MPTF COVID 19 Call 1: Leaving No One Behind in Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 Response - Technical and Financial Support for the Implementation of the Cash Transfer Scheme for Low-Income Households

Funded by UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Funds, this project aims to provide technical and financial support for the implementation of cash transfer scheme in Timor-Leste. The scheme will target the poorest households in Timor-Leste, each receiving payment of USD 100 for a period two months to subsidize their basic needs. This is the first time that the Government will be implementing a social protection scheme of this scale. UN agencies in Timor-Leste lead by the ILO and UN Women will provide technical support to the Government in designing the most effective, efficient and safe implementation plan for the scheme. The project will ensure that Government’s cash transfer scheme targeting low-income households is rolled out swiftly in an efficient, inclusive, transparent and accountable manner.

Project symbol

TLS/20/50/UND

Admin unit

CO-Jakarta

Start date

15/05/2020

End date

30/11/2020

Total allocation

800360

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

800360

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Timor-Leste

Outcomes

Outcome 8: Comprehensive and sustainable social protection for all