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2015

Cash Transfer Actors in Nepal – NRCS Mapping Exercise

Report

Each year Nepal faces a series of natural disasters, including floods, landslides and food insecurity, causing immense hardship and challenges to communities in the affected districts. The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) as the auxiliary to the government is first responder to the needs of the affected...

2015

Evaluation of the OneCard Pilot in Lebanon

Report

The OneCard pilot is part of the WFP-UNHCR Joint Plan of Action for Cash and Vouchers (2014), which aims to implement cash and vouchers using common e-delivery mechanisms. The objectives of the OneCard pilot were: To test the programmatic, technical, and financial efficiency and feasibility of the...

2015

Inclusive Cash for Work Programs: Building A Stronger, Safer Recovery for All

Report

In the aftermath of a disaster, cash-for-work programs are an essential component of relief and early recovery efforts. These programs must be designed and implemented in ways that take gender and protection considerations into account. They must be accessible to women, men and older girls and boys. When...

2015

Workshop Report – Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) in Northern Syria: Where are we now and where do we want to be?

Report

This report summarizes the outcomes of a one day workshop on Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) that was organized by the Cash-Based Responses Technical Working Group (CBR-TWG) for Northern Syria on April 28th 2015 in Gaziantep, Turkey. The workshop was attended by a wide group of stakeholders from the...

2015

Report from the Inaugural Markets and WaSH Learning Event

Report

This report summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during a learning event on market-based programming targeting key humanitarian stakeholders in the WaSH sector. Held on October 13, 2015 at the IFRC office in Nairobi, the event was organized under the umbrella of the Markets in...

2015

CBR-TWG Northern Syria Assistance Delivery Modality Decision Tree

Report

This modality decision tree has been developed by the Cash Based Responses Technical Working Group to ensure transparent decision making with specific consideration of the cross border response from Turkey into Northern Syria. Based on global guidance documents from OXFAM, the CALP Network and independent...

2015

Cash Coordination in the Philippines: A review of lessons learned during the response to Super Typhoon Haiyan

Report

In the last five years there has been a growing trend towards the use of cash transfer programming (CTP) as a response modality in emergencies across the humanitarian sector. The fungibility of cash, when provided without restrictions, offers increased choice for affected populations to...

2015

Electronic Cash Grants in Emergencies: Approaches and lessons learned

Report

Cash distributions in an emergency: A concept that seems so obvious today yet has only recently gained recognition within humanitarian response programming for its speed, efficiency and—above all—effectiveness.
This document provides a snapshot for humanitarian response peers on best practices,...

2015

Remittances to Syria: What works, where and how

Report

This study sought to understand remittance flows into Syria, and established that various Informal Value Transfer Systems (IVTS) are used, to the exclusion of the formal banking sector. Registered and unregistered hawala, courier services and family connections are used. Remittances have played an...

2015

Review of Targeting of Cash and Food Assistance for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt

Report

This report is an output of a consultancy to review the process of developing protocols for targeting cash and food assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan during 2014. Under the auspices of the High Level Meeting between WFP and UNHCR (May 2014) and the WFP and UNHCR Joint Action...

2015

Nepal Earthquake Response: Lessons for operational agencies

Policy paper

In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis. Seventeen Lessons give an overview of important learnings based on...

2015

Documentation and Learning: Rapid emergency assistance to Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) affected communities in the province of Samar, Philippines April 2015

Report

The documentation and learning study identifies good practices and lessons from the implementation of the Rapid Emergency Assistance to Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) Affected Communities in the Province of Samar by Christian Aid (CA) and its local NGO partners – Coastal Core Incorporated (CCI), Center for...

2015

Final Report for Assessment of the Impact of Cash For Work Beneficiaries training for Phases IIB and IV

Report

Phases IIB and IV of the Cash For Work (CFW) project were implemented by FAO Somalia over the period 2013-2015 and aimed at enhancing access to food by the food insecure households in the short-term, while supporting restoration of food production through the rehabilitation/construction of productive...

2015

The South Sudan Inter-Agency Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket

Report

The Multi Sector Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket (MSSMEB) is the minimum cost of what a household needs to meet their acute needs to sustain their lives.
• It is the starting point for determining transfer values, which covers multi-sector needs.
• The composition is built on in-country consensus

2015