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WFP's SCOPE Platform Doubles Cash Assistance to Vulnerable Families in Libya

Libya · Tripoli · See the Libya profile · See the Tripoli profile

Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 62% 53/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

WFP used its SCOPE beneficiary platform to target and deduplicate cash transfers across Libya, doubling disbursements from $1.4 million (40,000 people) in 2022 to $2.9 million (46,000 people) in 2023, within a wider operation reaching 209,000 people.

1.4 to 2.9 USD million
Cash-based transfers (2022-2023)
40,000 to 46,000
People reached by cash transfers (2022-2023)
209,118
Total beneficiaries, all assistance types (2023)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
World Food Programme (WFP)
Period
2022–2023
Keywords
humanitarian aid, cash-based transfers, social protection

Context

Libya has no single unified government and a large, protracted population of displaced and vulnerable residents, making it hard for cash-assistance programmes to confirm who has already received support and avoid duplicate payments.

Activities

WFP used its SCOPE beneficiary information and transfers management platform to target and reach the most vulnerable households, deduplicating support across a fragmented governance landscape.

Results

Cash-based transfers rose from $1.4 million (~40,000-40,500 people) in 2022 to $2.9 million (46,000 people) in 2023, delivered across a widening set of cities, within a total 2023 operation reaching 209,118 beneficiaries across all assistance types.

Conclusions

Even after doubling, cash recipients remain a small share of the hundreds of thousands of people WFP identifies as vulnerable across Libya.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — $1.4m (2022) rising to $2.9m (2023) in cash-based transfers.
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Ongoing multi-year WFP operation, tracked annually.
Staffing & skills
WFP Libya country office

Conditions for success

  • A unified beneficiary-information platform (SCOPE) usable across a fragmented governance landscape

Common failure modes

  • 2023 report drops mention of SCOPE/biometrics specifically, so continuity of the deduplication method is unconfirmed

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