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Does Cash-Plus Programming Work in Contexts of Protracted Crises?
Policy paper
Cash-plus programmes aim to strengthen food security and livelihoods by providing cash transfers alongside complementary support and services. In stable settings, these programmes can, to some extent, draw on established public services and administrative capacities. Yet, increasingly they are used in...
International Women’s Day 2024
Collection
Explore our collection of resources, reports and case studies, specially curated for International Women’s Day.
South Sudan Joint Markets Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) Workshop Report
Meeting minutes
The South Sudan Cash Working Group in collaboration with REACH and the CALP Network East and Southern Africa Regional Office held a virtual workshop on Enhancing Market Monitoring in South Sudan on February 28, 2024.
The South Sudan Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) plays a crucial role in...
Exploring linkages between Cash and Voucher Assistance and Social Protection in West and Central Africa
Webinar recording
This is the first in a series of webinars that aims to explore the connections between humanitarian CVA and social protection in West and Central Africa region. The webinar sought to frame the discussion with opening remarks from Dr. Sintike Tarfa Ugbe, Director of Humanitarian & Social Affairs of the...
The Group Cash Transfer Approach in Yemen
Case Study
The GCT approach was contextualized and piloted successfully in both North and South Yemen by ZOA Yemen and its local partner SDF in 2022 and 2023. More than 100 community groups submitted their plans and received cash transfers to implement their proposed activities. Cash transfers ranged from 2,000 USD...
Locally Led Anticipatory Action Guide and Toolkit
Guidelines and Tools
How civil society organisations can engage with communities, and collaborate with mandated, technical and donor agencies to localise and scale up early warning and early action
The purpose of the guide is to support civil society organisations to engage with communities and other actors and structures...
Event Report: The feasibility of a route-based approach with CVA: The case of Guatemala
Meeting minutes
In 2022, CALP recognized the importance of human mobility and CVA and invited its network to contribute to the evidence and debate. CALP conducted the study 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 examined the use of...
E-Cash Pilot: Digital Solutions for Rural Communities
Report
An innovative digital cash project piloted by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province has successfully demonstrated a new and more secure way of providing humanitarian assistance while significantly enhancing the inclusion and resilience of rural...
Pathways Toward a Green Humanitarian Response
Report
The humanitarian sector is grappling with the task of reducing its negative impacts upon the climate and environment. Despite growing awareness of the need to shift towards greener action, tangible change and outcomes have remained frustratingly limited, while the impacts of climate and environmental...
Addressing Negative Socioeconomic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic through Social Protection in Viet Nam – Supporting incomes and livelihoods with cash assistance in Dong Nai province
Case Study
In late April 2021, Viet Nam faced its fourth wave of COVID-19, with over 895 000 new cases reported. COVID-19 and related restrictions hindered livelihood options and vulnerable households faced financial stress to cover basic needs. Some of them lost their income and were unable to return to home...
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 and Voucher Assistance: Breaking down barriers to SRH care in humanitarian settings
Case Study
Global commitments to universal health coverage mean that all people should have access to a full range of quality health services without financial hardship. Despite these commitments, populations affected by emergencies often face heightened barriers to accessing health services due to disruptions to...
Increasing the use of cash – part of the answer to humanitarian funding cuts?
Blog Post
CALP’s Director Karen Peachey argues that in the face of humanitarian funding cuts we need to be using the most cost-efficient tools available to us – and that cash fits the bill.
Egypt Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Child Labor: Program Summary and Evidence-Building Infographic
Case Study
This infographic highlights the main findings and achievements of Save the Children CVA operations in Egypt between March 2023 and November 2023, which aimed to assess and highlight the impact that CVA has on child protection outcomes, with a specific focus on unaccompanied and separated refugee children...
Philippines Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Child Early and Forced Marriages and Unions (CEFMU): Program Summary and Evidence-Building Infographic
Case Study
This infographic gathers key programmatic data from Save the Children CVA operations in the Philippines between January and August 2023, which aimed to assess and highlight the impact that CVA has on child protection outcomes, with a specific focus on Child Early and Forced Marriages and Unions (CEFMU).
Lithuania Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for Child Protection (CP): Program Summary and Evidence-Building Infographic
Case Study
This infographic gathers key programmatic data from Save the Children CVA operations in Lithuania, within the larger context of the Ukrainian crisis, between December 2022 and April 2023, which aimed to assess and highlight the impact that CVA has on child protection outcomes, with a specific focus on...
Community Insight Survey for Cash-Based Programs in Afghanistan
Case Study
The Community Insight Survey for Cash-Based Programs by iMMAP Inc. in Afghanistan provides critical insights into the effectiveness of cash-based humanitarian assistance in the country. Conducted across diverse regions of Afghanistan, the survey highlights the positive impact of cash assistance on...
Payment Solutions for CVA Implementers
Report
This report explores how CVA implementers can leverage developments in payment technology to empower recipients, offering them a choice of CVA delivery mechanisms.
Payment Solution Seekers Webinar
Webinar recording
This webinar marked the launch of the Payment solutions for CVA implementers report; which helps implementing organizations, payment companies and regulators leverage FinTech innovations to increase the impact of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA).
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG
Meeting minutes
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – 17 January 2024 Watch the recording here: