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Caritas Switzerland

Founded in 1901, Caritas Switzerland (CACH) has the mission to prevent, combat, and alleviate poverty. Combining humanitarian assistance and long-term development cooperation, CACH aims to strengthen resilience, enhance equity, and enable human development. As an independent non-profit NGO, we work through local partnerships in 28 countries. CACH is determined to enhance the application and build institutional knowledge of cash-based interventions and employs a dedicated cash advisor.

14 January 2020

Unified Cash+ Framework of Bangladesh: For anticipatory action and response

Report

This document presents a proposal for a harmonised inter-sectoral approach to cash+ (cash and other forms of support) in anticipation of rapid onset hazard events as well as the response phase. The formulations are based on the HCTT pre-crisis survey conducted in June 2023 and the workshop on the 22nd of June where the initial proposal was formulated. The aim of this initial proposal is to be...

October 2023

Pre-crisis Assessment of Monsoon Flooding in Bangladesh

Report

Shifting the focus from response to anticipation of monsoon floods, the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator (RCO) and Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) with support from NORCAP/CashCap implemented a pre-crisis survey to understand at-risk people’s perceptions and preparations for monsoon flooding and help define a unified intersectoral cash+ approach for Anticipatory action and...

28 September 2023

Consultation on Cash and Voucher Assistance to the Main Spanish NGOs Funded by Aecid – Executive Summary

Report

This executive report summarizes the results obtained from a study of the cash and voucher assistance (CVA) practices of eight Spanish NGOs in the field of humanitarian assistance. You can read the full report in Spanish here.

2019

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming

Report

The main aim of this evaluation is to map out and analyse aspects of the British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform (JCP) Operational Model (OM) influencing key drivers of MPG response quality analysing aspects of effectiveness, efficiency and accountability. The study methodology is based on the CALP Network’s Analytical Framework on Operational Models for the delivery of Cash Transfer...

2018

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform: Case study for learning on collaborative cash programmes

Report

The British Virgin Island (BVI) Joint Delivery Platform (JCP) is an effective model for learning around collaboration, developed at the onset of the humanitarian response, to deliver a small-scale emergency and early recovery cash based response, in a context without previous cash response experience. The BVI JCP mission statement was “using an economy of scale, partners can reach more...

2018

Inter-Agency Livelihood Assessment Targeting Refugees and Host Communities in IMVEPI and Rhino Camp Settlements Arua District, Northern Uganda

Case Study

This inter-agency needs assessment by World Vision Uganda (WVU), UNHCR and Caritas was conducted in two settlement areas of Rhino and Imvepi located in the West Nile Region of Uganda. The Imvepi settlement is the most recently opened area (February 2017) for resettlement and located about 72km east of the district town of Arua. This settlement is expected to resettle about 100,000 South...

2017

Appropriateness and Impact of Cash Grants Distribution in Eastern Ukraine

Case Study

This programming note assesses the appropriateness and impact of cash grants distribution in Eastern Ukraine. Key findings Distribution of cash grants of US$250 – US$900 via bank transfer allowed beneficiaries to purchase or pay for a wide variety of items or services, including food, medication or medical expenses, rent/utilities, and clothing, and in doing so prioritize their...

2016

Caritas Switzerland

Contributions

Unified Cash+ Framework of Bangladesh: For anticipatory action and response

Pre-crisis Assessment of Monsoon Flooding in Bangladesh

Consultation on Cash and Voucher Assistance to the Main Spanish NGOs Funded by Aecid – Executive Summary

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform: Case study for learning on collaborative cash programmes

Inter-Agency Livelihood Assessment Targeting Refugees and Host Communities in IMVEPI and Rhino Camp Settlements Arua District, Northern Uganda

Appropriateness and Impact of Cash Grants Distribution in Eastern Ukraine

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