CVA and COVID-19: resources, guidance, events and questions
We hope that you are all staying well in these uncertain times. As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, it seems every community will be touched in some way – whether directly by the virus or by the economic and other impacts it is having.
There has been a significant amount of discussion across the CaLP network on what the pandemic means for the use of CVA and for the operations of CaLP members.
Guidance and resources
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- CaLP live COVID and CVA guidance (available in Arabic, French, Spanish), which summarizes key points from guidance across the different actors of the network and is updated regularly.
- Collection of resources (full list to consult), learning and questions here, thank you for continuing to share!
- Other useful resources and links here below.
Upcoming events
- Webinar on “Introduction to Market Based Programming in Emergency WASH” by PRO-WASH, GWC and CaLP in Arabic on 1 June. Register here.
- The 3rd Webinar of the Cash Hub series on “Adapting to COVID-19, The Use of Cash & Markets in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement” will be on 3rd June at 8am Washington DC /2pm Geneva /8pm Kula Lumpur. It will focus on Social Protection and what does this mean for the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. To register please click here
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