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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...
Working with Financial Service Providers to Provide Emergency Cash Assistance
Guidelines and Tools
This report, prepared and published as part of VenEsperanza’s research and learning agenda, presents lessons learned and best practices related to the collaboration between humanitarian actors and financial service providers (FSPs) in delivering multi-purpose cash assistance in emergency contexts. Using...
Making the Most of Cash at Scale: Policy paper
Policy paper
This Policy Brief draws out key messages from Mercy Corps’ Cash at Scale study and makes recommendations for the better use of cash at scale. This explores the potential of cash at scale to meet increasing humanitarian needs and deliver people-centric response.
For Mercy Corps, cash at scale to date...
Gender-Transformative Social Protection in Crisis Contexts: Guidance note
Guidelines and Tools
This guidance note is produced under the Social Protection Technical Assistance (STAAR) facility which is funded by FCDO and implemented by DAI Global UK. It was commissioned by GiZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to advance the international...
Social Protection and Anticipatory Action to Protect Agricultural Livelihoods
Policy paper
As the quality of climate risk information and scientific forecasting has continued to improve, the imperative to act in advance of an imminent shock in order to protect people, assets and livelihoods has also gained notable attention and increasing investment. Recognizing this opportunity, some...
It’s time for a route-based approach in CVA programming: Unpacking the criteria to meet the needs of people on the move
Webinar recording
During this event, we discussed 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.