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Cash Policy Commitments and Getting Over Humps
Blog Post
Amos Doornbos explores what the Grand Bargain means for Cash and Voucher Assistance and what changes are still needed. This blog is a more detailed version of a piece originally published on ‘This is Amos’.
CALP’s flagship course materials have just been updated
News
‘CVA – The Fundamentals’ and ‘Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff’ are CALP’s flagship courses which aim to build on the CVA related knowledge and skills of humanitarian practitioners. They have recently been updated.
Is mobile money preferred by cash recipients in refugee response?
Blog Post
The message from cash recipients in Uganda is clear – they have a strong preference for receiving cash via mobile money. These are the findings from a study by U-Learn and the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash Working Group (CWG) conducted last year spanning 13 refugee settlements and 12 refugee-hosting...
Episode 7: How can we use cash and voucher assistance to support universal health goals?
Podcast
In episode 7, we discuss how health needs, and the provision of health services, in humanitarian response works and where using Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) may help. What we know already is that CVA may be used for health outcomes but giving cash via Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) via the...
People with disabilities face 10-40% higher costs – does CVA account for this?
Blog Post
Research tells us that people with disabilities face on average higher costs to reach the same standards of living as people without disabilities. In this blog Dr. Manuel Rothe asks what we know from humanitarian responses about these extra costs and how they affect the ability of people with disabilities...
Episode 6: Are we ready to use cash and voucher assistance to prepare for crises in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Podcast
In this 6th episode we explore this question with experts on the subject about the potential benefits of linking social protection and humanitarian CVA for preparedness; and how, from examples in the region, we can unpack the challenges, enablers, barriers, and opportunities to use the modalities in this...
#GenderCash: Are we making enough progress?
Blog Post
It’s International Women’s Day 2022! This time four years ago many in the cash and gender communities committed to a six-point plan to improve #GenderCash. But what happened next and what still needs to happen? Karen Peachey CALP’s Director takes a quick look at where we are and also challenges you...
Cash coordination in response to the Ukraine emergency
News
Amidst the Ukraine emergency, don’t forget to coordinate with national Cash Working Groups
Ready to use cash in preparation for crisis?
Blog Post
Experiences from Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic show that we are.
Cash and Voucher Assistance in 2021: 6 reflections on progress and pitfalls
Blog Post
CALP’s director Karen Peachey reflects on the state of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in 2021. Where has there been progress and where is there still a way to go?
Anissa Toscano announced as CALP’s new Chair of Board
News
Anissa Toscano, Vice President of Humanitarian Leadership and Response at Mercy Corps, is the Chair of CALP’s Board
We are the ‘CALP Network’
News
Our name is changing; we are now the ‘CALP Network’.
Collecting and using data – coffee shop lessons!
Blog Post
No finger print ID – no coffee! How much data would you volunteer in exchange for a cuppa? And what if the stakes were higher, and your ID was needed in exchange for some much needed humanitarian assistance? After jumping through hoops to get her daily brew, the CALP Network’s director shares a few...
Pathways from CVA to long term financial inclusion: A framework for success
Blog Post
CVA programs can provide a springboard to financial inclusion. But spotting the right opportunity, and good programme design, are key. GSMA and Mercy Corps share a simple tool to understand which contexts offer the best pathways from CVA to financial inclusion.
Turning the page on traditional learning: Why the CALP Network’s new online course is so exciting
Blog Post
The CALP Network is entering a new era of inclusive online learning, and there are lots of reasons to get excited about it.
Mapping Financial Service Providers for CVA: Read this before you start!
Blog Post
Sharing the secrets to a successful FSP mapping exercise in Yemen.
Moving the dial on participation via CVA
Blog Post
In search of ideas to improve participation? Here are four positive approaches drawn from a variety of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programmes.
Being on the receiving end: Why vouchers lack dignity and are bad value
Blog Post
Innocent Tshilombo, who spent 10 years at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, describes how attaching conditions to cash and voucher assistance can seriously impact its effectiveness.
Getting CVA right in the Humanitarian Response Plan: Blind Spots and Considerations
Blog Post
How can you ensure that Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is adequately and coherently integrated into humanitarian response plans (HRP)? Recent changes to the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) certainly provide more opportunities to do this. Read on for some great ideas and practical steps for covering...
Screening recipients of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance: necessary precaution or wasted resources?
Blog Post
Is screening the recipients of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance an effective way to mitigate against the perceived diversion risk that cash represents? If yes, how? If not, why are conversations growing on the topic? In a recent report for Oxfam and Bond, Nina Newhouse & colleagues from the London...