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Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in social protection responses to COVID-19
Ongoing research
The Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19: Expert Advice service (SPACE) includes providing evidence-based technical support to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in social protection responses to COVID-19. Our on-going work includes a focus on GBV, disability-inclusion, digital...
UNFPA with Johns Hopkins University – Expanding the Evidence Base on Cash, Protection, GBV and Health in Humanitarian Settings
Ongoing research
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
Ongoing research
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
Ongoing research
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...
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 and key enablers in CVA preparedness to respond to shocks in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Ongoing research
PROJECT BACKGROUND Much of CaLP’s guidance and learning has emerged from protracted crises, which account for the vast majority of international humanitarian funding. However, climate change has increased the severity and intensity of disasters. The Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region is...
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
Ongoing research
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...
Case study on CVA for Health outcomes
Ongoing research
The study aims to develop a light touch stocktake and analytical synthesis of emerging best practice and main challenges encountered in cash for health outcomes programming for the MENA region. The MENA region is of relevance as it has seen particularly high levels of cash programming in humanitarian...
Effects of Cash Transfers On Intimate Partner Violence In Humanitarian Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study In South Sudan
Ongoing research
This study seeks to improve understanding of the dynamics between intimate partner violence (IPV) and cash transfers in humanitarian settings. There is a focus on increasing knowledge of how receipt of cash transfers and the way they are delivered, may change gender relations, power dynamics, and IPV in...