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Ep. 4. How to link social protection and humanitarian CVA: What do we really know and where to start?
Podcast
In this episode of the CashCast, we explore how to Link Social Protection and Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance.
MENA Regional Event: Linking Social Protection & Humanitarian Cash Assistance
Webinar
For inquiries, please feel free to get in touch with Diksha Rana, MENA Regional Policy Analyst at diksha.rana@calpnetwork.com
CVA in COVID-19 Contexts: Guidance from the CaLP network
Guidelines and Tools
This is a summary of the key points from the many resources you shared on CVA and COVID through this document. This is a living document and we will continue to update this summary as new...
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Presentation for CaLP’s webinar on remote registration and verification in the COVID-19 response
Presentation
Watch the webinar recording here Speaker presentations from CaLP’s 14 July 2020 webinar on: Peril or pitfalls?: Emerging practices on remote registration and verification in the COVID-19 response Remote CVA programming has been highlighted as a key challenge for the community of practice in scaling up...
Currency in Crisis: Ways forward for GOAL Cash and Voucher Assistance in North-West Syria
Report
Currency depreciation and price inflation are two of the main factors that influence Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming in North-West Syria. Between August 2019 and July 2020, the Syrian Pound (SYP) has dropped 161% against the US Dollar (USD), and the current trend of rapid depreciation in the...
Currency in Crisis: Ways forward for GOAL Cash and Voucher Assistance in North-West Syria
Report
FULL STUDY VERSION Currency depreciation and price inflation are two of the main factors that influence Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming in North-West Syria. Between August 2019 and July 2020, the Syrian Pound (SYP) has dropped 161% against the US Dollar (USD), and the current trend of rapid...
Social Protection Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in the MENA/ Arab States Region
Policy paper
This paper reflects on an ongoing initiative of the Regional UN Issue-Based Coalition on Social Protection (IBC-SP). The Group, co-chaired by ILO and UNICEF, was established in June 2020, bringing forward the activities started under the previous Regional UNDG group. The IBC-SP gathers regional experts...
Collaborative Cash Delivery Network – Grand Bargain – Collaboration Agreement Accomplishments 2020
Report
The Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) Network is pleased to present its achievements against the commitments made by our global members’ CEOs at the 2019 Grand Bargain Summit as part of our global collaboration agreement. We know we are better together, and in this time of increasing pressure on the...
Returns from Iran and Pakistan Funding Needs
Report
As of 23 June 2018, 348,506 undocumented Afghan returnees have crossed back into Afghanistan from Iran. The months of April and May have witnessed an average of 20,000 returns each week. The total represents a 50% increase of returns over the same period in 2017. The larger return is associated with a...
The Impact of The COVID-19 Development on Beneficiaries of Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Program
Report
As of 19 April 2020, the Ministry of Health reported more than 86,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases with almost 2,000 deaths in Turkey. The Government of Turkey has introduced a series of containment
measures, including closing of schools, shopping malls and businesses; a curfew for individuals above 65 or...
Introduction to Market Based Programming in Emergency WASH
Webinar
Cash-for-Health Standard Operating Procedures Medair Jordan
Guidelines and Tools
In November 2015, Medair initiated a cash-for-health (C4H) programme in Jordan as a way for vulnerable Syrian refugees to overcome the financial barriers to accessing healthcare in Jordan. A set of standards to deliver C4H has been developed based on past programme experience and this document...
Readiness Checklist for Cash Working Groups in light of COVID-19 Response – Version 2
Guidelines and Tools
This checklist is designed to assist CWGs adjust their plans and prepare to play an enhanced role in coordination of CVA in the context of increasing (and in some cases unprecedented) needs and limitations of COVID-19. Responses should, as ever, be context specific. We suggest that CWGs consider the...