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Paving the Way Towards At-Scale Cash Assistance in South Africa
Case Study
Climate change presents severe threats in South Africa where droughts, floods, storms, and fires are becoming more frequent and intense, exposing vulnerable populations to heightened risks. After storm surges caused severe flooding of the KwaZulu and Free State provinces in January and April 2024, the...
Digital Lifelines: How the Kenya Red Cross Society transforms cash assistance with the 121 platform
Case Study
As a result of climate-induced extreme weather, large populations in Kenya are experiencing acute food insecurity. To protect lives and livelihoods, the Kenya Red Cross Society has been distributing cash among affected communities so they can meet their needs autonomously and with dignity. With the...
Experience in Piloting the AccessRC Self-Registration Tool in Colombia
Report
The Colombian Red Cross (CRC) in conjunction with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) developed a pilot project to validate the AccessRC self-registration application in Colombia.
This report documents the experience of using the application, the challenges faced,...
Harnessing the Transformative Potential of Generative AI for Humanitarian Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance Opportunities, Risks, Barriers, and Recommendations
Report
This report, authored by Market Impact lead consultant Thomas Byrnes, explores
the transformative potential of Generative AI for Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance
(MPCA) programs in humanitarian contexts. The report is divided into four main
chapters.
- The Potential Opportunities of AI tools and...
Strengthening Cash Assistance in Ukraine: Collaborative digital solutions in action
Case Study
The escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, combined with harsh winter temperatures, has exacerbated living conditions for affected communities. In response, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has come together, with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society at its forefront, to deliver effective...
RedRose presentation to Payments group – Notes, 13th February 2024
Meeting minutes
These meeting notes give details to the Special Session held with RedRose on 13th February 2024, hosted by the Payments group.
The session began with RedRose presenting on its history, guiding principles, partners and five-year strategy. The group then posed a series of curated questions to understand...
Cash Coordination in Poland: Early lessons learnt from the humanitarian response for Ukrainian war refugees
Case Study
This thesis was submitted for obtaining the Master’s Degree in International Humanitarian Action. By submitting the thesis, the author certifies that the text is from his hand, does not include the work of someone else unless clearly indicated, and that the thesis has been produced in accordance with...
Data Sharing in Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA): A look at risks, threats and mitigation technologies
Report
This research, conducted by The Engine Room between March and October 2023, was commissioned by the Norwegian Refugee Council in collaboration with the DIGID consortium to map risks and threats related to data sharing in CVA, and to evaluate potential technological approaches that might mitigate these...
Cash and Voucher Assistance at Scale: Addressing food insecurity by supporting families in the Netherlands
Case Study
With an increasing number of families experiencing financial trouble in the Netherlands, in September 2022, the Dutch parliament voted to allocate €100 million for free school meals in vulnerable neighbourhoods across the country. After the proposal was approved, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 7: Data and Digitalization
Report
Summary Key findings The use of digital payments is increasing. More action is needed on data responsibility. Cybersecurity is a risk that few talk about in the humanitarian space. Biometrics are better understood than before; blockchain pilots have expanded and multiplied. The concepts of...
La situation mondiale des transferts monétaires 2023. Chapitre 7 : Données et numérisation – Résumé
Report
Principaux résultats L’utilisation des paiements numériques augmente. Des mesures supplémentaires sont nécessaires en matière de gestion responsable des données. La cybersécurité est un risque dont peu d’acteurs parlent dans l’espace humanitaire. Les données biométriques sont mieux...
تقرير حالة المساعدات النقدية في العالم 2023. ملخص الفصل السابع: البيانات والرقمنة
Report
النتائج الرئيسية يتزايد استخدام المدفوعات الرقمية. هناك حاجة إلى مزيد من الإجراءات بشأن مسؤولية البيانات. يشكل الأمن السيبراني خطراً لا يتحدث عنه إلا فئة قليلة في...
El Estado Global de los Programas de Transferencias Monetarias 2023. Capítulo 7: datos y digitalización – Resumen
Report
Conclusiones principales El uso de los pagos digitales está aumentando. Se necesitan más medidas en relación con la responsabilidad de los datos. En el espacio humanitario se habla poco sobre la ciberseguridad y sus riesgos. La biometría se comprende mejor que antes; los proyectos piloto de...
WVI Cash Roadmap 2.0 – New Avenues – Leveraging, multiplying “Nexus” cash to take children and their families further than imagined
Policy paper
WVI's strategic global Cash Roadmap 2.0 (2024-2027) speaks to the organisations' commitment that amidst polycrises and resourcing constraints, there is urgency to maximise and multiply World Vision's capabilities, assets and cash voucher programming (CVP=CVA) is a powerful tool to do so.
Increasing...
What’s Next for Cash: Mercy Corps’ approach to cash and voucher assistance
Presentation
The brief outlines Mercy Corps' CVA approach & standards applied across our CVA portfolio and sets the direction for CVA in Mercy Corps moving forward.
The approach outlines how CVA contributes to Mercy Corps Pathway to Possibility strategy by focusing on areas that drive impact & sector leadership,...
Going digital: What’s next for Vanuatu in blockchain innovation?
Report
Today, the level of impact and user and stakeholder interest in the UnBlocked Cash Project clearly demonstrates a need to look closely at how this effort makes a case for broader and longer-term sustainable adoption of blockchain technology for financial and economic inclusion. To do so, Oxfam, Pacific...
مراقبة برامج المساعدات النقدية: إرشادات المراقبة الخاصة ببرامج المساعدات النقدية في الحالات الطارئة
إرشادات وأدوات
يوفر هذا الدليل مورداً مركزياً لتعزيز فهم مشترك لأهم اعتبارات المراقبة للمشاريع الإنسانية باستخدام برامج التحويلات النقدية (CTP). الجمهور الرئيسي لهذا الدليل هو...
Between efficiency and do no harm: Blockchain-based innovation in cash and voucher assistance
Report
The focus of this study is the determination of the risk factors for beneficiaries that arise from the use of blockchain technology in the delivery of cash and voucher assistance (CVA), as part of a framework for the identification of digital harm. The study also aims to use the said framework to create...
Investigating Safe Data Sharing and Systems Interoperability in Humanitarian Cash Assistance
Report
This report offers a technical landscaping of the current state of data sharing and interoperability in the sector and evaluates the potential of emerging technologies and operating models to address challenges in current approaches. The analysis is focused on cash programming, and specifically on two use...
Overview of Revision Process for IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility
Presentation
Outlines process for revising the IASC Operational Guidance on Data Responsibility