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Tobias Ndlovu
Person
Tobias Ndlovu is a Global Humanitarian Advisor with DCA. His role is to support humanitarian and CVA policy and program development in DCA country offices and partners. Tobias has more than 8 years of international experience in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East and 10 years with local organizations in...
Azim Noorani
Person
Economic Resilience “On-the-Move” – New Tools to leverage local markets for basic needs through conflict-sensitive approaches
Guidelines and Tools
See the publication here A special look at Cash and Local Markets for Social Cohesion Local market actors affected by (natural) disasters, pandemic lockdowns with movement restrictions and income loss – generally in Fragile Contexts – play a critical role in contributing towards communities’ basic...
#GenderCash: Are we making enough progress?
Blog Post
It’s International Women’s Day 2022! This time four years ago many in the cash and gender communities committed to a six-point plan to improve #GenderCash. But what happened next and what still needs to happen? Karen Peachey CALP’s Director takes a quick look at where we are and also challenges you...
Cash coordination in response to the Ukraine emergency
News
Amidst the Ukraine emergency, don’t forget to coordinate with national Cash Working Groups
Financial Services In The Uganda Refugee Response – An Assessment Of Users’ Perspectives
Report
This assessment of user experiences and perspectives on digital financial services and assistance mechanisms aims to inform actors in Uganda’s humanitarian response and other stakeholders. The data collected is representative at the settlement level for refugees and at district level for refugee hosting...
Uganda Refugee Response Cash And Voucher Assistance (CVA) User Perspectives – Research Brief
Report
This brief presents the summarised findings of the study on Financial Services and Humanitarian Mechanisms in the Uganda Refugee Response: An Assessment of User Perspectives in Uganda.
The assessment intends to inform actors and key stakeholders in Uganda’s refugee response about peoples’ existing...
Dominican Republic Case Study
Case Study
Using Humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance Within Existing Social Protection Programs to Respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Cash & Voucher Assistance Within Social Protection Preparedness in Central America, Mexico, and The Dominican Republic
Report
This report:
• Explores how humanitarian CVA adds value to and strengthens Social Protection programs while contributing to disaster preparedness in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic.
• Draws out real examples of best practice through two case studies from Honduras and the Dominican...
Honduras Case Study
Report
Bono Único - Deepening Preparedness In Social Protection Programs Using Cash and Voucher Assistance for Future Emergency Assistance
Humanitarian Cash & Social Protection: A Recipe for Preparedness?
Event
How can we prepare better for major shocks in Latin American and The Caribbean? What would happen if we brought together the best of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance, disaster preparedness, and national social protection systems? These were the main questions explored in this webinar. Over...
Women and Girls Choose: Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management Saves Lives
Policy paper
As part of a coordinated response to gender-based violence (GBV), UNFPA and its partners provide a structured GBV case management process to survivors that can include referrals to medical, legal and other specialised services. This process provides a follow-up to challenges that a survivor may be facing,...
Operational Research on the WFP Cash Transfer Programme in Cambodia
Case Study
Operational research that generates and documents key learnings regarding the WFP cash transfer programme in Cambodia In line with this research question, the objectives of the research are to: Investigate the design and implementation features of the WFP cash transfer programme that are the same as or...
East and Southern Africa Regional Cash Working Group Leads and Co-leads Workshop Report
Report
This is the East and Southern Africa Regional Cash Working Group Leads and Co-leads Workshop Report that took place on the 29th and 30th of March 2022. The main purpose of the workshop was to encourage peer‐to‐peer learning among the CWG Leads and Co‐leads in the region.
Women and girls choose: Cash assistance in GBV Case Management
Members event
As part of a coordinated response to gender-based violence (GBV), UNFPA and its partners provide cash assistance within a structured GBV case management process to survivors.
UNFPA and its country offices will share their experiences showing how cash can be dignifying, discreet, and flexible, and help...
CALP Online: Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff – East and Southern Africa staff
Training
Opportunity to feed back on the Cash Coordination Caucus Outcomes
Page
Please take a few moments to share your thoughts with us on the model endorsed by the Grand Bargain cash coordination caucus.
Use of cash and voucher assistance for the wellbeing of adolescent boys and girls in crisis
Report
Adolescents – young people between the ages of 10 and 19 – have specific needs that are distinct from those of younger children and adults. This transitional and developmental period is increasingly seen as an “age of opportunity” globally and in humanitarian settings, because of the significant...
Sandra Marcos Leon
Person
Sandra Marcos Leon is an international development and humanitarian professional with nearly 18 years of experience in program design and management. She has experience in social development and with a variety of stakeholders including NGOs, Government Public Sector, and International Cooperation. She...
Ready to use cash in preparation for crisis?
Blog Post
Experiences from Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic show that we are.