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.
Cash Working Group – Regional/Global Focus
US & Canada
Holly Radice, holly.radice@calpnetwork.org
Cash Working Group-R4V
Web page: https://www.r4v.info/
Contact: cbi.rwg@gmail.com
Latin America and the Caribbean CWG Leads’ meetings
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 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 |
| Indra Puspari | Co-chair | IFRC | indra.puspasari@ifrc.org |
Additional information
The Global Cash Working Group (GCWG) is a platform for actors to collaborate and address key issues related to cash and voucher assistance (CVA). The GCWG seeks to link global cash initiatives and actors more systematically with evidence from and best practice in the field and the broader humanitarian system.
- Contacts: Eunice Mwende, Juliet Lang, lang@un.org, Lynn Yoshikawa, lynn.yoshikawa@calpnetwork.org
- Web page: https://www.calpnetwork.org/community/cash-working-groups/global-cash-working-group/
- The platform focuses on sharing information and other key developments, including pieces of work and learnings from the MENA region.
- In addition, three communities of practice focused on locally-led responses, MPCA, and social protection linkages convene online to share learnings and develop common tools, or guidance notes.
- Contact for all MENA groups: Sara Shouib, sara.shouib@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.
| Philippe Martins | Co-chair | WFP | philippe.martins@wfp.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 |
| Amiry Qudratullah | Co-chair | International Rescue Commitee | qudratullah.amiry@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
- Cecilia Alvarado – alvaradc@unhcr.org
- Carolina Becker – cbecker@iom.int
Contacts
Alpha Keita
(Co-lead, WFP )
E-mail: alpha.keita@wfp.org
Sarata J. Estelle KABORE
(Co-lead, CRS)
E-mail: sarata.kabore@crs.org
Dan Aoude Sani (Co-lead, OCHA)
E-mail : sani.elhadjidanaoude@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
Contacts
| Yaounde | |||
| Thierry NDAYI | WFP | thierry.ndayi@wfp.org | |
| Michel Gouenet | Plan International | Michel.Gouenet@plan-international.org |
| Serge Arnaud Beremwoudougou | WFP | serge.beremwoudougou@wfp.org |
| Valerie Van Zutphen | CONCERN | Valerie.Zutphen@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 |
Contacts
Co-chair programmatique (OXFAM)
Hadaogo Yougbare
Co-chair non-programmatique (OCHA)
Djibrine Hassane
Contacts
- CWG Coordinator: Yaneth Garzón Sánchez Yaneth.garzonsanchez@rescue.org
- Sub-group Leader Response Analysis: Lina Camperos lina.camperos@reach-initiative.org
- Jahnna Jimenez jahnna.jimenez@wfp.org
- Gianluigi Pala (ACNUR), PALA@unhcr.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) | Tawil Ahmed Adel | IOM | atawil@iom.int | |
| Coordination support lead | Nurhussen Feki | Ethiopia CWG | coordination_support@ethiopia-cwg.org> | |
| Technical Co-Chair | Mitiku, Masresha | Plan International | Masresha.Mitiku@plan-international.org | |
| Technical Co-Chair | Samson Muradzikwa | UNICEF | smuradzikwa@unicef.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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- TBD
- 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 |
| Co-Chair | Mathias FUNSANANI | WFP | mathias.funsanani@wfp.org |
| Co-Chair | Steve Kamtimaleka | WFP | steve.kamtimaleka@savethechildren.org |
Contact
| Djibril Mimche Njoya | OCHA | djibril.njoya@un.org |
| Illa Mahamadou | UNHCR | illa@unhcr.org |
| Yacouba Basso | Oxfam | ybasso1@oxfam.org.uk |
Contacts
| Nouakchott | Fatimetou LAHWERTHI | PAM | fatimetou.lahwerthi@wfp.org |
| Moulaye Hassen Zeidane | MEF | moulayehz@gmail.com |
- Adrienne Alberti: alberti@unhcr.org
- Moises Maldonado: maldonam@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
Contacts
| Niamey | Patient MAGANYA | WFP | patient.maganya@wfp.org |
| Fadima Soumana | OCHA | soumanaf@un.org |
Contacts
| Maiduguri | Mary Sunday | IMMAP | msunday@immap.org |
| Victor Lahai | OCHA | lahaiv@un.org |
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 |
| Iqbal Naeem | Co-chair | FAO | naeem.iqbal@fao.org |
| Muhammad Fiaz | Secretariat | ACTED | muhammad.fiaz@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
- María Gracia Becerra, becerra@unhcr.org
- Polish Humanitarian Action
- Annika Sjoberg sjoberg@unhcr.org (interim)
- Government, co-chair
- Diana Tifor, tifor@unhcr.org
- Giuseppe Simeon – simeon@unhcr.org
| Rwanda | Co-Llead | 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 |
Damascus CWG:
CWG chair: Mourad Khawaja
Contact: mkhawaja@caritas.ch
CWG co-chair: Andreas Deuble
Contact: andreas.deuble@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 |
- Ennardja ALASSANI, ennardja.alassani@wfp.org, role: co-lead du CWG PAM Togo
- Fabio FUKUDA, fabio.fukuda@wfp.org, role: Partnerships Officer Togo
- Monica Oberle, monica.oberle@wfp.org role: Emergency officer Togo
- Elie Murhula, elie.murhula@crs.org, Rôle: Co lead CWG Togo,
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
- Claudia Gonzalez, claudia_gonzalezpacheco@wvi.org
- Alessandro Nigro, alessandro.nigro@crs.org
Contact information:
| Van Nguyen | CWG Lead | FAO | van.nguyen@fao.org |
| Thaianh Nguyen | CWG Lead | FAO | thaianh.nguyen@fao.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
