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The State of the World’s Cash 2023
Report
This flagship publication represents a neutral and authoritative assessment of the current context of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) as part of humanitarian aid.
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 4: Cash Coordination
Report
Summary Key findings There has been progress on cash coordination. It is too early to know if the new cash coordination model will deliver on ambitions. Views on the extent of donor commitment towards cash coordination are mixed. The increased focus on locally-led cash coordination is welcomed but faces...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 3: Locally-led Response
Report
Summary Key findings Local and international perspectives on what locally-led response means are often fundamentally different. There has been some progress towards locally-led response, but major change is lacking. Barriers to progress in locally-led CVA reflect issues in the wider...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 2: CVA Volume and Growth
Report
Summary Key findings The global volume for CVA programming expenditure increased by 41% from 2021 to 2022 to US$10.0 billion, with US$7.9 billion transferred as CVA to crisis-affected people. The large-scale use of cash in the Ukraine response was a key driver of growth, but other crises also saw...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 5: Cash Preparedness and Capacity
Report
Summary Key findings CVA preparedness and capacity remains a priority, though needs are changing. Economic volatility, including inflation and depreciation, has emerged as a challenge for emergency preparedness. Adapting CVA in contexts of high inflation and depreciation requires inter-agency planning...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 9: Climate Change and Environmental Considerations in CVA
Report
Summary Key findings Climate change and the environment are now pressing concerns for the CVA community. Clarity is needed on how CVA can address needs effectively and contribute to greener programming. CVA is widely considered to be ‘greener’ than in-kind assistance. Various approaches have been...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 8: CVA Design
Report
Summary Key findings Multi-purpose cash (MPC) The use of MPC has increased but not to the extent anticipated. The lack of multisectoral needs assessments and response analysis is still seen as the largest barrier to increasing MPC. Concerns remain regarding the extent to which MPC will achieve...
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...
The State of the World’s Cash 2023. Chapter 6: Linkages with Social Protection
Report
Summary Key findings There has been progress on approaches for linking CVA and social protection, with COVID-19 accelerating interest and activity in this area. Donor interest is increasing; funding instruments now need to be adapted. Barriers to progress include limited technical capacity of staff; a...
Piloting Mobile Money Cash Assistance in Sudan
Case Study
In the 7 months since the onset of conflict in Sudan in April 2023, an estimated 6.1 million people have been displaced, making Sudan the country with the highest number of displaced individuals globally. Humanitarian organizations are considering cash assistance as a response to the crisis, employing...
Feasibility study on CVA in Tigray Region, Ethiopia_October 2023
Report
The two years of conflict in Tigray has fueled a large-scale humanitarian crisis and resulted in loss of livelihoods and widespread food insecurity of the population especially Internally Displaced Populations and agrarian communities in the region.
The crisis affected the livelihoods of the...
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG
Publication
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – 8 November 2023 Watch the recording here:
Humanitarian cash assistance at a crossroads, warns new report
News
Press release: The State of the World's Cash 2023
Global Cash Working Group Meeting – October 2023
Presentation
This slide deck was presented at the October meeting of the Global Cash Working Group meeting.
During the October meeting, we:
Launched the process to update the Terms of Reference of the GCWG to clarify its purpose and linkages to other structures, particularly given the role out of the 2022...
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...
Recommendations on Cash for Protection for General Protection Actors
Report
The aim of this document is to offer recommendations on the use of Cash for Protection interventions in Ukraine, including to create a common understanding among humanitarian partners, and to harmonize practices. This includes: ● Defining Cash for Protection & its objectives ● Scenarios for possible...
Empowering Communities, Piloting Multi-purpose Cash Distribution in Khartoum
Case Study
On April 15th, 2023, conflict erupted in Sudan resulting in wide-scale displacement and more than 25 million people in critical need of assistance. In Khartoum, rife with conflict and where international assistance is minimal for myriad reasons, many people remain sheltering in place, or moving from...
Cash for Protection Guidelines for Protection Partners
Guidelines and Tools
This document provides guidance and clarification on the implementation of cash for protection activities in Yemen, with the view of ensuring a common understanding and harmonizing practices. In particular, these guidelines aim to: provide a definition of cash for protection and specify its...
Adjusting CVA Transfer Values for Inflation: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Food Security Cluster Coordinators
Guidelines and Tools
Over the past 3 years, the global community has experienced a series of unanticipated, challenging, and interrelated shocks: COVID-19, conflict, climate change, and rising costs. A significant number of countries experienced substantial levels of local currency depreciation coupled with high inflation,...
Beneath the Surface: Exploring the economic dynamics of Sudan’s crisis for humanitarians.
Report
This report has been produced to provide NRC Sudan with a diagnostic of the current macroeconomic challenges in Sudan and the state of the financial system, and an analysis of the key risks that these problems pose for humanitarian programming and operations. The first section of the document provides...