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Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – May 2024
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Minutes and presentations from the WCAF regional CWG – 22 May 2024 Watch DCA presentation here. Watch the recording here or on YouTube:
Regional Cash Working Group – WCAF
Event
This is a Save the Date for the next Regional Cash Working Group meeting that will take place on Wednesday May 22nd, from 12pm to 2pm (GMT) face to face and online.
The meeting will have simultaneous interpretation in English and French.
The draft agenda for this meeting will be:
National CWGs round...
Anticipatory Action and Cash Transfers for Slow-onset Hazards: Practitioners’ note for field testing
Report
Asia and the Pacific, one of the most hazard prone-regions in the world, is now starting to grapple with an increasing number of slow-onset hazard crises. Events such as droughts and extreme winter seasons are becoming the norm, unfolding gradually and often eluding immediate recognition even as they...
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CALP TAG (Technical Advisory Group) Meeting
Members event
The TAG helps shape and steer the CALP Network’s technical and policy priorities within the overall strategic vision for the network. All TAG Representatives are from CALP member organizations or are independent members of CALP. The TAG meets quarterly to: Review and provide feedback on key technical...
ShelterBox
Member
Virtual Workshop : Last Mile Payments & Aid Distribution in the DRC
Members event
Crown Agents Bank in partnership with Paycode will be running an insightful virtual workshop on Last Mile Payments & Aid Distribution in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 16th May 2024. The workshop aims to provide practical assistance to field officers and regional staff involved in implementing...
Advocating for Cash and Voucher Assistance with Governments
Webinar recording
‘Advocating for Cash and Voucher Assistance with Governments’.
We were delighted to be joined by a distinguished expert panel of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement senior leaders:
- Alper Kucuk, Director General for International Affairs and Migration Services, Türk Kızılay;
- Caroline...
Advocating for Cash and Voucher Assistance with Governments
Members event
Join the Cash Hub for our latest webinar: 'Advocating for Cash and Voucher Assistance with Governments'.
Monday 13th May 2024 at 14:00 CET (60mins, online)
Discover how advocacy and collaboration with governments are vital for leveraging Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in humanitarian responses,...
Harnessing the Transformative Potential of Generative AI for Humanitarian Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance Opportunities, Risks, Barriers, and Recommendations
Report
This report, authored by Market Impact lead consultant Thomas Byrnes, explores
the transformative potential of Generative AI for Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance
(MPCA) programs in humanitarian contexts. The report is divided into four main
chapters.
- The Potential Opportunities of AI tools and...
Reflecting on Humanitarian Cash Response in Gaza – Insights and Key Takeaways
Webinar recording
Our discussions with the Gaza Cash Working Group coordinators focused on achievements, challenges, and strategies for implementing rapid cash responses.
Agility, Resilience through Local Capacity Investment in Humanitarian Action
Members event
This hybrid interactive panel session at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) spotlights speakers from Senegal, Ukraine, India, Tuerkiye from LNGOs, INGOs, discussing how humanitarian preparedness, learning from and investment in local capacity in community and staff skills enables...
Financial and Digital Inclusion for People on the Move, Hybrid Panel Session HNPW
Members event
Socio economic instability, conflict and the climate crisis are displacing millions of people around the world, forced to travel and cross borders in search of safety, stability, prosperity and hope. Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is an enabler that opens closed doors and brings new opportunities for...
OpenSPP
Member
OpenSPP is a highly interoperable open-source digital platform designed for social protection and humanitarian programs, offering dynamic farmer and social registries, alongside a comprehensive and modular management information system. We are pragmatic and user-centered, able to adapt digital systems to...
Minimum Standard for Market Analysis (MISMA)
Guidelines and Tools
By supporting high-quality market analysis, the MISMA intends to contribute to improving response analysis and programme implementation. The MISMA covers five key actions to ensure the quality of market analysis.
Enhancing Resilience and Restoring Agricultural Productive Capacity and Food Security through Social Protection in Indonesia – Emergency assistance for post-earthquake and tsunami recovery through cash assistance in Central Sulawesi
Case Study
In 2018, a series of earthquakes struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province, which is a major agricultural production centre in the country. The earthquakes triggered a tsunami and caused landslides with considerable damage and loss of life. Damages to the agricultural sector accounted alone for 40...
MENA Based Communities of Practice (CoPs)
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The MENA-based Communities of Practice (CoPs) bring together organisations across the Middle East and North Africa to tackle specific challenges in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for humanitarian contexts. These open groups act as collaborative spaces, fostering knowledge sharing and learning. The CoPs...
Safe Road for Peace & Development (SRPD)
Member
Safe Road for Peace & Development (SRPD) is a non-profit, non-governmental entity founded in November 2017, dedicated to providing humanitarian aid and supporting community development in Yemen, with a focus on areas affected by conflict or instability. SRPD’s mission is to empower communities,...
HNPW Linking humanitarian assistance and social protection – common principles and country experiences
Webinar recording
More and more people are living in contexts of protracted crises, driven by conflict, climate vulnerability and socio-economic fragility, requiring new ways of working together and stronger coherence between interventions across the HDP nexus. Linking HA and SP provides a clear entry point for development...
Introduction to Cash Based Interventions (CBIs)
Presentation
The Monitoring and Evaluation webinar series “Cash Based Interventions and information management” is a series of two live sessions addressed to M&E professionals who wish to get introduced to CBI programming and information systems and see practical examples of information management systems for CBI...