Background
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) assists 33,000 families with the multipurpose cash assistance program (MCAP) in Lebanon Families receive a monthly 175 USD transfer, which can be redeemed at any ATM across the country. Through a basic needs approach, UNHCR is committed to helping refugee families meet their basic needs. UNHCR MCAP in Lebanon feeds into this aim by allowing refugee families easy and safe access to cash, empowering them to manage their expenditures and prioritize their essential needs. Basic needs, defined in UNHCR Basic Needs Approach, encompasses the main survival needs of families including health, nutrition, shelter, education and more. While enabling families to meet their basic needs, UNHCR’s approach expands to also focus on longer term wellbeing and protection solutions to ensure sustainable strategies and action.