Competitive Business Challenge

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The Competitive Business Challenge of KKCF is an opportunity for local entrepreneurs, social enterprise directors and company owners to access performance-based grants and technical support for expanding or establishing new products and services to serve the refugees and host communities of these areas.

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South Sudan refugee Florence Idiongo (right) with a local vendor at the market in Kalobeyei settlement. Florence is benefiting from the Cash for Shelter scheme, in which refugees receive the cash to pay for the construction of their houses and other needs through regular bank accounts, furthering their financial inclusion with access to banking services. ; Since its inception in 2018, UNHCR has provided refugees in Kalobeyei settlement with cash for constructing durable and permanent shelters – part of the UN Refugee Agency’s Cash for Shelter initiative. The process aims to ensure safe and dignified housing while reducing dependency on humanitarian assistance, addressing protection concerns and aiding integration with the host community. The project also provides value for money as refugees build permanent shelters at up to 14 per cent lower costs than implementing partners. Refugees can build a compound of 12 or more shelters in an average of 22 days. This efficient use of funds allows refugees to spend the remaining money on home improvements or other basic needs, benefiting the local economy and improving social coexistence.