Cash Assistance for Struggling Families like Maricel’s
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This time has been difficult on the communities they work with. Around 85% of families rely on limited savings and irregular, daily-wage labour jobs, which have been closed down during quarantine. Although Local Government Units (equivalent to a local council) have provided rations for poor families, the amount and quality of the rations varied by area and has been inadequate for many families.
In partnership with the Baxter Foundation, INA and Vineyard were able to implement cash transfer packages to provide basic support for vulnerable households in our project target area. The first of three cash assistance of Php 500.00 per family (roughly $14AUD) was distributed along with three kilos of rice from locally-raised funds for COVID Response.

The cash allowed families to choose what was most important to them at that moment. Families could buy grocery items like rice, milk, biscuits, canned goods, noodles, fruits, bread, eggs, condiments, soaps, dishwashing liquid, etc. Others bought medicines for fever, cough and colds as handy supplies/emergency medicines if needed.

and spiritual support. Maricel is a Community Managed Savings and Credit Association (COMSCA) member, and her group shareout during the lockdown really helped to provide a vital cash boost. Maricel continues to participate in COMSCA and is trying to save despite the pandemic. She has
been encouraging her neighbours to do the same, so that they will also have savings and a loan facility to turn to during emergencies.
Your support continues to enable this kind of assistance across all of INA’s projects and countries, helping thousands of struggling communities.
Thank you!
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