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UNFPA with Johns Hopkins University – Expanding the Evidence Base on Cash, Protection, GBV and Health in Humanitarian Settings
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UNFPA with support from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health will explore the role of cash and voucher assistance in contributing to gender-based violence response, sexual and reproductive health access and protection for women and girls in humanitarian settings. The research...
Impact evaluation of MPC on Shelter and WASH outcomes
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The research will explore the impact of combinations of cash and service assistance on WASH and Shelter outcomes for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Using a mixed-method approach, the study aims to identify the optimal combinations of assistance to achieve WASH and Shelter outcomes and ultimately contribute...
Leveraging Cash and Voucher Assistance for Gender and Gender-Based Violence Outcomes in the Middle East Region
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WRC and CARE with support from SDC are partnering to: develop an e-training based on the Cash & Voucher Assistance and Gender-Based Violence Compendium to complement existing in-person curricula and expand access and uptake among field-level practitioners; conduct training in three MENA countries; and...
Use of cash and voucher assistance for the protection, education and well-being of adolescent girls and boys in crisis
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Plan International and WRC with support from SIDA are partnering to strengthen Plan’s internal capacity on integrating CVA into programs to effectively achieve protection, education and well-being outcomes for crisis-affected adolescent girls and boys (10-19 years). This includes documentation of...
Building Evidence on Integrating Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Within Gender-based Violence (GBV) Case Management to Strengthen IPV Response for Urban Migrants and Refugees
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With support from Elhra, WRC, CARE and local partners are implementing and evaluating the integration of CVA within GBV case management to support survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Guayaquil, Ecuador. WRC and partners will disseminate findings to communities of practice, national and international...
Expanding Learning on the Effectiveness of Integrating Gender-Based Violence Response and Cash and Voucher Assistance in Humanitarian Settings
Ongoing research
WRC, CARE, Ihsan Relief and Development and Coprodinco with support from BHA are partnering to deliver the integration of CVA within GBV case management to support GBV survivors. WRC is leading evaluations of CVA-integrated GBV programming to generate evidence on programmatic effects, facilitators, and...
Institute of Development Studies
Ongoing research
BASIC (better assistance in crises) research is a 3.5 year FCDO funded programme. It aims to inform policy and programming on how to help poor and vulnerable people cope better with crises and meet their basic needs through more effective social assistance in contexts of recurrent shocks, climate crises,...
Lessons learned in CVA preparedness
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Climate change has increased the severity and intensity of natural disasters, which affected 95 million people globally in 2019. However, there is limited evidence on the linkages between CVA and preparedness. For this reason, CaLP is commissioning a desk review of the policy and practice landscape from...
Yemen Financial Service Providers Assessment
Ongoing research
This assessment will provide a clear overview and guidance related to the currently used and potential cash delivery mechanisms and FSPs in Yemen, including lessons leaned and experiences from Humanitarian agencies who have made use of them over the last four years of the current response, and...
Lessons learned on cash program adaptability in Jordan in response to the economic crisis and COVID-19
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The purpose of this study is to document and assess collective learning and decision-making on the adaptability of selected cash programs in Jordan in light of their response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 and its impact at programmatic and systemic levels, in order to formulate policy messages and...