It’s time for a route-based approach in CVA programming: Unpacking the criteria to meet the needs of people on the move

What does it mean to take a ‘route-based approach’ to delivering Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), in contexts of high human mobility? And why is it such a good idea?

Join our event on the 5 October to find out more, and to explore the findings of a recent CALP study on this topic.

Taking a ‘route-based approach’

A route-based approach involves thinking beyond borders, and offering payments to people flexibly along their route across multiple countries.

The study argues that a route-based is the best approach because:

• It is desirable: People on the move make it clear that they prefer CVA, which has been stated through other studies cited in this research. However, the flexibility of CVA can be undermined by delivering it on a country-by-country basis.
• It’s effective: A route-based approach can better meet the specific needs of people on the move.
• It is feasible: Humanitarians sometimes express that no financial service providers work across borders; this is untrue. There are options: closed-loop payment networks, FinTech products, digital currencies, wholesale banks, payment aggregators, and payment rails.
• It’s already happening: Actors are already innovating with this approach, for example in programs taking place in routes between Venezuela and Colombia.

Join the event

Join the event to hear from a wide variety of stakeholders involved in CVA implementation. You’ll hear different points of view, and get involved with group work and discussion.

During this event you will:

• Learn about the key findings and proposals from our recent study “Mapping a Route-Based Approach to CVA: Feasibility in select contexts in the Americas”, including which are the benefits of adopting such an approach.
• Identify how you can apply the criteria for a route-based approach to your work.
• Recognize the necessary tools to take action to implement a route-based approach to CVA in the Americas and beyond.

When

5 October 2023 at 11:00 AM (EST)/10:00 AM (Panama)/16:00 PM (UK time).

Guests

• Daniela Funez, Regional Coordinator for the Americas for Cash and Voucher Assistance at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
• Guadalupe García Ramírez, Government KAM & legal representative
  at Up Sí Vale.
• Pierre Norzeron, Regional (LAC) Program Officer Food Security, Cash and Basic Needs at DG ECHO.
• Héctor José Añez, CVA recipient.

Register here

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