emergency grants

Unconditional COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program | August, 2020-February, 2021 | Budget: 400, 000 USD

Unconditional COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program | August, 2020-February, 2021 | Budget: 400, 000 USD

The Youth Cafe recently made and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with GiveDirectly Inc., thereby forming a partnership between the two organizations. The purpose of this Unconditional COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program partnership is to contribute to enhanced economic empowerment within identified locations of Nairobi and ultimate eradication of poverty which in turn will positively impact the lives of the beneficiaries and communities. This program focuses on the disbursement of emergency grants (cash grants) by GiveDirectly to people mainly living in informal settlements in Kenya in which The Youth Café currently works. As a result of this partnership, thousands of youths have been able to benefit from this program where they each received a monthly disbursement of $30 for period of 4 months.