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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...
Marchés et transferts monétaires. Manuel de mise en oeuvre et procédures opérationnelles normalisées
Guides et outils
Au cours des dix dernières années et plus particulièrement depuis 2009, l’utilisation, par Oxfam, des transferts monétaires et des coupons comme outil d’intervention lors des urgences humanitaires a augmenté de façon significative. Si en 2009 les PTM ne représentaient que 2,5 % du...
Cash Transfer Programme Participatory Consultation, Feasibility and Market Readiness Study: Burmese refugee camps, Thailand border
Report
This report is a participatory consultation, cash feasibility and market readiness study of the Burmese refugee camps on the Thailand border. It is a rapid, snap shot guide as to whether the conditions in two contrasting camps out of the full nine camps are conducive to a switch from the current ration...
Cash or Coupons? Testing the impacts of cash transfers versus vouchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Report
Despite the increased use of conditional and unconditional cash-transfer programs worldwide, a majority of social protection programs in both developed and developing countries use in-kind transfers and vouchers. This paper reports the results of a randomized evaluation of an unconditional cash transfer...
An Innovative way of Humanitarian Assistance using Mobile Money Transfer in Bangladesh
Presentation
A video detailing Oxfam’s use of mobile money transfer in Bangladesh.
Cash Emergency Preparedness (CEP) Assessment: Myanmar
Policy paper
Cash transfer programming (CTP) in emergencies is not new in Myanmar, with the first examples going back at least to Cyclone Nargis in 2009. CTP has also been used in humanitarian settings such as Kachin State. However, CTP is not yet being widely used for the current conflict context in Rakhine State due...
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...
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...
Transferencias de efectivo en contextos urbanos. Un manual para expertos
Guía y herramientas
Al observar el aumento de la población urbana en todo el mundo y su creciente vulnerabilidad ante catástrofes, el la CALP Network, con financiación de la European Commission for Humanitarian Office (ECHO), puso su empeño en investigar el estado actual y el efecto de los programas de respuesta...
Transferencias electrónicas en situaciones de emergencia: guía práctica para su aplicación.
Guía y herramientas
La guía Transferencias electrónicas en situaciones de emergencia: Guía práctica para su aplicación está dirigida a los expertos sobre el terreno de las organizaciones humanitarias que trabajan en respuestas que incorporan transferencias en efectivo entregadas a través de sistemas de pago digital,...
Livelihood Coping and Recovery from Disaster: The case of coastal Bangladesh
Report
Bangladesh has a long history of coping with and recovery from disasters. Although climate extremes are increasingly taking huge tolls especially in the southwestern part of the country, households are resisting the negative outcomes of these events eventually. This research explores the livelihood...
Nepal USAID-BEST Analysis
Report
During the months of July-August 2013, the Bellmon Estimation Studies for Title II (USAID-BEST) team undertook a study of the current state of agricultural markets in Nepal to inform USAID food assistance programming decisions. This USAID-BEST Analysis provides an overview of local markets,...
Cash Transfer Programming Toolkit
Guidelines and Tools
The Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) Toolkit is a basic guide to cash transfer programming in emergency response and early recovery settings. The publication is based upon best practiced and practical experience from Mercy Corps programmes. The Toolkit provides general guidance for CTP, as well as...
Les transferts monétaires dans la Commune de Roumbou ( Dakoro)
Rapport
Le présent rapport présente les données collectes au cour d’ un mois de recherche dans la Commune rurale de Roumbou,département de Dakoro Après avoir rappelé la méthodologie de la recherche, le rapport s’ articulera autour de points suivants: La Présentation du site de la recherche Le...
Markets dynamics and financial services in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
Guidelines and Tools
The Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) team of WFP recently finalised a market study on the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. The study explores market dynamics and financial service access for pastoral communities. This executive summary shortly presents the findings of this study. The...
Markit Kit de suivi, analyse et intervention
Guides et outils
Une alliance relative à l’apprentissage sur l’approvisionnement local et régional “Local and Regional Procurement Learning Alliance (LRP LA)” formée en 2008 afin de soutenir la recherche sur le respect des délais, le cout/efficacité et l’impact sur le marché des projets “local and...
Cash Preparedness in Senegal: Cash Transfer Mechanisms
Report
Recognizing the growing importance of cash-based responses in humanitarian interventions and building on its own experience of implementing cash transfer programs through local partner organizations in Senegal in 2010 and 2012, Oxfam America sought to hire a consultant to determine the most feasible...
Technical Assessment of the Kenya National Safety Net Program for Results
Report
One of the priorities outlined in the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) in Kenya, is the government’s ambition to enhance social assistance by developing the necessary institutions and strengthening operational systems while expanding the coverage of such programmes. To help realise this policy...
Gender Impact Analysis: Unconditional Cash Transfers in South Central Somalia
Report
The Cash Consortium is a group of four NGOs (ACF, Adeso, DRC and Save the Children) that came together in mid-2011 to coordinate their aid response and use unconditional cash grants to meet the basic food and non-food needs of the most vulnerable households in South Central Somalia. The primary objective...
Cash, Food, or Vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Northern Ecuador
Report
The debate over whether to provide food assistance and the form that this assistance should take has a long history in economics. Despite the ongoing debate, little rigorous evidence exists that compares food assistance in the form of cash versus in-kind. This paper uses a randomized evaluation in...