Cash transfers start "this week" in Côte d'Ivoire to help the poorest households fight the spread of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Ivorian Minister of Solidarity Mariatou Koné announced Monday in Abidjan , social cohesion and the fight against poverty.
This action, which will start with "Greater Abidjan" before spreading throughout the country, is part of the Social Response Plan against Covid-19 put in place by the Ivorian authorities and their humanitarian partners.
“The solidarity chain is launched and as of this week, for the most vulnerable households, humanitarian aid is on the way for food vouchers, for money transfers, for food kits, for health kits and even for psychological counseling and support, "said Ms. Koné after a meeting with humanitarian partners in Côte d'Ivoire as part of the Expanded Coordination Committee (EAC).
"We already have a first database that we will combine with community targeting," she said, speaking of the households that should benefit from this social project.
According to Ms. Koné "if we respect the barrier measures against Covid-19, we will not go to complete containment". "So confinement or non-confinement will depend on our behavior," she said, assuring that this social assistance "will be done in transparency".
In the same spirit, Philippe Poinsot, the coordinator of the United Nations System in Côte d'Ivoire, added that this humanitarian response could be "direct aid" granted to poor households or to people who have lost their jobs because of Coronavirus.
Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivorian ministry of solidarity, social cohesion and the fight against poverty has launched a chain of solidarity to help the poor to fight against this disease. Côte d'Ivoire has so far recorded 879 confirmed cases of Covid-19 disease with 287 cured and ten deaths.
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