Two members of ACT alliance, a coalition of more than 140 humanitarian organisations, announced a new program on Monday to help Nepal's earthquake survivors.
DanChurchAid (DCA) and Norwegian Church Aid, which began relief and recovery work within the first few days of the 25 April earthquake, said they will provide cash through mobile phones to people affected by the disaster.
"We aim to start our early recovery work with cash transfers," said DCA in a statement. "Our beneficiaries will receive money, which they can use for their own needs."
"We will transfer cash to people so that they will have a choice to buy things that they think are most essential to them, and cope with the disaster with dignity,” said David Smith, Regional Representative of DCA.
In the first phase, DCA and Norwegian Church Aid helped the earthquake-hit people by providing them with food and non-food items like blankets, mattresses, ropes, and tarpaulins for shelter.
DCA says they have served 10,563 households in Gorkha, Dhading, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts in the first month after the earthquake.