Cash Working Group Meeting03 June 2020

60 minutes Agenda

Markets: Presentation on JMMI report May 2020 – REACH

Presentation on Yambio, Nzara and Ezo Rapid Market Assessment –REACH

Update on JMMI TWG meeting

Presentation on FSP Assessment v2 –CWG

Update on Markets –TWG reactivation

Other Updates

Update on CVA and GBV – GBV subcluster

AOB

FSP Mapping

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6

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CentralEquatoria

EasternEquatoria

Jonglei Lakes NorthernBahr el Ghazal

Unity Upper Nile Warrap Western Bahrel Ghazal

WesternEquatoria

Abyei

States summary

No. of Organizations No of Modalities No of DMs No of FSPs

Organizations 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

Central Equatoria

Eastern Equatoria

Jonglei

Lakes

Northern Bahr el Ghazal

Unity

Upper Nile

Warrap

Western Bahr el Ghazal

Western Equatoria

Abyei Admin. Area

Modalities

CCT

UCT

Voucher

Hybrid

MPCA

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Cash in Envelop (Org/IP)

Direct Cash (FSP)

Smart Card / E-card

Paper Voucher

Agents/Traders

Market Fair / Seed Fair

Mechanisms

Central Equatoria Eastern Equatoria Jonglei

Lakes Northern Bahr el Ghazal Unity

Upper Nile Warrap Western Bahr el Ghazal

Western Equatoria Abyei Admin. Area

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Central Equatoria

Eastern Equatoria

Jonglei

Lakes

Northern Bahr el Ghazal

Unity

Upper Nile

Warrap

Western Bahr el Ghazal

Western Equatoria

Abyei Admin. Area

FSP Outreach

Alpha Bank TIAM Dier for Trade M-Gurush NilePay COOP LEM ECO Bank Equity Bank Galaxy (GSI)

FSPs and services

Other services availableIn South Sudan

E-voucherMobile Banking

A/c opening

IRIS, FR, Biometric

Digital platforms

OrganizationsModalities and Mechanisms

Organizations - Delivery Mechanisms and Modalities Go back to Home

Organization CCT UCT Voucher Hybrid MPCA

Other/no

t

mention

ed

Cash in

Envelop

(Org/IP)

Direct

Cash

(FSP)

Smart

Card / E-

card

Paper

Voucher

Agents/T

raders

Market

Fair /

Seed Fair

AAHI x x

AFRAS x x x x x x

ACF x x x x

ACTED x

AVSI x x

Care x x

CMA x

CWW x x x

DRC x

FAO x x x x

FCA x x

Goal x x x

HAGI x x

IMC x x

IOM x x x x x

JAMI x x x

LWF x x x x x x

Malteser x x x

NRC x x x x

Oxfam x x x x x

PAH x x x

Plan x x x

RDAA x x

Tearfund x x x x x

VSF-S x x

WHH x x x x x x x x x

WVSS x

Challenges and obstacles

Challenges and Obstacles

Main Challenges regarding payment systems (Cash)

Accessibility and security are the main challenges in most location in South Sudan

Accessibility to remote areas with no network coverage and limited transport

access

Biometric system have challenges, when it comes to reading finger prints for

most of the SSD beneficiaries

Security issues, high delivery charges

Main Challenges regarding payment systems (Vouchers)

Road accessibility of other remote locations, No airstrip

Highly manual processes, thus rigorous -- verifying and reconciling documentation

takes time

Currently the biggest problem is the infrastructural limitation, there is limited to no

mobile connection and so does affect on how FSP could function. Also the these

locations are prone to insecurity and people fear to put up business

Main Challenges regarding payment systems (Vendors)

Some of the vendors do not have registered Bank Account

All bigger payments are done from HQ, which is international bank transfer,

sometimes this may take longer time as the payments bounce back

biggest obstacle preventing or slowing down the adoption of digital payments

in South Sudan?

Infrastructural limitation, mobile network coverage, and electricity

COVID-19 impacts shared by some organizations

Most significant Impact• Implementation modalities had to be changed.

• Restricted movement/access causes delays in implementation Delays in delivery of cash to the field

• Lack of access of service provider to some areas of operation, due to limited flights/movement

• Delayed transfers due to movement restrictions by the Govt

• Conditional cash program affected

• longer time spent in paying as few people are targeted daily,

• difficulty in delivering cash to the field due to limitation in flights

Business continuity plans: Most of organizations have BCPsFSPs were able to distribute the cashShortage of physical currency: not in all areas but one partner reported this: “some of our filed Officer run shortage of physical currency because our financial service provider where not able reach the field Office due to the limited flights”

Update on Markets –

TWG reactivation

AGENDA

Methodology and tools of price collection

FAO – data gaps and CLIMIS

Planned market assessments

ACTION POINTS

Ali/ CWG to share JIMMI ToR and any useful documents on CWG information needs;

FAO, WFP and REACH to share most updated data collection tool being used;

FAO, WFP and REACH to share a list of markets covered regularly and WHO is collecting data (partner/ organization)

REACH to share few bullet points on market situation in Jonglei (notably in Duk, Ayod, Akobo, Uron, Nyrol and Pibor) – mainly qualitative info (also on the impact of recent Pieri violence on trade)

PARTICIPATIOM

All stakeholders doing market monitoring activities which included

FEWSNET, WFP-VAM, CWG/ REACH-JMMI, FSL Cluster, FAO-CLIMIS, and other stakeholders

Announcement GBV and CVA presentation – by Fanta from GBV sub-cluster

AOB Next meeting agenda?

Thanks