Social Protection in Emergencies: Strengthening the Normative Framework for Cash Transfer Delivery - Collaborative Analysis Between Humanitarian and Governmental Actors in Guatemala - Executive Summary

This document reflects the process and results of the collaborative analysis carried out between humanitarian and government actors on the normative framework for the use of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) to respond to emergencies and disasters through the social protection (SP) system in Guatemala.

The process was promoted by the Guatemala CWG, designed and facilitated by CashCap-NORCAP, with the active participation of UNICEF and coordination with the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) and Executive Secretariat of the National Coordination Office for Disaster Reduction (SE-CONRED), in order to promote linkages between CVA humanitarian programmes and SP.

The full report, available in Spanish, has 5 associated products:

• Joining forces: Humanitarian Cash Transfer Programs in Guatemala and Exploring Potential Links with Social Protection.
• Summary of evidence on the use of cash transfers.
• Key aspects of adaptive social protection systems in Guatemala.
• Overview of emergency and disaster response operations and financing in Guatemala.
• Overview of processes for developing and modifying normative instruments in Guatemala.