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ABOUT THIS REPORT
Humanitarian Advisory Group produced this report for Save the Children Australia and the Pacific Regional Cash Working Group. This report summarises the Pacific Cash Learning Event held in October 2022, presenting key takeaways and highlighting opportunities for the use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in the region. It shares the five overarching messages raised by participants and presenters (see Figure 1), detailed in the Key Messages section (page 8).
Figure 1: Key Messages
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More innovation can drive stronger accountability and inclusion
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Effective cash programming relies on local leadership
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Strengthening partnerships and coordination is essential
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Underinvestment in preparedness is holding us back
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CVA can be leveraged to strengthen social protection systems
Box 1: Cash and voucher assistance context
Cash and voucher assistance in humanitarian action has gained increasing attention over the past few years. In 2016, the Grand Bargain at the World Humanitarian Summit called for actors to increase the use of cash-based programming in ways that link with local and national social protection mechanisms through effective coordination and partnerships. Since then, global CVA volume has doubled from USD2.8 billion to USD5.6 billion, now accounting for 20% of all global humanitarian assistance. CVA delivers greater flexibility and accountability to affected communities by enabling recipients of aid to make their own decisions according to their needs. It has also helped shift power dynamics across the sector through empowering locally led response, strengthening links between governments, local and international actors, and delivering a more timely and efficient form of assistance.