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Disaster Response: Mobile Money for the Displaced
Report
Advances in mobile technology have opened up new opportunities, not only for communication, but also for using the mobile handset as a platform for a range of applications. The introduction of data transfer facilities and the rise of mobile financial services around the world have allowed mobile money...
Research to Identify the Optimal Operational Set-up for Multi-Actor Provision of Unconditional Cash Grants to Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Final report and recommendation
Report
This report contains the findings and recommendations from a 30 day research project commissioned by the cash working group (CWG) based in Lebanon, and more specifically the team tasked with the operational set-up. The Avenir research project team was engaged to identify the optimal operational set-up for...
Economic Impact Study: Direct and Indirect Effects of the WFP Value-Based Food Voucher Programme in Lebanon
Report
This study examines the direct and indirect impacts of WFP’s e-card programme on the Lebanese economy. It is part of a broader United Nations initiative to assess the economic impacts of humanitarian assistance in Lebanon. The e-card programme is an important element of the international humanitarian...
Cross-Sector Cash Assistance for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon: An IRC Programme
Report
Since January 2013, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been implementing a project providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This project provided unconditional financial assistance to targeted Syrian refugees and Lebanese host households to help them be better...
Cash Transfer Programming for Urban Displacement
Policy paper
In urban displacement contexts with functioning markets and developed banking systems, humanitarian agencies are increasingly using electronic-transfers (e-transfers) as the preferred cash delivery mechanism. Based on the Danish Refugee Council’s response to the Syria crisis, this Evaluation and...
Unconditional Cash Assistance via E-Transfer: Implementation lessons learned – Winterization support via CSC bank ATM card
Report
This document looks at the lessons learned from the Danish Refugee Council’s e-transfer programme designed to provide cash assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon using the CALP Network’s guidelines on e-transfers in emergencies as a point of reference for assessing adherence to best practices.
Hidden Victims of the Syrian Crisis: Disabled, injured and older refugees
Report
The Syrian crisis has generated the largest refugee movement since the Rwandan genocide and is described as the defining refugee crisis of our era. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, Syrian refugees are about to replace Afghans as the world’s largest...
The Yemen Cash Transfer Programme
Report
This case study shows how Oxfam used social welfare fund lists and the Post Office system to distribute funds and rebuild donor trust. In October 2011, Oxfam partnered with the Social Welfare Fund and the Post Office in Al Hodeidah governorate in Yemen to deliver cash transfers to vulnerable households...
The Impact of Oxfam’s Cash Distributions on Syrian Refugee Households in Host Communities and Informal Settlements in Jordan
Report
Given the absence of viable alternatives to cash transfer programmes (CTPs) in Jordan, such programmes will certainly continue for the foreseeable future. It is crucial to review their impact to date in order to identify common issues and lessons learned and adjust programmes accordingly. The present...
Etude de la vulnérabilité à l’insécurité alimentaire des ménages pauvres – République Islamique de Mauritanie
Rapport
La Croix Rouge Française a lié un partenariat avec Montpellier SupAgro / Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC) dans le but de mettre en oeuvre un projet de recherche / action. Le projet de Transfert Economique et Social (TES) vise l’expérimentation de transferts monétaires dans une commune de la...
Rôle des mobilités saisonnières dans l’économie des ménages pauvres – République Islamique de Mauritanie
Rapport
L’étude sur le rôle des mobilités saisonnières dans l’économie des ménages pauvres a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet de Transferts Economiques et Sociaux (TES) mis en oeuvre par la Croix Rouge française (CRF) et le Croissant Rouge mauritanien dans la commune de Tikwobra, Moughataa de...
Analyse coût-bénéfice des actions d’atténuation de Cash For Work menées en phase précoce
Rapport
OXFAM a mis en œuvre une étude sur l’analyse coût-bénéfice des actions d’atténuation menées en phase précoce, (avant l’entrée dans le pic de la crise). Cette étude, lancée en décembre 2011 a couvert 4 de ses pays d’intervention dans le Sahel Ouest-africain (Niger, Tchad, Burkina et...
Intervention prolongee de secours et de redressement 2013 en Mauritanie – volet transfert monetaires conditionnel en milieu rural captalisation (region du Brakna)
Rapport
L’ONG AU SECOURS (Association Humanitaire pour l’environnement) a été retenue comme partenaire de mise en œuvre du volet «Transferts monétaires conditionnel en milieu rural» dans le cadre du projet financé par PAM/ en partenariat avec la Grande Bretagne, la Suède et le Danemark, d’appui aux...
Evaluation Study Support to Life’s Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis, 2012 & 2013
Report
This report is part of enhancing Support to Life’s organisational learning on its Syrian Refugee Programme in Turkey. The specific objective of the evaluation is to present the findings on the achievements, quality and overall impact of Support to Life’s humanitarian response of the Syrian refugee...
Water Vouchers Evaluation Report, Gaza 2013
Report
A participatory assessment on disaster risk reduction (DRR) was undertaken in GAZA governorate in 2011, OXFAM being the lead agency within the WASH cluster emergency response and preparedness in this area. Three vulnerable neighbourhoods (AL MALALHA, AL MOGRAGHA and AL ZARGA), were identified and an...
Occupations Under Fire: The labor market in a complex emergency
Report
This paper examines the impact of conflict-induced population displacement on urban labor markets. Data from over 900 working-age individuals in Sudan indicates that long-term urban residents in conflict areas have a higher probability of being employed in skilled sectors relative to similar individuals...
Cash Voucher Programme: Review of voucher assistance as a safety-net transfer modality in the Gaza Strip
Report
This review commissioned by Oxfam GB and WFP, looks at the effect of the Cash Voucher Project of WFP / Oxfam / Ma’an (CVP) on beneficiaries in Gaza. The review studies the impact on beneficiary diets and interviews beneficiaries to obtain their opinion on cash vouchers over in-kind food aid. The review...
Enhancing WFP’s Capacity and Experience to Design, Implement, Monitor, and Evaluate Vouchers and Cash Transfer Programmes: Study summary
Report
With support from the Government of Spain, and in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) evaluated four pilot projects to assess the comparative performance of cash transfers, food payments, and vouchers on household food...
Impact Evaluation of Cash and Food Transfers for the Seasonal Emergency Safety Net in Hajjah and Ibb Governorates, Yemen Endline Report
Report
This report is the final impact evaluation of the World Food Programme’s Cash and Food transfer program in Yemen. The program operated in Hajjah and Ibb governorates within the larger Emergency Safety Net (ESN), which provides assistance to qualifying households in rural Yemen. The report details the...
Examining Protection and Gender in Cash and Voucher Transfers – Report
Report
With cash and voucher transfers increasing as a form of humanitarian assistance, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) teamed up to study the potential protection and gender impact of such transfers. While much research had been done about economic and market impacts of cash and...