Onecard Factsheet - Offering coordinated humanitarian assistance through a single, unified platform

The OneCard is a tool first developed by WFP Lebanon in 2013, and introduced in Jordan in 2014. The tool consists of a re-usable and re-loadable plastic prepaid card with a magnetic strip. The electronic platform is managed by WFP and enables financial transactions in partnership with the private sector/bank. The card allows beneficiaries to receive assistance in the form of both electronic value transfer, and an optional cash withdrawal through ATMs. Beneficiaries are thus able to cover food, non-food and cash needs through one single electronic pre-paid card. Upon redemption at WFP partner shops, details of beneficiary spending patterns can be provided to partners, allowing for greater analysis on the impact of programmes on beneficiaries.
The OneCard platform seeks to:

• Harmonize and streamline humanitarian assistance through one common platform;

• Improve cost efficiency for agencies by avoiding multiple bank and distribution fees;

• Facilitate common targeting criteria and basic needs programming;

• Develop a mechanism to support the safety net programmes of host governments.