Story of Kulagalgalo from Ethiopia
Guest Blog by Syed Mohammed Aftab Alam, Cash and Vouchers Specialist (Global Lead) Plan International Global Hub, Disaster Risk Management Department Kulagalgalo is in a…
Category: Cash and Voucher Transfer (CVA)
COVID-19: How cash transfers can save lives and livelihoods
The Covid-19 pandemic will see more than a quarter of a billion people suffering acute hunger by the end of the year 2020, according to…
The Issue of Identity in Digital Distribution of Zakat
My last blog ended on a note that digitizing zakat payments to beneficiaries would be more efficient, as compared to payments involving hard cash or…
Making Sense of Digital Distribution of Zakat
Zakat may be paid out by an individual muzakki (zakat payer) directly to an individual mustahiq (zakat beneficiary). This is the practice in countries where…
Story of Maimouna from Central Africa
Maimouna is emotional in one of the refugee camps Garisingo in east Cameroon when she recalls the horrific journey she took from Central African Republic…