Using Vouchers for Development projects

PROGRAMING WITH VOUCHERS SOME QUICK GUIDELINES A voucher is a bond -in paper or electronic card- that can be exchanged for a quantity or defined value of staple products or services. Usually provided as purchase bonds of a given quantity (ex. 30.00$), which allow beneficiaries to buy a preagreed quantity of product (ex. 5kg. of wheat or 11. of oil) VOUCHER Holder: 10 $ Period: They can be swaped in a preselected list of stores, for a period of time or at some specific date. REQUIREMENTS Within the needs assessment and on selecting to use Vouchers modality, a market assessment will be needed to help identify: 1 Existence of a number of traders large enough to avoid congestions and monopole. 2 Easy and secured access to stores for beneficiary population. 3 Selected traders have available stock of selected goods (or can easily access it) SHOP 4 They can cope with foreseeable demand rises. 5 Selected stores accept conditions (prices, quality, volunteers' presence, documents to fulfill). 6 Program is accepted also by Local authorities, population and other actors.--- Once checked the program viability and selected the providers, here's an orientation of steps to be implemented. PROCEDURE 4 3 2 1803 List of beneficiaries Identification Informative session Vouchers distribution Control measures Usually population census provided by local authorities Any document may be valid I (no need of official document) To explain beneficiaries and I provide them with list of stores i Usually with a serial number to be checked after in the storesi To verify quality, quantities, and prices provided by stores +C Adapted by IFRC from the publication: © 2012, Visualbrains.info "Coupons, une guide pratique", CaLP (2012)