting their mobile cash. Sibongile Mbhamali (in the middle) spents her 500 SZL (30 euros) to buy 15 kg of mealie-meal, 10 kg of rice and vegetables. ECHO funded cash transfer programme is a response to food insecurity in Southern Swaziland. Programme is supported by Finnish Red Cross and implemented by Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross Society. In total 4 200 households will receive a sum of 1 500 SZL in three instalments in April and May 2016. 90 per cent of beneficiaries report spending the money on food.
Credits: Emil Helotie/Finnish Red Cross