This document aims to contribute to our understanding of the similarities and differences of supporting community led response (sclr) and Group Cash Transfers (GCTs), given their increased use in...
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Review Paper on Targeting Shift in Humanitarian Cash Assistance for Somali Cash Consortium, May 2024
The Somali Cash Consortium (SCC) has been in operation since 2017, providing Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) to newly displaced populations and critically underserved individuals in Operational...
CVA Policy Dialogue Outcomes -Convened by USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and the CALP Network [Presentation]
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Outcomes of the Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Policy Dialogue
The urgent need for new CVA policy commitments to drive progress on people-centred and locally-led response The CVA Policy Dialogue Outcomes document captures the discussions and recommendations from...
Cash from the Ground up: Community cash grants in the Philippines
The Philippines faces a complex landscape of recurring hazards such as tropical cyclones, flooding, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, and was identified as the most disaster-affected country in...
Ecuador + 2 more
Movilidad humana, transferencias monetarias y localización: Estudios de caso en Perú y Ecuador (octubre 2024)
INTRODUCCIÓN En un contexto humanitario en constante evolución, los programas de transferencias monetarias (PTM) se perfilan como una herramienta fundamental para avanzar hacia una acción humanitaria...
Sudan + 7 more
Cross-country coordination in cash assistance: Worthwhile or wasted effort?
This blog explores the regional dynamics of the Sudan crisis and cash and voucher assistance in the different countries affected by the crisis. It examines the potential advantages of collaboration...
Cash Consortium of Sudan: Sudan Commercial Markets Analysis Summary (July 2024)
Sudan has become the world’s worst displacement crisis and is on the brink of becoming the world’s worst hunger crisis. In total, more than half of Sudan’s population – nearly 25 million people –...
Cash Week in Colombia - Cúcuta-Medellín-Bogotá, May 6, 8 and 10, 2024
The CALP Network is a dynamic global network of more than 90 organizations engaged in the critical areas of policy, practice, and research in humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and...
Empowering Communities: Fuel vouchers to farmers during the harvest season in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (April 2024)
Two years on since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine those living along the frontline oblasts face the highest levels of food insecurity. 1.8 million people are struggling to restore...
Philippines + 3 more
Asia-Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (APRCWG) Q2 2024 meeting notes (27 June 2024, 14:00hrs – 16:00hrs) [Meeting Minutes]
Agenda item Initial remarks (RCWG) Work on cash+ with USAID & CRS in the Philippines - Bixie (female-focused social impact fintech enterprise. Digital Cash Transfers for Anticipatory Action in...
Bangladesh + 3 more
Asia Pacific Regional Cash Working Group (APRCWG) 2024 Q2 Presentation: Asia-Pacific Regional Cash Working Group Key updates, June 2024
Anticipatory Cash Research Title : Anticipatory CVA: Lessons and Recommendations from AsiaPacific Key objectives: Better under understand the efficiency, effectiveness, and impacts of anticipatory...
Cash Assistance IS working in Gaza, despite the skepticism: Here’s why
Manal Shehade, who has over 10 years of experience in development and humanitarian across the occupied Palestinian territories and internationally, explains why cash has surprised the experts. One of...
Humanitarian Guidance for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season
Here are three actions you can take to prepare for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, alongside key tools to support them. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there is...
Cash Works: Time to Act and Save Lives Amid Starvation in Sudan - June 2024
As unprecedented hunger grips Sudan, countless lives hang in the balance. Previous humanitarian efforts have fallen short, but a shift to cash-based interventions such as multi-purpose cash...
Sudan + 7 more
Cash Working Group Leads and Co-Leads Workshop Report - East and Southern Africa Region, March 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The CALP Network convened the annual workshop for CWG Leads and Co-leads in East and Southern Africa with the primary objective of promoting peer-to-peer learning and sharing of...
Community Participation in the Design of Multi-purpose Cash Programs – Perspectives from the field
By Chiara Genovese Executive Summary The design of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) programs, especially when implemented at scale, is often driven by technical considerations. The conversations...
Lost in translation: Unlocking the potential of private sector partnerships in cash assistance
Humanitarians and payment companies working together can design products and services that meet the needs of crisis-affected people. However, could a lack of understanding between humanitarian...
Comparison of Market Analysis Tools
Introduction Market assessments are designed to gather information about key market systems, marketplaces, and supply chains to better understand their functionality and accessibility for all groups...
Local leadership is what it took to make a CVA breakthrough in Sudan
When it came to the cash distribution in Sudan, local actors’ understanding of the target neighbourhood contexts and fast changing dynamics were central to success. Without local leadership there...