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Lili Mohiddin
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Lili Mohiddin has worked in the humanitarian sector for over 20 years, starting her career as a food security coordinator in Tajikistan with Action Against Hunger. Since then, she has gained extensive technical experience in food security and livelihoods, market based approaches including cash-and voucher...
Armenia Cash Transfer Standard Operating Procedures to support Government-led cash based programmes
Report
The sub-working group on humanitarian cash transfer programming, within the UN Coordination Steering Group, gathers more than 20 organizations – comprising UN agencies, humanitarian NGOs and development partners. The group is working together to develop common and aligned approaches to cash-based...
Moving the dial on participation via CVA
Blog Post
In search of ideas to improve participation? Here are four positive approaches drawn from a variety of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programmes.
Being on the receiving end: Why vouchers lack dignity and are bad value
Blog Post
Innocent Tshilombo, who spent 10 years at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, describes how attaching conditions to cash and voucher assistance can seriously impact its effectiveness.
Cash Hub Webinar 23: Protection Gender and Inclusion and CVA
Members event
Considering Protection, Gender and Inclusion when delivering Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is essential to supporting the most vulnerable in an appropriate way and avoiding harm. Zambia Red Cross and Zimbabwe Red Cross will share activities and learning in relation to PGI and their CVA responses, and...
SPACE Adaptive social protection and decentralisation: a conceptual framework
Guidelines and Tools
The purpose of this paper is to provide an entry point for discussion of -and practical engagement with- the potential for linking the Adaptive Social Protection and Decentralisation agendas, in the first instance by technicians and practitioners within the German Development Cooperation. The need to...
Vendor Experiences with humanitarian cash & voucher assistance: findings from Chad and Colombia
Members event
Please join the IRC as we share findings from a three-year, USAID-funded research project that explored the effects of CVA on different types of vendors, and asked vendors what types of support they themselves would prefer. The webinar will be presented in English with Spanish and French interpretation...
Holly Welcome Radice
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Location: United States of America
Regional CWG Leads meeting
Event
The purpose of this event is to get a closer look into the different CWG projects and goals set for the end of 2021. During this meeting, we will receive updates on the Regional Groups, elections, and lessons learned during the year, as well as get an insight into CashCap 2020/21. The event will conclude...
Lessons Learnt Event on CVA Coordination In Kenya
Report
This event objective was to provide space for reflection and dialogue on the learning points of the overall CVA response during 2020 – 2021 with particular attention to coordination. The key questions included: Why was CVA coordination still a challenge in Kenya? What improvements were needed going...
Lessons Learnt on Coordination of CVA in Kenya
Event
This event aims to provide a space for reflection and dialogue on the overall coordination of CVA response in Kenya in 2020 – 2021. The key questions include: Why is CVA coordination still a challenge in Kenya? What improvements are needed going forward? And How can we work together to bring about the...
Getting CVA right in the Humanitarian Response Plan: Blind Spots and Considerations
Blog Post
How can you ensure that Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is adequately and coherently integrated into humanitarian response plans (HRP)? Recent changes to the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) certainly provide more opportunities to do this. Read on for some great ideas and practical steps for covering...
Meeting report and slides: Sept 2021 cash coordination meeting for humanitarian leaders
Webinar recording
Download meeting report and presentation.
Cash Coordination Next Steps: An important meeting for humanitarian leaders
Event
Wednesday 15th September from 13.00 -14.00 UTC
CALP Board Meeting
Event
CALP Board meeting – quarterly
Eastern Africa Regional CWG meeting
Event
This meeting will provide space for National CWGs to share updates on the use of CVA in the various ongoing crisis in the region, ongoing work by the CWGs and challenges faced. The CWGs will also collectively set a research agenda for the CALP Network and the Regional Cash Working Group based on what the...
Hand over exercise – Infographic
Guidelines and Tools
The following catalogue summarizes some key Regional CWG tools that were core to the structure during the period April 2020- September 2021 – co led by IFRC, WFP , UNICEF Technical Secretariat – Technical Adviser- CashCap- For more details, refer to https://www.r4v.info/en/cva
Minutes and recording from the WCAF regional CWG lead – 13/14 September 2021
Meeting minutes
Minutes and recording from the WCAF regional CWG lead – 13/14 September 2021 Day 1 Day 2
Market-Based Programming in Wash – Technical guidance for humanitarian practitioners
Guidelines and Tools
The purpose of this document is to provide practical guidance on market-based programming (MBP) in humanitarian WASH responses. This guidance is intended for: Humanitarian WASH practitioners Cash and markets practitioners Humanitarian business support teams supporting WASH programmes WASH Cluster/Sector...
Market-Based Programming in WASH: Technical Guidance for Practitioners
Webinar recording
This webinar was co-hosted by the Global WASH Cluster, PRO-WASH, Oxfam, the German WASH Network and the CALP Network in September 2021. Over recent years, humanitarian aid organizations have increasingly used market-based programming (MBP) to deliver water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in emergencies....