Cash Working Groups
A Cash Working Group (or Basic Needs Working Group in some responses) is a forum which facilitates the coordination of cash and voucher assistance within a humanitarian response. Functions of Cash Working Groups (CWGs) can include coordinating on issues such as transfer values, targeting, delivery mechanisms, MEB development, and harmonizing tools and guidance. CWGs might be established at both national and regional levels depending on the scope and scale of a response.
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Cash Working Group – Regional Focus
The Asia-Pacific Regional Cash Working Group is supported by a co-chairing arrangement between WFP, IFRC and OCHA.
Contact information:
| Vlad Cozma | AP Regional CWG Coordinator | NORCAP/CashCap | vlad.cozma@norcap.nrc.no |
| Barbara Pfister | Co-chair | WFP | barbara.pfister@wfp.org |
| Riyadh Sidat | Co-chair | UNOCHA | riyadh.sidat@un.org |
Additional information
The Chair is Sapenzie Ojiambo, CALP Network: sapenzie.ojiambo@calpnetwork.org.
The Co-chairs are Angel Marende, OCHA
angel.marende@un.org
Tinomuzivashi Zhou – PLAN-INTERNATIONAL Tinomuzivashi.Zhou@plan-international.org
Actas de reunión de líderes de GTM de las Américas
The regional CWG Leads meet every two months to share updates and discuss common thematic issues. (Invitation only)
- Contacts:
- Holly Radice, holly.radice@calpnetwork.org
- Diego Prado, diego.prado@calpnetwork.org
The PRCWG seeks to strengthen collaboration on CVA in both disaster preparedness and response, as well as financial access & inclusion, social protection and other economic inclusion and/or market-based programming involving the transfer of cash or voucher payments to households.
| Katalaine Duaibe | Pacific Regional CWG Coordinator | OCHA | katalaine.duaibe@un.org |
| Nitesh Chand | Co-chair | WFP | nitesh.chand@wfp.org |
| Amos Kalo | Co-chair | Oxfam | amosk@oxfam.org.au |
Holly Radice, holly.radice@calpnetwork.org
Contacts
- Abdoulaye Hamidou
abdoulaye.hamidou@calpnetwork.org - Mirko Tommasi
mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org
All the WCAF regional Cash Working Group minutes and recordings are available here
Cash Working Group – Country Focus
Contact information:
| Hassan Hussein | CWG Coordinator | CashCap/WFP | hassan.hussein@wfp.org |
| Mir Sayad Ali Motabaher | Co-chair | International Rescue Committee | mirsayadali.motabaher@rescue.org |
Additional information
Contact information:
| Bangladesh (Rohingya) | Kajal Ahmed de Leon | National Coordination Officer | IOM | kajal@iscgcxb.org; kajahmed@iom.int |
| National | Atwar Rahman | Co-chair | Oxfam | arahman1@oxfam.org.uk |
| Kazi Shahidur Rahman | Co-chair | UN | kazi.rahman2@un.org |
Additional information
Contact information:
Secretariat: Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contact Person: Azra Bričić, azra@rcsbh.org
Contact information:
- Carolina Becker: cbecker@iom.int
- Giaunluigi Pala (ACNUR): PALA@unhcr.org
- Yara Ferrari: yferrari@iom.int
Contact Information:
| Moussa Ouedraogo | Co-lead, CRS | Moussa.OUEDRAOGO@crs.org |
| Alpha Keita | Co-lead, WFP | alpha.keita@wfp.org |
| Dan Aoude Sani | Co-lead, OCHA | sani.elhadjidanaoude@un.org |
| Yipene Bakouan | Co-lead, OCHA | yipene.bakouan@un.org |
| Position/Role | Name | Organization | ||
| Co-lead | Saadia Yahouza Iro Kode | UNOCHA | yahouzairo@un.org | |
| Co-Lead | Arcade NIMUBONA | Government | sep.arcade@gmail.com | |
| Co-lead | Robert OKIROR | WFP | robert.okiror@wfp.org |
Contact Information:
| Nop Polin | Co-chair | Dan Church Aid | nopo@dca.dk |
| Kristen Rasmussen | Co-chair | Dan Church Aid | krra@dca.dk |
| Emma Conlan | Co-chair | WFP | emma.conlan@wfp.org |
| Federico Barreras | Co-chair | WFP | federico.barreras@wfp.org |
Website: https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/cambodia/cash-working-group-cwg
Contact Information:
| Benedetta di Cintio | Co-lead, OCHA | dicintio@un.org |
| Alix Derne | Co-lead, OCHA | derne@un.org |
| Alexandre Gachoud | Co-lead, OCHA | alexandre.gachoud@un.org |
| Thierry NDAYI | Co-lead, WFP | thierry.ndayi@wfp.org |
Contact Information:
| Heppana GRANGA | WFP | heppana.granga@wfp.org |
| Abou SYLLA | Co-lead, Concern | abou.sylla@concern.net |
| Noelia Natalia Blascovich | OCHA | noelia.blascovich@un.org |
| Ndo-Neting Zaboua Sogboua | OCHA | zabouasogboua@un.org |
| Eric Stephane Koie Kouassi | OCHA | koiekouassi@un.org |
Contact Information:
| Roland Moguina | Co-chair programmatique | CARE Int. | Roland.Moguina@care.org |
| Djibrine Hassane | Co-lead | OCHA | djibrine.hassane@un.org |
| Prudence Ndolimana | Co-facilitator | Concern | prudence.ndolimana@concern.net |
Contacts
- CWG Coordinator: Yaneth Garzón Sánchez Yaneth.garzonsanchez@rescue.org
- Sub-group Leader Response Analysis: Lina Camperos lina.camperos@reach-initiative.org
Contact Information:
| Claire Chastang Tchoukaline | Co-lead | OCHA | chastang@un.org |
| Bindal Guner | Co-lead, CashCap | Mercy Corps | bindal.guner@norcap.nrc.no |
| Margot FORT-CLAISSE | Co-lead | REACH/IMPACT | margot.fort-claisse@impact-initiatives.org |
- Jahnna Jimenez jahnna.jimenez@wfp.org
Contact information:
- Giaunluigi Pala (UNHCR) PALA@unhcr.org
- Camila Salas (Caritas) csalas@caritasecuador.org
Contacts:
- Rasha Batarseh: batarseh@unhcr.org
- Sherifa Said: sherifa.said@wfp.org
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Henry Montano, Lead:
henry.montano@wfp.org
Cristina Galvez, Lead:
cristina.galvez@wfp.org
Brenda Liliana de Cid, Co-lead:
brenda.delcid@savethechildren.org
Ludin Chavez, Co-lead
Ludin.Chavez@savethechildren.org
| Co-chairs | Danger Nhlabatsi | Red Cross | dnhlabatsi@redcross.org.sz |
| Bheki Ginindza | WFP | bheki.ginindza@wfp.org | |
| Victor Mahlalela | NDMA | victor@ndma.org.sz | |
| Zakhele Dlamini | WVI | zakhele_dlamini@wvi.org |
| Coordinator(Secretary) | Ambachew Tesfaye | Coordinator/Co-Chair from WFP | ambachew.tesfaye@wfp.org | |
| Coordination support lead | Nurhussen Feki | Ethiopia CWG | coordination_support@ethiopia-cwg.org> | |
| Technical Co-Chair | Mitiku, Masresha | Plan International | Masresha.Mitiku@plan-international.org | |
Contact Information:
| Katerina Sefeti | Co-chair | WFP | katerina.sefeti@wfp.org |
| Rika Mitsuhashi | Co-chair | WFP | rika.mitsuhashi@wfp.org |
| Razia Bi | Co-chair | Ministry of Women and Children and Poverty Alleviation | rbi@mwcpa.gov.fj |
Anita Auerbach, German Red Cross: A.Auerbach@drk.de
Frederick Orimba, German Red Cross, F.Orimba@drk.de
Lukas Frucht, German Federal Foreign Office: s08-6@auswaertiges-amt.de
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Contact information:
- Javier Ryes (Global communities) jreyes@globalcommunities.org
- Alicia Camey aliciamagdalena.camey@crs.org
- Manuel Marquez (UNHCR Focal Point) marquezr@unhcr.org
- Francisco J. Lopez francisco_lopez@wvi.org
- Edwin Flores edwin_flores@wvi.org
Contact Information:
| Titi Moektijashi | Co-chair | UNOCHA | moektijasih@un.org |
Website:
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/indonesia/cash-working-group
ICF Lead: Darias Sanyatwe
Contact: bayayi.sanyatwe@wfp.org
ICF Co-lead: Yhen Veso
Contact: yhen_veso@wvi.org
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Contacts
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- FSBN WG chair: Mike Daniels (daniels@unhcr.org)
- FSBN WG co-chair: Osama Muhsen (osama.muhsen@wfp.org)
- FSBN WG co-chair: Afaf Sito (asito@iom.int)
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| CWG Co lead | Peter Murgor | Kenya Red cross | murgor.peter@redcross.or.ke |
| CWG Chair | Girma | Government-NDMA | hussein.jirma@ndma.go.ke |
Contact information
| Stephen Abaka | Coordinator/ Technical Advisor | NORCAP/CashCap | stephen.abaka@wfp.org |
| Rysbek uulu Beikut | Co-chair | Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent | b.rysbekuulu@redcrescent.kg |
BAWG co-chair: Sonia Ben Salem sbensalem@lb.acfspain.org
BAWG Coordinator: Hadi Haddad: haddadh@unhcr.org
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CWG Lead: Mauro Clerici
Contact: clericim@unhcr.org
Economist: Safwan Khan
Contact: khansaf@unhcr.org
Senior CBI Assistant: Rami Mohamed
Contact: mohamera@unhcr.org
Libya Cash Working Group is based in Tunisia.
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| Co-Lead-Partner Level | Irenee Arimanana Ravelojaona | UNICEF | iravelojaona@unicef.org |
| Lead-Government level | Dr RIVOMANANA Tsarahita Ghisbert | Government-Madagascar | ghisbert.dgps@gmail.com |
| Co-lead-Government level | Colonel Aritiana Faly Fabien | Government-Madagascar | aritiana23@yahoo.fr |
Chair- Tapiwa Zimba- UNICEF
Co-Chair- Sangwani Watipaso Sakala- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Contact Information:
| Djibril Mimche Njoya | OCHA | djibril.njoya@un.org |
| Mah Assanatou KONE | Lead, DNPSES | tiantiou@gmail.com |
| Hamadoun Komou | Co-lead, IRC | hamadoun.komou@rescue.org |
| Illa Mahamadou | UNHCR | illa@unhcr.org |
| Yacouba Basso | Oxfam | ybasso1@oxfam.org.uk |
| Fode Boubacar Sakone | OCHA | fode.sakone@un.org |
Contacts
| Nouakchott | Fatimetou LAHWERTHI | PAM | fatimetou.lahwerthi@wfp.org |
| Moulaye Hassen Zeidane | MEF | moulayehz@gmail.com |
Co-Chairs:
- Cecilia Alvarado: alvaradc@unhcr.org
- Angelica Florin: florinto@unhcr.org
Co-chair: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Hanna Mattinen, mattinen@unhcr.org.
Contact Information:
| Suvdaa Bold | Co-chair | UNRCO | suvd.bold@un.org |
| Jigjidpurev Sukhbaatar | Co-chair | FAO | jigjidpurev.sukhbaatar@fao.org |
The co-chairs are Chiara Dara, WFP, chiara.dara@wfp.org (and Sanna Juntunen, WFP, sanna.juntunen@wfp.org, until August 2021) and Angelo Pontes, World Vision, angelo_pontes@wvi.org.
Contact information:
| John Nelson | Co-chair | Mercy Corps | jnelson@mercycorps.org |
| Myo Thida Swe | Co-chair | UNOCHA | myo.thidaswe@un.org |
| Mikolaj Radlicki | Co-chair | UNOCHA | mikolaj.radlicki@un.org |
Contact information:
| Safiq Iraqi | Co-Lead | UNICEF | siraqi@unicef.org |
| Santosh Dahal | Co-Lead | Plan International | santosh.dahal@plan-international.org |
| Thakur Dhakal | Co-Lead | UNICEF | tdhakal@unicef.org |
Nepal CCG website: https://response.reliefweb.int/asia-and-pacific/regional-cash-working-group/nepal-cwg
Contact Information:
| Niamey | Patient MAGANYA | WFP | patient.maganya@wfp.org |
| Fadima Soumana | OCHA | soumanaf@un.org | |
| Cornelie SIFA | Co-Lead, WFP | cornelie.sifa@wfp.org | |
| Saadia Yahouza | OCHA | yahouzairo@un.org |
Contact Information:
Mary Sunday: mary.sunday@un.org
CWG Coordinator (OCHA)
National Cash Coordinator : Luca Sangalli
Contact: lsangalli@pt.acfspain.org
Gaza Cash Coordinator: Ahmad Abu Shammaleh
Contact: abushammaleha@un.org)
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Contact information:
| Muhammad Amin | Chair | WFP | muhammad.amin@wfp.org |
| Tufail Ahmed | Co-chair | FAO | tufail.ahmed@fao.org |
| Wajahat Ahmad | Secretariat | ACTED | wajahat.ahmad@acted.org |
Contact Information:
| Lindsay Lambi | Co-chair | UNDP | lindsay.lambi@undp.org |
| Hudson Tabara | Co-chair | UNDP | hudson.tabara@undp.org |
| Isimel Tuembe | Co-chair | Save the Children | isimel.tuembe@savethechildren.org.au |
Contact information:
| Oliver Westerman | CWG Coordinator | WFP/ Cash Cap | ollie.westerman@norcap.nrc.no |
| Cyril Faith Saa | Co-chair | World Vision International | cyfrilfaith_saa@wvi.org |
| Ellaine Luzada | Co-chair | Philippine Red Cross | ellaine.luzada@redcross.org.ph |
Additional Information:
- Yoann Tuzzolino (WFP), yoann.tuzzolino@wfp.org
- Margarita Arboleda Henao (UNHCR), arboledm@unhcr.org
- Polish Humanitarian Action
- Annika Sjoberg sjoberg@unhcr.org (interim)
- Government, co-chair
- Diana Tifor, tifor@unhcr.org
- Giuseppe Simeon – simeon@unhcr.org
Co-Lead
Michael Ajwang – UNHCR – ajwang@unhcr.org
Led by Social Policy Department
co-lead by Ms. Elizabeth Barnhart BARNHART@unhcr.org
Contact Information
| Iris Parisuri | Co-chair | Oxfam | irisp@oxfam.org.au |
| Joshua Wore | Co-chair | Save the Children | joshua.wore@savethechildren.org.au |
| Chair | Jessa Serna | WFP | jessa.serna@wfp.org |
| Co-Chair | Rayan Yaghi | Save the Children | rayan.yaghi@savethechildren.org |
South Sudan Cash Working Group
| Coordinator | Muhammad Usman | IOM | umuhammad@iom.int |
| Co-Chair | Ibrahim Babatunde Garba | IOM | babibrahim@iom.int |
| Co-Leads | Itai Madzivaidze | IRC | Itai.Madzivaidze@rescue.org |
| Rebecca Nyamori | Mercy Corps | rnyamori@mercycorps.org |
| Amandine Frisetti | HCT Specialist, Main focal point | UNICEF | afrisetti@unicef.org |
| Mira Bierbaum | Co-lead | UNICEF | mbierbaum@unicef.org |
| Rushini PERERA | Co-lead | WFP | rushini.perera@wfp.org |
| Rangana Indrasena | Co-lead | Save the Children | rangana.indrasena@savethechildren.org |
Contact information:
Sudan Cash Working Group
CWG Coordinator – Agustine Orengo – OCHA – orengo@un.org
Damascus CWG:
CWG chair: Jabran Taheri
Contact: jabran.taheri@oxfam.org
CWG co-chair: Lucia Gobbi
Contact: lucia.gobbi@wfp.org
NWS CWG:
- NWS CWG Coordinator
Bihter Moschini cbr.twg@gmail.com
- NWS CWG Co-coordinator
Halil Ali halil.ali@peopleinneed.net
- Area Based Coordinator -Idleb
Adnan Haj Abobakr adnan.hajabobakr@peopleinneed.net
- Area Based Coordinator- Northern Aleppo
Ahmed ElHalef ahmed.elhalef@peopleinneed.net
NES CWG:
CWG lead: Mohammad Al-Turk
Contact: cashcoordnes@gmail.com
CWG co-lead: Zuhair Hassoun
Contact: cashdeputycoordnes@gmail.com
Contact information:
| Stephen Abaka | Coordinator/ Technical Advisor | WFP | stephen.abaka@wfp.org |
| Bikash Paudel | Co-chair | WFP | bikash.paudel@wfp.org |
| Soomro Nangar | Co-chair | UNICEF | nsoomro@unicef.org |
Contact Information:
| Elena Conte | CWG Coordinator | WFP | elena.conte@wfp.org |
| Paulo Belo | Co-chair | Catholic Relief Services | paulo.belo@crs.org |
Contact Information:
| Ennardja ALASSANI | co-lead du CWG PAM Togo | ennardja.alassani@wfp.org |
| Fabio FUKUDA | Partnerships Officer Togo | fabio.fukuda@wfp.org |
| Monica Oberle | Emergency officer Togo | monica.oberle@wfp.org |
| Elie Murhula | Co-lead CWG Togo | elie.murhula@crs.org |
Contact Information:
| Sini Latu | Co-chair | Tonga Red Cross Society | deputysg@tongaredcross.to |
| Lynette Sifa | Co-chair | IOM | lsifa@iom.int |
CWG Lead: Ahmet Unver
Contact: unver@unhcr.org
CWG co-lead: Ali Mansour
Contact: ali.mansoor@kizilay.org.tr
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Uganda Cash Working Group
| Co-Lead | Stephen Adeun | UNHCR | adeun@unhcr.org |
Paul de Carvalho-Pointillart – pointillart@un.org
Marga Ledo – marga.ledo@nrc.no
Mustafa Hadeed – mhadeed@iom.int
Contact Information
Kalua Salerua – Co-chair – Oxfam – kaluas@oxfam.org.au
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- Claudia Gonzalez, claudia_gonzalezpacheco@wvi.org
Contact information:
| Van Nguyen | CWG Lead | FAO | van.nguyen@fao.org |
| Nguyen Thi Hien Thi | CWG Co- Lead | CRS | thi.nguyen@crs.org |
CMWG Adviser: Cecilia Chawatama
Contact: cecillia.chawatama@un.org
CMWG co-chair: Maysa Ibrahim
Contact: maysibrahim@iom.int
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| Co-Chair | Clayton Mafuratidze | CARE | ClaytonMa@carezimbabwe.org |
| Albert MURAISA | WFP | albert.muraisa@wfp.org |
Co-Chair
Andreas Deuble,WFP
andreas.deuble@wfp.org
Co-Chair
Clayton Mafuratidze, CARE
ClaytonMa@carezimbabwe.org