Programme Design

Transfer Value, Frequency and Duration

Transfer value, frequency and duration are set based on an analysis of women, girls, men and boys' needs and gaps across sectors

Key actions

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

Activity C: Determine the Transfer Amount & Determine the Transfer Frequency

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Part 2 MPG transfer design & Part 3 Response design and plan: The MPG Transfer Value

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit

Module 3_2 Transfer value

For Cash for Work

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit Cash for Work Box Module 1: 1_3 CfW Setting wages

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

Activity C: Determine the Transfer Amount & Determine the Transfer Frequency

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Part 2 MPG transfer design & Part 3 Response design and plan: The MPG Transfer Value

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit: Module 3_2 Transfer value

For Cash for Work:

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit Cash for Work Box Module 1: 1_3 CfW Setting wages

N/A this is not CVA specific and should be informed by your programme design

How To Do It

Working with Cash-based Safety Nets in Humanitarian Contexts: Guidance note for humanitarian practitioners

Guidelines and Tools

Over the past decade social protection has emerged as an important social policy measure to tackle poverty and inequality in society, and to address vulnerability to shocks. In line with these...

2016

Transfer Value, Frequency and Duration

Key actions

Calculate the transfer amount based on needs to be covered and the cost of meeting these. As much as possible, adopt a multi sector perspective in which case a Minimum Expenditure Basket can be a good way to capture the needs people access through the markets

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit

For Cash for Work

Set the transfer frequency based on the needs to cover, seasonality, the FSP capacity and protection risks

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit: Module 3_2 Transfer value

For Cash for Work:

Set transfer duration based upon the projected gap of time that women, girls, men and boys will need to be able to cover their needs (pay attention to funding expectations)

N/A this is not CVA specific and should be informed by your programme design

Consider sustainable linkages with existing or potential social protection systems

How To Do It

Working with Cash-based Safety Nets in Humanitarian Contexts: Guidance note for humanitarian practitioners

Transfer Value, Frequency and Duration

Key actions

Calculate the transfer amount based on needs to be covered and the cost of meeting these. As much as possible, adopt a multi sector perspective in which case a Minimum Expenditure Basket can be a good way to capture the needs people access through the markets

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit

For Cash for Work

Set the transfer frequency based on the needs to cover, seasonality, the FSP capacity and protection risks

How To Do It

Mercy Corps Cash Transfer Implementation Guide

ERC Operational Guidance and Toolkit for MPGs

Available Tools

IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit: Module 3_2 Transfer value

For Cash for Work:

Set transfer duration based upon the projected gap of time that women, girls, men and boys will need to be able to cover their needs (pay attention to funding expectations)

N/A this is not CVA specific and should be informed by your programme design

Consider sustainable linkages with existing or potential social protection systems

How To Do It

Working with Cash-based Safety Nets in Humanitarian Contexts: Guidance note for humanitarian practitioners

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