Impact and effectiveness of cash assistance – Cash in Türkiye
Our goal is to positively change the situation of people affected by crisis or displacement. For this reason, we are constantly monitoring and evaluating our activities to ensure that they result in the desired impact. This section focuses on the effectiveness and impact of humanitarian cash assistance programmes, including findings from these processes, best practices and lessons learned.

3 May 2023
Intersectional Vulnerability Study- Living on bare minimum: An exploration of the vulnerability of refugees in Türkiye.
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Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) and IFRC Türkiye Delegation present the second round of the Intersectoral Vulnerability Study (IVS-2), an effort aimed at evaluating the vulnerability and severity of humanitarian conditions among the refugee population in Türkiye. IVS-2 employed a tailored analytical framework, building upon the findings and lessons learned of IVS-1 conducted in 2021 and presents a holistic perspective on the evolving humanitarian landscape. The study participants are composed of refugees eligible and ineligible for the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) and Complementary ESSN (C-ESSN) programs. From December 2021 to July 2022, the IVS-2 study conducted face-to-face interviews, yielding unparalleled insights into the changing lives of Türkiye’s refugee population since the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic. We invite you to explore the findings of IVS-2, which has and will undoubtedly continue to inform evidence-based interventions and contribute to enhancing the well-being and resilience of the refugee population in Türkiye.
20 February 2023
Shaken to the Core: Assessing the impact of the earthquake on ESSN and C-ESSN recipients
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IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)This report provides an overview of the impact of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake on ESSN and C-ESSN Recipients and offers a roadmap for cash assistance implementation
17 November 2022
Linkages between humanitarian cash assistance and social protection: Lessons learnt from the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) in Türkiye
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IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)This report summarises key lessons learnt from the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme in Türkiye, focusing on the linkages the programme makes between government’s social protection and Movement humanitarian cash assistance.
17 November 2022
Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN): Social assistance for refugees in Türkiye
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Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)This fact sheet provides an overview on the implementation of the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme for social assistance to refugees in Türkiye since its inception
13 April 2022
Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Satisfaction and Feedback Survey Results Report
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Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay), Turkish Red Crescent SocietyThe ESSN Satisfaction and Feedback Survey conducted in April 2021 to understand the level of satisfaction among applicants with various stages and components of the ESSN programme.
1 October 2021
ESSN Post Distribution Monitoring 11
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IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)The study showed that non-recipient households were better in terms of having higher income and lower in LSCI and RCSI scores than PDM 10 compared with ESSN recipient households, who relied on coping strategies more than before. The Food Consumption Score also deteriorated more for ESSN recipients more than non-recipients, even though the level of expenditure on food was higher.
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