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Cash Cards For Syrian Refugees
Is it better to give refugees money, not food?
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are being handed cash cards instead of blankets and food. Aid agencies say money transfers are a better way to deliver essential supplies to some of the 1.5 million Syrians who live in the country – they buy what they need themselves. But does it work? We meet Moussa Junaid, who fled Raqqa with his family when IS moved in, and now buys food aid for himself from the local supermarket.
Produced by Tom Colls.
Presented by Sahar Zand.
Image caption: Syrian refugee with cash card
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