Emergency Social
Safety Net Brief
DG ECHO Annual Partners
Conference
December 1st, 2016
Brussels
Turkey Context
3.1 M foreigners seeking international protection
Main Vulnerabilities:
• Protection
• Registration status
• Access to services
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Socioeconomic vulnerability:
30% food insecure
90% poor: cannot cover basic needs
38% Stress or emergency coping strategies
Syrian Refugees in Turkey
DG ECHO’s Response: ESSN Cash Transfer
Operational Context:
• Middle income country/ developed financial
services
• Developed Social Welfare System
• Turkish Red Crescent: Humanitarian partner with
pre-existing tool “KizilayKart”, national scope
• Important operational budget: 348 M€
DG ECHO’s Response: ESSN Cash Transfer
• Targets 1 million vulnerable refugees
• Proxy vulnerability indicators
• Aims to support basic needs
 100 TL (27€) 100/ person/ month
 Aligned with government social assistance
 Top ups: CCT education, specific vulnerabilities,
seasonal variation
 Partnership with WFP, Turkish Red Crescent and
Ministry of Family and Social Policy
ESSN KizilayKart & Referrals
SENSITIZATION
INBOUND
REFERRALS
APPLICATIONS
(Government
agencies/
institutions,
NGOs)
APPLICATION OF
CRITERIA & QUERY
WITH BENEFICIARY
DATABASE
REAPPLICATION
OUTBOUND
REFERRALS
(government
services, UN,
NGO specialised
programmes)
LIST OF ELIGIBLE
LIST OF INELIGIBLE
APPEALS
VERIFICAITON
/ HOUSEHOLD
VISITS
Added value, innovation
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Application based
Predictable, monthly, unrestricted cash transfer
National, one platform system
Integrated with Turkish social assistance
programmes
• Referrals in and referrals out
• Cost effective: 85% cash-in-hand