Cash transfer value must be re-indexed mid-project in high-inflation contexts

Fixed transfer values set at design lost 34% of purchasing power within nine months, eroding the intended food-security outcome.

Published 7/30/2026

Market monitoring should be built into the logframe, not treated as an optional add-on, with a pre-agreed trigger (for example a 15% move in the minimum expenditure basket) that authorises a transfer-value revision without a full budget reallocation. Donor approval clauses for indexation should be negotiated at contracting stage.

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