UNRWA Social Safety Net Programme (SSNP)
UNRWA's Social Safety Net Programme provides essential assistance to over 1 million food-insecure Palestine refugees across Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. In the West Bank, e-card assistance reaches 36,000+ beneficiaries enabling dignified choice in purchases, while Gaza relies primarily on in-kind food assistance. The Relief and Social Services program develops institutional capacity of 24 community-based organizations managed by Local Administrative Committees. The program promotes social participation, inclusion, gender equality, and civic engagement while addressing multi-dimensional poverty through cash transfers, vocational training, and microfinance with 475,000+ loans awarded.
Behavior Goal
Alleviate food insecurity and extreme poverty; promote social inclusion and participation; enable economic self-sufficiency through training and microfinance; build community organization capacity
Methods & Approaches
Implementers & Partners
- UNRWA Relief and Social Services
Donors & Sponsors
- Multiple international donors
- UN member states
Key Takeaways
- 1E-card assistance preserves dignity through choice vs. in-kind aid
- 2Community-based organizations enable local ownership and participation
- 3Multi-dimensional approach addresses poverty holistically
- 4Microfinance enables graduation from safety net to self-sufficiency
- 5Local Administrative Committees build civic engagement skills