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CASH PROGRAMME REVIEW FOR IDPs IN KABUL INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS 531. Not announcing distribution in advance, as lowering the visibility of cash distribution canprove useful in mitigating potential risks of misappropriation, diversion, or criminality.2. Consulting with communities about the security situation prior to distribution;3. Doing it in a public space (bazaars) or with controlled access (mosques in rural areas). 45If we now consider the cash voucher mechanism, DRC has to balance short- and long-term options.Both hawala and mobile transfers allow a greater flexibility – providing that households own a cellphone, which our survey tends to confirm, and that they have documentation papers, which is moreproblematic. Vouchers, though distributed in a specific area, are theoretically more difficult to divert– and require the elaboration of adequate identification papers to further mitigate this risk – and canbe redeemed by the beneficiary at her/his convenience.4. On a short-term basis, direct distribution and vouchers remain the preferable solution, ascamps are accessible by the field staff and do not present serious security concerns.5. On a longer-term basis, developing identification mechanisms to access hawala and M-PAISA services might proves a useful initiative.45 Conditions identified for the healthy process of these distributions are similar: distribution in public spaces (mosques,bazaars) under the supervision of agency staff and involvement of community leaders, with minimum prior notification asidefrom checking the security with the community before coming. Distribution of cash in public spaces presents the advantage ofallowing beneficiaries to directly purchase the desired items, preventing traders from raising prices by anticipating on a rise indemand.