Search by key words
Results
Filter by
21 – 40 of 54 results
A short history of cash and voucher assistance – 6 key lessons and observations
Blog Post
How has cash and voucher assistance evolved? Why has the use of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA) increased so rapidly in recent years? How has it emerged from the fringes to become an established part of all major humanitarian responses? Four people who have travelled the CVA path reflect on...
حالة النقد في العالم 2020 – الملخص التنفيذي
تقرير
يقدم تقرير حالة النقد في العالم لعام 2020 صورة شاملة عن حالة مساعدات النقد والقسائم، إلى جانب توصيات مهمة لكل المهتمين في العمل الإنساني. يتابع هذا التقرير نتائج التقرير...
La situation mondiale des transferts monétaires en 2020 – Résumé exécutif
Rapport
Le rapport sur la situation mondiale des transferts monétaires en 2020 donne un état des lieux complet de la situation des transferts monétaires, ainsi que des recommandations importantes pour les personnes intéressées par l’action humanitaire. Ce rapport succède au premier rapport fondateur...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 7 summary: CVA integration with local systems
Report
For a relevant and sustainable response , the role of local actors and local systems is critical. There is a growing consensus regarding the importance of localisation within CVA, but little clarity on how to drive this forward in practice. Progress on localisation requires humanitarian actors to be...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 8 summary: Linking CVA and social protection
Report
Longstanding efforts to strengthen links between humanitarian CVA and social protection have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant progress since the last report. CVA should aim to complement robust social protection systems where they exist and contribute to their strengthening...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 9 summary: Covid-19 and CVA: Impacts and implications of the crisis and response
Report
CVA is being scaled up significantly in response to COVID-19, but the overall gap between needs and funding is growing rapidly. The pandemic has incurred an extraordinary human cost, but also presents an opportunity to redefine the humanitarian system to better serve the needs of crisis-affected people....
The State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Executive summary
Report
The State of the World’s Cash 2020 provides a comprehensive snapshot of cash and voucher assistance (CVA), with significant recommendations for anyone interested in humanitarian action. This report follows on from the first report, a seminal piece, published in 2018. Since then CVA has continued to grow...
The State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Full report
Report
Since the first State of the World’s Cash report we have seen huge developments in cash and voucher assistance (CVA), with a continued increase in scale driving changing roles and partnerships, and a growing emphasis on quality. This new report, State of the World’s Cash 2020, examines progress,...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 1: Funding, policies, volume, and collaboration
Report
In the past four years the global volume of CVA has doubled and in 2019 accounted for 17.9% of international humanitarian assistance. Tracking of CVA volume data is improving and 91% of practitioners perceive that support from donors has increased. This chapter asks: ‘As the global volume of CVA...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 2: Mainstreaming CVA – Progress; Risks and Challenges
Report
CVA is an increasingly common and well-understood tool in humanitarian response – 85% of practitioners perceive that there has been more systematic consideration of CVA over the last 2 years.This chapter asks: ‘How can ambitions for scaling up CVA be met whilst also pushing for better, more...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 3: Quality Programming
Report
67% of practitioners report that the quality of CVA has increased in the last two years. The focus for improving CVA has gradually shifted from increased scale, to improved quality and more recently towards quality as defined by outcomes for recipients. This chapter asks: ‘How can we continue to...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 4: Build sufficient capacity for cash and voucher assistance
Report
Since 2018 individual and organisational CVA capacities have improved, and are having a positive impact on the timeliness and scale of CVA. But dedicated funding for CVA capacity building is generally insufficient and unpredictable and recruiting and retaining skilled staff remains a challenge. This...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 1 Summary: Funding, Policies, Volume and Collaboration
Report
In the past four years, the global volume of CVA has doubled and in 2019 accounted for 17.9% of international humanitarian assistance. Tracking of CVA volume data is improving and 91% of practitioners perceive that support from donors has increased. This chapter asks: ‘As the global volume of CVA...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 5: Coordination
Report
There has been very limited progress on cash coordination since 2017. Cash continues to challenge the established coordination and funding architecture, and efforts to resolve outstanding questions around cash coordination have failed. Despite the lack of global agreement, Cash Working Groups are pushing...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 2 summary: Mainstreaming CVA – progress; risks & challenges
Report
CVA is an increasingly common and well-understood tool in humanitarian response – 85% of practitioners perceive that there has been more systematic consideration of CVA over the last 2 years.This chapter asks: ‘How can ambitions for scaling up CVA be met whilst also pushing for better, more...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 6A: Evidence, Learning & Information Sharing
Report
Three-quarters of practitioners agree that they have the evidence needed to design quality CVA. However some critical evidence gaps remain for example around recipient choice and wellbeing, cost effectiveness and the use of CVA in combination with other aid modalities. This chapter asks: ‘How can...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 Chapter 3 summary: Quality programming
Report
67% of practitioners report that the quality of CVA has increased in the last two years. The focus for improving CVA has gradually shifted from increased scale, to improved quality and more recently towards quality as defined by outcomes for recipients. This chapter asks: ‘How can we continue to...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 6B: Investing in innovation for CVA
Report
Since 2017, the appetite for CVA innovation has decreased slightly as has the percentage of practitioners (46%) who agree that humanitarian agencies and private sector actors are developing effective working relationships in CVA programmes. Despite this, digital finance and the use of mobile money has...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 4 summary: Build sufficient capacity for Cash and Voucher Assistance
Report
Since 2018 individual and organisational CVA capacities have improved, and are having a positive impact on the timeliness and scale of CVA. But dedicated funding for CVA capacity building is generally insufficient and unpredictable and recruiting and retaining skilled staff remains a challenge. This...
State of the World’s Cash 2020 – Chapter 7: CVA integration with local systems
Report
For a relevant and sustainable response , the role of local actors and local systems is critical. There is a growing consensus regarding the importance of localisation within CVA, but little clarity on how to drive this forward in practice. Progress on localisation requires humanitarian actors to be...
