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Frederic Wiesenbach
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Frederic Wiesenbach is the Global Cash and Programme Quality Advisor for Caritas Switzerland. Currently he is the Chief of Party of a cash consortium in Syria and co-lead of the Damascus Cash Working Group. Fred has extensive experience in implementing cash and voucher assistance interventions with...
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Cash as a core component of the COVID-19 Response in Iraq
Policy paper
The COVID-19 pandemic and the containment measures imposed to limit transmission have both severe immediate and long-term economic consequences. The globe is experiencing ‘one of the sharpest economic contractions in modern times.’ As always in a time of crisis, it is the
most vulnerable that will...
Lessons learned and Opportunities: Linking SP systems to humanitarian cash in a pandemic
Webinar
External Evaluation of SDC/HA Emergency Cash Pilot For Earthquake Affected Households in Bubq, Albania
Report
In November 2019, Albania was hit by a large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, causing 51 people to lose their lives and injuring 913 people. Around 47,000 additional people were directly affected by the earthquake. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) immediately deployed a rapid...
Connecting Humanitarian CVA with Government Social Safety Nets
Guidelines and Tools
The objectives of this document elaborated by the regional platform for Social Protection is to : Help actors at national level locate and analyse their countries in terms of context and systems; Identify key aspects to consider and guide national actors towards resources and tools; Support national...
LOUISE Learning Review
Report
This report presents the outcomes of the learning review on the Lebanon One Unified Inter-Organizational System for E-cards (LOUISE) platform commissioned by UNICEF on behalf of the LOUISE agencies (WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF) in 2019 to build on the LOUISE experience and conduct a stock-taking exercise. The...
Mercy Corps’ Tipsheet No 5: Evidence-based Selection and Targeting
Guidelines and Tools
Mercy Corps’ Tipsheet No 5: Evidence-based Selection and Targeting
MERS Guidance in Response to COVID-19
Guidelines and Tools
In this rapidly evolving context, we know it is important to continue providing updates of the latest thinking from MERS collaborators. Below are updates to the March 25 guidance on how the MERS Standards can help you adapt your current programs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some suggestions on...
Impossible Choices – questioning assumptions behind lock-down in low income and fragile contexts
Blog Post
“The COVID-19 pandemic will have devastating consequences on people’s livelihoods and employment, especially in post-fragile, crisis and post-crisis environments.” Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 Over the last few weeks we’ve seen significant discussion on the CALP Network d-groups and...
Cost-Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness Study of UNICEF “Cash Plus” Interventions in Lebanon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Policy paper
The combination of basic services delivery and cash transfers is known among humanitarian practitioner as “cash plus”. This approach represents a solid comparative advantage for UNICEF considering its footprint in basic services delivery as well as its commitment to scale up humanitarian cash...
Cash Feasibility Assessment for NorthWest Syria
Report
The objective of this cash feasibility assessment for northwest Syria is to provide evidence-based, structured analysis of the various dimensions that make cash and vouchers interventions feasible. The primary audience for this document are all the organizations either currently involved in cash-based...
Covid-19 WVI Cash, Voucher Programming Modalities
Guidelines and Tools
With the increasing number of affected countries, confirmed and suspected cases, and mortality rates in March 2020, a holistic humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery effort requires flexible adaptive tools. WVI, based on its strategic Cash Roadmap and Our Promise to serve the most vulnerable...
CVA for health outcomes
Webinar
Cash and Voucher Assistance for Health Outcomes
Webinar recording
The Global Health Cluster, the CALP Network, CARE, IRC and KIT organized a webinar on CVA for health outcomes. The aim of the webinar was to enhance participants’ learning of the use of CVA to address financial barriers to healthcare and improve access to Health with research and projects to date. The...
Health and Cash and Voucher Assistance
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The content on this webpage has been developed with the Global Health Cluster.
Statement on Likely Impacts of COVID-19 on Humanitarian Cash Transfers in Yemen
Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has now spread to the Middle East. Countries across the region are imposing measures to prevent further spread of the virus. Currently there are no confirmed cases in Yemen, but it is highly likely that COVID-19 will eventually reach the country. Organizations are shifting funding...
Minutes and recording from the WCAF regional CWG – 1 April 2020
Meeting minutes
Meeting on CVA and COVID19
CCD Social Protection Working Group: Advocacy in response to COVID-19
Policy paper
The need for social protection in response to COVID-19: COVID-19 has an unprecedented impact globally in terms of access to and the capacity of healthcare systems to respond. The health crisis is yet to peak in many countries and in low income contexts, the concern is that its impact will be severe where...
Guidance Note on The Role of Cash and Voucher Assistance to Reduce Financial Barriers in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, in Countries Targeted by the Global Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19
Guidelines and Tools
The reality is that often people still have direct and indirect healthcare expenditures. This paper will explore different options to address these, and where to consider CVA options. The paper will also give general guidance to other sectors on how to apply epidemic mitigation measures while maintaining...