Americas
The CALP Network provides capacity building, technical and coordination support to strengthen the community of practice in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. The CALP Network team working in the Americas are based in Washington, D.C. and Colombia.
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In Progress: A Review of Forms of Coordination Between Cash Working Groups and Social Protection Systems in the Americas
Report
This report provides a mapping of the initiatives and scope of coordination efforts aimed at linking humanitarian CVA with social protection in each country in the Americas that has a CWG or maintains similar coordination spaces.
People are on the move: Can the world of CVA keep up? Analysis of the use of CVA in the context of human mobility in the Americas
Report
This study proposes a new vision for the implementation of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in contexts of human mobility in the Americas region.
Cash & Voucher Assistance Within Social Protection Preparedness in Central America, Mexico, and The Dominican Republic
Report
This report:
• Explores how humanitarian CVA adds value to and strengthens Social Protection programs while contributing to disaster preparedness in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic.
• Draws out real examples of best practice through two case studies from Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
• Maps humanitarian CVA and how it is linked to and used in Social Protection...
Honduras Case Study
Report
Bono Único - Deepening Preparedness In Social Protection Programs Using Cash and Voucher Assistance for Future Emergency Assistance
Dominican Republic Case Study
Case Study
Using Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance Within Existing Social Protection Programs to Respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Microlearning video: CVA and Gender
Blog Post
This video provides an overview of the relationship between gender and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) structured around the humanitarian project cycle, which include: Assessment and response analysis: How to adjust the assessment processes to achieve a more accurate reflection of gender and markets. Design and implementation: How to use methods and protocols to reduce the potential...
The Provision of Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Response to the Venezuela Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Findings and lessons learned, Executive summary
Report
This study, for which data was compiled between March and April 2020, seeks to document lessons and good practices in the delivery of CVA in Ecuador and Colombia by humanitarian organisations and governments, in response to migrants and refugees from Venezuela. The purpose of this analysis is to catalyse the knowledge generated to date with an aim to improve current and future...
CVA in the Caribbean: Evidence Matrix
Guidelines and Tools
This spreadsheet, a supplementary resource to the Winds of Change: Lessons and Recommendations on the Use of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for the Caribbean Atlantic Hurricane Season, provides an overview of studies on the use of CVA in the Caribbean between 2008 – 2019. The list is not comprehensive of all available publications, so if you note anything missing, we kindly request you to...
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A Global Mapping of GOAL’s Cash, Vouchers and Social Protection Interventions Linked with Health
Report
This mapping identified ways GOAL are providing financial assistance (including CVA and social protection assistance) to support access to health related goods/services and improve people’s health/nutrition status. It reviewed GOAL projects in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the...
Women-Led Cash During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Haiti Case Study
Case Study
This case study reviews how ActionAid adapted this cash project to the challenges posed by Covid-19 in 2020. It reviews the outcomes of cash support in the light of the Covid-19 crisis and the role of women in leading and participating in the response and offers learnings and recommendations for future...
Minimum Expenditure Basket & Cash and Voucher Assistance: experiences and reflections for Latin America and the Caribbean
Webinar
The main objective of this event was to create a space to exchange experiences and knowledge about the calculation and implementation of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) to contribute to better Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Exercise to identify linkages of CVA to the social protection system
Report
This document, consisting of this paper and 6 associated tools, aims to contribute to the assessment phase to promote linkages with social protection programmes. It describes the process of the first iteration carried out in Colombia, analysing possible entry points, with a particular focus on the...
Economic Resilience “On-the-Move” – New Tools to leverage local markets for basic needs through conflict-sensitive approaches
Guidelines and Tools
See the publication here A special look at Cash and Local Markets for Social Cohesion Local market actors affected by (natural) disasters, pandemic lockdowns with movement restrictions and income loss – generally in Fragile Contexts – play a critical role in contributing towards communities’ basic...
Dominican Republic Case Study
Case Study
Using Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance Within Existing Social Protection Programs to Respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cash & Voucher Assistance Within Social Protection Preparedness in Central America, Mexico, and The Dominican Republic
Report
This report:
• Explores how humanitarian CVA adds value to and strengthens Social Protection programs while contributing to disaster preparedness in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic.
• Draws out real examples of best practice through two case studies from Honduras and the Dominican...
Honduras Case Study
Report
Bono Único - Deepening Preparedness In Social Protection Programs Using Cash and Voucher Assistance for Future Emergency Assistance
Women and Girls Choose: Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management Saves Lives
Policy paper
As part of a coordinated response to gender-based violence (GBV), UNFPA and its partners provide a structured GBV case management process to survivors that can include referrals to medical, legal and other specialised services. This process provides a follow-up to challenges that a survivor may be facing,...
Sandra Marcos Leon
Person
Sandra Marcos Leon is an international development and humanitarian professional with nearly 18 years of experience in program design and management. She has experience in social development and with a variety of stakeholders including NGOs, Government Public Sector, and International Cooperation. She...