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Emergency Livelihood Recovery Intervention (ELRI): Fafi District – Garissa County – North Eastern Kenya
Report
The Emergency Livelihood Recovery Intervention (ELRI) was implemented by Horn Relief with funding from OFDA. The Emergency Livelihood Recovery Intervention (ELRI) took place between January 2010 and April 2011; it was designed to address the immediate food security needs of the drought-stricken population...
A case study of the consortium transfer programme in Somalia
Case Study
This case study looks at a consortium cash transfer programme in Somalia in response to the humanitarian crisis of 2006. Details of the context, response analysis and rationale for choosing cash for work and direct cash relief interventions are given along with the programme summary. Perceived impacts and...
RED Card Program (Repair and Development) Chile Earthquake 2010
Report
On 27 February 2010 an earthquake measuring magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale struck the Bío-Bío and Maule regions of Chile, at a depth of only 35km. This earthquake was then followed by an equally devastating tsunami. This double disaster left more than 480 people dead, more than 1.8 million people...
Cash-based Responses in Emergencies
Report
This short HPG briefing paper looks at the suitability of cash based responses in a range of emergency situations. It gives a rapid overview of recent cash based responses and examines the key issues around comparing cash and in-kind programmes. It briefly looks at the impact of cash, the issues of...
Growing back better: Rehabilitation of tsunami affected cinnamon industry in Southern Sri Lanka
Case Study
This case study looks at the Spanish Red Cross’ intervention in post-tsunami Sri Lanka which aimed at supporting smallholder cinnamon growers, whose fields had been destroyed by the tsunami, to recover and improve their cinnamon production as a way to restore their means of living. Cash grants were...
Report: ECHO Roundtable "Scaling Up Cash Transfer Programming in Emergencies"
Report
This 3-page report sums up the main points raised at the ECHO / WFP hosted roundtable on “Scaling Up Cash Transfer Programming in Emergencies”, 23 September 2011. The roundtable focused on the scaling-up of Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) in emergencies, more specifically for the provision of...
Philippines: Cash Vouchers via Debit Cards
Report
This one-page poster provides an overview of ACF’s programme to provide cash vouchers via debit cards in Cotabato City and Sultan Kudarat, Autonomous Regions of Muslim Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines
Rapport de l’évaluation finale de cash transfert dans les Départements de Tessaoua et Aguié 2010
Rapport
Ceci est le rapport final d’un programme de “cash for training” (argent contre formation) qui a eu lieu en 2010 dans les départements de Tessaoua et Aguié au Niger. Le rapport résume les activités realisés, les objectifs, les résultats attendus et la méthodologie du programme, et...
Building Communities: A holistic approach to relocation and livelihoods: housing, cash grants, and community projects
Case Study
This case study looks at the Spanish Red Cross’ housing reconstruction programme which took place between 2007-09 in Sri Lanka, following the devastating Tsunami. In addition to housing this intervention had two main approaches: household level grants for re-starting, supporting the strengthening or...
Cash transfers in Zimbabwe
Case Study
A background document to Cash Transfers in Zimbabwe, including details of: Zimbabwe Harmonised Social Cash Transfer (ZHSCT) program UN/World Food Program Cash For Cereals (CFC) program The NGO Joint Initiative (JI) in Zimbabwe Protracted Relief Program (PRP) Independent NGO-led Cash Transfer Programs.
Delivering Cash Through Traders: A quick delivery guide for cash transfer programming in emergencies
Guidelines and Tools
A Quick Delivery Guide to delivering money through local traders. Prepared as a practical tool, this guide provides a brief synthesis of the necessary preconditions and advantages and disadvantages of using cheques. It also provides practical implementation tips.
Water Access by Voucher
Report
This document presents an overview of the use of vouchers to connect vulnerable people in Somalia with water during an emergency response. The document provides thorough and practical guidance to implementing a water voucher programme, covering all phases of the project cycle including: programme...
IASC Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010
Case Study
This independent report presented by DARA confirms that humanitarian aid in Somalia has saved thousands of lives between the years 2005 to 2010. The report is based on an evaluation of the humanitarian response in south-central Somalia and is one of the most comprehensive evaluations of aid in Somalia...
Analyse et suivi des marches dans le cadre d’interventions de transferts monétaires
Présentation
Objectifs principaux de l’analyse et du suivi des marchés: Analyser la capacité des marchés à absorber un surplus de demande généré par les activités de transferts monétaires. Emettre des recommandations en temps réel, c’est- à-dire dans le cours du programme. Evaluer l’impact des...
Humanitarian Exchange No. 49: Unconditional cash transfers: Giving choice to people in need
Report
This article in Humanitarian Exchange magazine (article begins on page 19) explains how Action Against Hunger has moved towards unconditional cash grants as a food security and livelihoods response in Northern Uganda. The article describes the technical features of the programme (transfer amount,...
Ukraine Red Cross cash transfer case study
Case Study
This case study examines the first ever Red Cross cash transfer initiative in the European Zone of the International Federation, as part of a home restoration programme in Ukraine following a devastating storm. The report details response analysis, rationale, programme summary, perceived impacts and...
Cash Programming in Haiti – Lessons Learned in Disbursing Cash
Report
The following report is the result of an initial 2 week mission to Haiti to investigate cash programming (including cash for work) amongst 17 organizations. It is not intended as an exhaustive review of 17 organizations’ practices, but attempts to look at what were some of the critical stages in cash...
Ready or not? Emergency cash transfers at scale
Report
Whilst there is significant experience of implementing cash transfer programmes (CTP) in emergencies this has seldom been at a scale comparable to in-kind responses. A number of critical gaps and blockages standing in the way of scaled up programming in the wake of a disaster have been identified...
Hard Cash in Hard Times: Cash transfers versus food aid in rural Zimbabwe
Case Study
This case study looks at Concern Worldwide’s pilot project to provide cash, instead of traditional food aid, to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe. The document briefly describes the conditions making it suitable for such a response, positive outcomes for the cash recipients, the cost effectiveness,...
Cash Learning Bulletin August 2011
Report
This newsletter includes articles and updates on: Smart cards used for the first time in Zimbabwe cash transfers Philippines cash learning group starts up Technical forum on cash transfers in Kenya & Somalia CALP Ivory Coast cash guidelines and details of forthcoming research for the period.