The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has published a report today on the Department for International Development (DFID)’s work through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). ICAI has given the work a rating of Green-Amber.

Executive Summary

Background

Armed conflict has devastated large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1997. Civilians in many parts of the eastern provinces – men, women, boys and girls – still face constant threats of forced displacement, sexual violence, abduction, and extortion, not only from militia groups, but in many cases from those who are mandated to protect them. Deep-seated attitudes and beliefs continue to perpetuate discrimination and violence against women.

Established in 2007, GenCap is a standby roster of gender experts managed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Sub-Working Group on Gender in Humanitarian Action and the Norwegian Refugee Council.

By Saul Guerrero

Evaluation, Learning & Accountability Advisor

ACF’s culture of evaluations helps improve its global impact by identifying common strengths, weaknesses and best practices.

Action Against Hunger has a long harnessed internal and external reviews to determine how our programs stand up against measures of impact, sustainability, relevance, coherence, coverage, effectiveness and efficiency.

L’atelier d’échange et d’apprentissage sur l’assistance monétaire en RDC a été organisé et facilité par les organisations suivantes : ACF USA, Care International, Oxfam GB et l’UNICEF. Il était financé par CaLP (Cash Learning Partnership) et UNICEF.

Cet atelier est parti d’un premier constat : alors que les projets d’assistance monétaire se développent de plus en plus en RDC, et plus particulièrement dans la zone Est, il n’existe que peu de cadres d’échange entre acteurs humanitaires autour de cette approche.

Abstract

This discussion paper examines the links between cash transfers and the positive and negative outcomes for children, in particular the role cash transfers have played in protecting children from harm, exploitation, abuse and violence. The objective of this paper is to identify ways in which cash transfer activities could support the protection of children affected by emergencies.

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