1. Cash-Based Interventions Technical Working Group Meeting
22 August 2016
11:00 to 13:00
UN House

2. Information Management Operational Updates
Total number of individuals reached with all modalities and for all sectors: 417,983
Number of individuals reached in Both Sectors (FS/BN-NFI): 70,005
Number of individuals reached with Food Security assistance: 338,163
Number of individuals reached with Basic Needs/NFI assistance: 9,815
Food Security actors using the e-voucher modality reached 5.4% more beneficiaries in July than in June.
Basic Needs actors using the e-voucher modality reached 48% more beneficiaries in July than in June.
Information Management Operational Updates

3. Partners are active in 4 Provinces
# OF SYRIANS REACHED WITH E-VOUCHERS FOR FOOD/NFI/BASIC NEEDS AS OF JULY 2016
Partners are active in 4 Provinces
A total of 70,005 Syrian beneficiaries have been reached with CBIs for food, NFI/Basic Needs assistance
3 Partners: CARE, Concern, WHH.
2 Planned:
NRC – Multi-Purpose Cash
Mercy Corps

4. Partners are active in 12 Provinces
FOOD SECURITY E-VOUCHER DISTRIBUTIONS AS OF JULY 2016
Partners are active in 12 Provinces
A total of 338,163 Syrian beneficiaries have been reached with CBIs for food assistance
This is 5.4% more than last month
12 PROVINCES WHERE FOOD SECURITY ACTORS HAVE ONGOING PROJECTS: Adana, Adiyaman, Ankara, Gaziantep, Hatay, K.Maras, Killis, Kiziltepe, Malatya, Mardin, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa
COMPLETED CBI PROJECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY:
CBI Projects conducted by ASAM for both Food Security and Basic Needs ended on 29 February 2016.
PLANNED CBI PROJECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY:
2 CBI Food Security projects are planned by IOM and Mercy Corps off-camp.
IOM plans by December 2016 to reach 8,100 Syrians in Hatay with 62TL per capita. Assessments are already ongoing.
Mercy Corps plans to reach 4,000 Syrians in Gaziantep (Sehitkamil, Sahinbey) – voucher value TBD

5. This is 48% more than last month
BASIC NEEDS E-VOUCHER DISTRIBUTIONS as of JULY 2016
Partners are active in 4 Provinces: Hatay, Killis, Sanliurfa, and Gaziantep
A total of 9,815
Syrian beneficiaries have been reached with e-voucher modality for Basic Needs
This is 48% more than last month
COMPLETED CBI PROJECTS FOR BASIC NEEDS:
Two Basic Needs CBI Projects conducted by ASAM and UNICEF/TRC ended on 29 February 2016 and the latter on 29 April 2016.
The ASAM project was for multi-purpose e-vouchers and assessed a total of 103,805 Syrian individuals, whereas it reached 11% of those assessed, so a total of 11,525 Syrian beneficiaries in 13 provinces (Istanbul, Sakarya, Izmir, Adana, Osmaniye, Hatay, Gaziantep, Konya, Kayseri, Nigde, Nevsehir, Mardin, K.Mara.
TRC/UNICEF Basic Needs CBI programme reached a total of 37,666 off-camp Syrians with one-off assistance for winterization in 4 provinces (Gaziantep, Hatay, Sanliurfa, Killis).
Out of these beneficiaries reached, 7,112 were under 5 years old and 15,165 were aged between 5 and 17 years old.
PLANNED CBI PROJECTS FOR BASIC NEEDS:
Save the Children will plan a monthly e-voucher Basic Needs project from September 2016 to September 2017 in Hatay where about 440TL will be provided per household.
Mercy Corps plans to reach 4,000 Syrians in Gaziantep (Sehitkamil, Sahinbey) – voucher value TBD.

6. Possible Overlap Alerts in the Food Security & Basic Needs Sectors Ongoing & Planned Projects

7. Mapping of Overlaps Ongoing & Planned Projects
Gaziantep – 4,000 individuals
Sanliurfa – 382 individuals
Hatay, Antakya – 2,397 individuals
Kilis – 6,126 individuals

8. Average Food Price Monitoring, July 2016
Average Food Basket Price in 18 Provinces
Why are food prices higher in Mardin, Kiziltepe, Adiyaman and Malatya?
Food Items Monitored:
FOOD
Rice
Bulgur
Sunflower oil
Red lentils
Salt
Sugar
Poultry
Eggs
Pasta
White cheese
Cucumbers
Gasoline
Kerosine
LPG for cooking
NFI
Body soap
Hair shampoo
Laundry detergent
Toothpaste
Sanitary pads
Child disposable diapers
Double blanket
coal
Cooking gas
ASAM had Basic Needs winterization activities in the following 7 provinces:
Istanbul
Izmir
Kayseri
Konya
Nevsehir
Nigde
Sakarya

9. Price Monitoring from the WFP Referential Food Basket for Contracted & Non-Contracted Shops Data from February, March, April, May, June 2016
WFP Data: Average Food Item Price (TL) from Adana, Adiyaman, Akcakale, Ceylanpinar, Harran, Islahiye, Karkamis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Viransehir, Gazianteo, Hatay (in and off-camp), Sanliurfa (in and off-camp), Kilis (in and off-camp), K.Maras (in and off-camp).
The price of gasoline, kerosine increased slightly.
Unskilled wage also increased.
Prices decreased for: cucumbers, cheese, eggs and poultry.

10. Price Monitoring from the WFP Referential Food Basket for WFP Contracted Shops Data from February, March, April, May, June 2016
WFP Data: Average Food Item Price (TL) from Adana, Adiyaman, Akcakale, Ceylanpinar, Harran, Islahiye, Karkamis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Viransehir, Gazianteo, Hatay (in and off-camp), Sanliurfa (in and off-camp), Kilis (in and off-camp), K.Maras (in and off-camp).
The price of gasoline, kerosine increased slightly.
Unskilled wage also increased.
Prices decreased for: cucumbers, cheese, eggs and poultry.

11. Average NFI Price Monitoring, July 2016
The price of sanitary items is higher in Ankara.
Laundry detergent is more expensive in Killis and Sanliurfa.

12. Average Cost of the NFI Basket, July 2016
The NFI Basket is highest in Ankara, then followed by Sanliurfa.
NFI
Body soap
Hair shampoo
Laundry detergent
Toothpaste
Sanitary pads
Child disposable diapers
Double blanket
coal
Cooking gas

13. Use of CBI Assistance at HH Level
Priority expenditures on food rent, debt repayment and utilities, and sanitary/hygiene items.
50% of DRC’s beneficiaries in Killis and Sanliurfa have debt.

14. Household Expenditure Data in Sanliurfa
Concern noted that rent is expenditure number one Sanliurfa. The rent is highest in Veransehir and Ceylanpinar City.
The second highest expenditure is Food – where prices are highest in Ceylanpinar City.
These findings from Concern’s PDM reports show that Syrians in Sanliurfa spend less on education, clothes and transport than they do in other provinces.

15. Livelihood Coping Strategies
Most common livelihood coping strategies are sending children to work in Gaziantep, Ankara, Killis nd Hatay village.
The most common coping strategies employed by most people are the following:
Sending children to work
Sending HH members to beg
Relying on credit

16. Thank you! Next Meeting: 26 July, 11:00 to 13:00 at UN House