Who we are
At CALP we believe that cash and voucher assistance (CVA) is the best way of supporting people affected by humanitarian crises and boosting local economies in most contexts of crisis. We believe that CVA enables people to overcome crises with dignity, by exercising choice and their right to self-determination.
Since its inception in 2005 CALP has been striving for CVA to become better, more people-centred and used more widely. We achieve this through research, thought-leadership, advocacy, influencing, training and much more besides. The CALP Network has played an instrumental role in advancing the use of CVA as an effective tool in humanitarian response.
Creating change in a complex environment can only be achieved when people and organizations work together: CALP collaborates on a global scale to shape the future direction of humanitarian cash assistance and strives to increase our impact through collective action.
As a network we convene a diverse variety of individuals, bodies and organizations – all of whom are united in the belief that people should be able to make their own choices in order to overcome humanitarian crises with dignity.
Our network includes our 90+ members: CALP members include local and international non-governmental organizations; United Nations agencies; the Red Cross/Crescent Movement; donors; specialist social innovation; technology and financial services companies; researchers and academics and individual practitioners. Collectively, CALP members deliver the vast majority of humanitarian CVA worldwide.
CALP functions as an autonomous organization in terms of decision making, governance, strategy and funding. CALP staff are hosted by Action Against Hunger, Oxfam and the Norwegian Refugee Council who also provide support in terms of infrastructure and systems. The CALP team is based across the world, many working from key hubs and regional offices in Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Senegal, UK and USA, with others working from home in other countries.
*In November 2021 we changed our name from ‘The Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP)’ to become ‘The CALP Network’ (or CALP for short).
What we do
At CALP we convene, guide, influence and inspire. We do this with the ultimate purpose of maximizing the potential that humanitarian CVA can bring to people in contexts of crisis.
🤝 We convene and connect
CALP brings people together for improved collaboration, information sharing and decision making around CVA.
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Communities of Practice
Discover a range of CVA-related groups that meet on a regular basis, covering all aspects of CVA.

Submit your content
Share your news, ongoing research projects, jobs (and more) with other cash specialists.

Cash Working Groups
Find your most relevant national, regional or global Cash Working Group.

💡 We inform and guide
CALP provides, strengthens and reinforces understanding of evidence and good practice relating to CVA. It demonstrates the transformative potential of CVA on the lives of people.
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Library
Dive into this rich resource bank of CVA related research, case studies, evidence, toolkits and more.

Glossary of Terms
Our Glossary of CVA-related terminology can help you to sort your MPCs from your MEBs!

The State of the World’s Cash 2023
An insightful and authoritative analysis of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance worldwide.

✨ We inspire and challenge
CALP provokes people to think differently and challenge their engrained ideas in order to accelerate positive change.
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95 Organisations Sign Letter Calling for Strengthened Cash Coordination
In 2021 we convened a critical mass of organizations calling for change which resulted in a breakthrough on cash coordination.

Blogs & Recordings
Explore the latest views and analysis from CVA experts.

What is stopping cash from transforming humanitarian aid?
This provoking podcast series will get you thinking about CVA in a new way.

🎓 We educate and upskill
We practically support and develop humanitarians to have the knowledge, understanding and skills to deliver quality CVA. We help people to learn in a facilitated or self-guided way, alone or in groups.
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About CALP’s Facilitated Training
Find out how you can access CALP's high quality facilitator led training.

Online Learning
Explore our comprehensive range of e-learning courses.

Programme Quality Toolbox
Use this definitive collection of support tools to assist with the design and delivery of high-quality CVA.

Want to learn more?
If you're still hungry to know more about CALP, please dive into our annual plans and reports.
The CALP Network Annual Report 2023-24
Report
While this Annual Report illustrates the work that we do at CALP – underlining the key issues that face those directly and indirectly involved in the delivery of humanitarian CVA to people in need around the world – it only reflects a small amount of everything that has happened during the year.
CALP Network Annual Plans – 2024-25
Report
Cash is not only more efficient than other forms of humanitarian assistance in most cases, but it’s also the preferred form of support for most people in situations of crisis – creating a compelling need to increases both the use and quality of CVA. CALP’s latest Annual plan, April 2024 to March 2025, brings together an ambitious agenda to drive forward progress. CALP’s Strategy...
The CALP Network Annual Report 2022-23
Report
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect communities around the world, the wider impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine across the globe, and the challenges of rising global inflation, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has grown and, sadly, this trend looks set to continue. At CALP, we have worked to support those delivering cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in...
The CALP Network Annual Report 2021-22
Report
Having ridden the first waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us thought 2021/22 would be better. But, once again, it proved a very challenging year from a humanitarian perspective. Fuelled by the impact of the pandemic, climate change and conflicts in every region of the world, needs continued to grow. In February, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused mass displacement and triggered...
The CALP Network Annual Report 2019-20
Report
As the scale of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) continues to increase rapidly – progressing from $2 billion in 2015 to $5.6 billion in 2019 – issues related to quality are of growing importance, with and a heightened focus on the preferences of people in crisis. The role of the CALP Network in driving forward quality improvements and learning across the humanitarian system is more...
The CALP Network Annual Report 2018-19
Report
The CALP Network’s annual report for the financial year 2018-19 presents the evolution of the CALP Network as a global network of humanitarian actors, since its creation in 2005. It shines a light on the use, the impact, the quality and the improvement of Cash and Voucher Assistance within the humanitarian sector, illustrated by key CVA interventions over the year. It also relates the CALP...
The CALP Network Annual Report 2017-18
Report
The CALP Network’s Annual Report for the financial year 2017-18 gives an overview of the progress made by the network of 74 organizations towards the priorities laid out in the Global Framework for Action. It provides a roundup of new research and training resources in the world of cash, as well as a summary of the CALP Network’s governance and ways of working.