DRAFT Publications in March
publications
Cash Crash: Syria’s economic collapse and the fragmentation of the state
Report
The Syrian economy is currently witnessing unprecedented volatility. To date, analysts have predominantly focused on the impact this crash has had on Syrian households, which are now facing acute financial pressure as poverty rates climb toward 90 percent, food insecurity skyrockets, and famine becomes an ominous possibility. Major political consequences are also coming into view, and...
The Early Lessons of Cash Coordination in Poland
Report
This report provides learning and initial outcomes of multi-purpose cash coordination in the Polish operational context since the establishment of the Cash Technical Working Group. Amongst those, it documents how the coordination structure has evolved to address the unique demands of the refugee response while shedding light on both achievements and areas for improvement. It provides an...
Compte-rendu et présentation du CWG régional – Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
Meeting minutes
Compte-rendu, présentations et enregistrement de la réunion régionale du groupe de travail sur les transferts monétaires du 22 mai 2024. Voir la présentation du DCA ici. Regardez l’enregistrement ici ou sur YouTube: https://youtu.be/fxGxm7GnHdE
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – May 2024
Meeting minutes
Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – 22 May 2024 Watch DCA presentation here. Watch the recording here or on YouTube:
المساعدات النقدية والقسائم من أجل الحماية
تقرير
بينما تُستخدم مصطلحات مثل “النقد للحماية” أو “النقد مقابل الحماية” و”استخدام المساعدات النقدية والقسائم لتحقيق نتائج حماية” بشكل متزايد من قبل العاملين في المجال الإنساني، لا يزال هناك نقص في الفهم المشترك حول...
المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين – دائرة الحماية بمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
تقرير
الأطفال يشكلون 2.5 مليون (ما يقرب من نصف) من اللاجئين السوريين، وتظل حماية الأطفال عنصراً أساسياً في استجابة الحماية من المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين. وقد كانت المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون...
Targeting in Protracted Crises: Nigeria case study
Case Study
This country case study focuses on Nigeria and the specific challenge of conflict, violence, and insecurity. Using four waves of General Household Survey data covering the period 2010 to 2019, we analyse trends in poverty, food insecurity, shocks, and coping strategies among different population groups, differentiated according to where they reside in the country and the degree to which those...
Cash Transfer Models and Debt in the Kalobeyei Settlement
Case Study
The use of cash transfer programmes in humanitarian contexts is growing. In comparison to in-kind assistance, cash transfers are widely praised for enhancing autonomy, reducing costs, and boosting local markets. There are various modalities of cash transfer, from food vouchers to mobile money, and cash. Yet, evidence on the relative merits of these models is scarce. Using first-hand data from...
Options for Making Pakistan’s Flagship National Cash Transfer Programme Shock-responsive
Report
The objective of this study is to explore the viability and potential mechanisms for making BISP, Pakistan’s flagship national social protection programme, shock-responsive. Our study focuses on the BISP Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) only. We do not examine other programmes run under BISP such as the Conditional Cash Transfer for Education Waseela-e-Taleem, nor do we look at other Ehsaas...
Mitigating Risks of Abuse of Power in Cash Assistance
Report
The increasing reliance on cash as a transfer modality to refugees and other vulnerable populations potentially exposes them to higher risks of abuse of power by Financial Service Providers (FSP) in such programmes. Regular customers can usually choose between several providers. People assisted by humanitarian agencies do not have this freedom of choice and cannot use this as a leverage to...
Good Practice Brief: 8 key actions to implement adolescent-responsive cash and voucher assistance
Guidelines and Tools
Adolescents are chronically overlooked in humanitarian responses. While humanitarian practitioners are increasingly accountable to adolescents, adolescents continue to be forgotten or neglected because they don’t fit neatly into child- or adult-focused assistance. Neither child nor adult programming offers the tailored supports that are required to address adolescents’ age-specific needs...
Transferencias monetarias para la protección: Evaluación de las transferencias monetarias para lograr resultados de protección en el sector de protección en entornos humanitarios
Publication
El Equipo de Trabajo del Grupo de Protección Mundial (GPC, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre Efectivo para la Protección (TTC49) se estableció en 2017 con el objetivo de aumentar el conocimiento acerca del uso de las Transferencias Monetarias (TM) en el sector de la protección y aumentar la eficacia y calidad de los programas que usan las TM para lograr resultados de protección. El Equipo...
Transferts monétaires pour la protection : Faire l’inventaire des transferts monétaires pour obtenir des résultats de protection dans les contextes humanitaires
Publication
L’Équipe spéciale du Groupe de travail sectoriel global sur la protection (GPC) sur les transferts monétaires pour la protection a été établie en 2017 pour renforcer les connaissances relatives à l’offre de transferts monétaires dans le secteur de protection, et pour améliorer l’efficacité et la qualité des programmes qui utilisent la CVA pour obtenir des résultats en...
Cash Assistance Program For Families Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Report
In March 2020, the Philippines faced one of its toughest challenges yet: the Coronavirus Disease 2019, more popularly known as “COVID-19”. Declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic, the disease rapidly spread in the months that followed, bringing the confirmed cases to over 30,000 in the country by June 2020. In a bid to prevent further spread of the virus, the...
Enhancing Child Protection Services by Incorporating Cash-based Interventions as Part of Comprehensive Programming
Report
Children account for 2.5 million (almost half) of the Syrian refugee population, and child protection remains a core element of UNHCR’s protection response. UNHCR has been promoting research projects aimed at assessing the contribution of different cash assistance modalities for enhancing child protection outcomes and improving the well-being of refugee children and their households. UNHCR...
How Effective are Cash Transfers in Mitigating Shocks for Vulnerable Children? Evidence on the impact of the Lesotho Child Grant Programme on multiple deprivations
Case Study
Shocks can pressure families into negative coping strategies with significant drawbacks for children’s lives and development, particularly for children living in disadvantaged households who are at greater risk of falling into a poverty trap. This paper investigates if unconditional cash transfers can be effective in protecting children against unexpected negative life events. Using two...
You Asked, We Answered: Results from the CALP Network’s annual survey 2023
Report
CALP conducts an annual survey to gather feedback to understand more about how people use and interact with the wide array of forums, events, information, resources, and training courses that are available through the network.
Guidance for Adapting Food Security Data Collection to be more Disability Inclusive
Guidelines and Tools
Gathering comprehensive, accurate, and representative data is crucial for designing and implementing effective food security interventions that cater to the needs of persons with disabilities. By ensuring inclusive data collection, food security actors can develop comprehensive projects that address the specific needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations, ultimately leading to more...
المعيار الأدنى لتحليل السوق (MISMA)
إرشادات وأدوات
من خلال دعم إجراء تحليل سوق عالي الجودة، يهدف برنامج المعيار الأدنى لتحليل السوق (MISMA) إلى المساهمة في تحسين تحليل الاستجابة وتنفيذ البرامج. يغطي المعيار الأدنى لتحليل السوق (MISMA) خمسة إجراءات رئيسية لضمان جودة تحليل...
Community Participation in the Design of Multi-purpose Cash Programs – Perspectives from the field
Report
The design of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) programs, especially when implemented at scale, is often driven by technical considerations. The conversations often focus on the survival minimum expenditure basket, financial service provider’s fees and targeting algorithm. Important decisions regarding the design of CVA systems are made at the proposal stage and can be difficult to reverse...