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11 February 2025

How can CVA for Livelihoods be developed to be more efficient and sustainable?

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

This report was written by Christina Abi Rafeh as part of the MENA CVA Mentoring programme. Discover how Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is transforming humanitarian aid and livelihoods programs…

  • Livelihoods

4 February 2025

Unveiling Success: Discover the learning outcomes and final papers of MENA CVA important topics

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

Join us for a deep dive into the outcomes of the six-month MENA CVA Mentoring Program. In collaboration with their mentors and under the guidance of a research professor, the…

  • MENA Community of Practice

3 February 2025

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Feasibility assessment report: Lubombo, Eswatini

Type:

Report

Organization:

Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society, British Red Cross

This report examines the use of CVA in four vulnerable communities facing food insecurity. People preferred mobile money transfers, with MTN as the best option, though issues like ID access…

28 January 2025

Insights of a national society CVA Focal Point: Mohannad Kraidi

Type:

Blog

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

This blog from the Cash Centre of Excellence provides insight into the daily life of CVA focal point Mohannad Kraidi from the Iraqi Red Crescent

  • MENA Community of Practice

22 January 2025

Transforming Lives: the impact of cash assistance on people’s wellbeing – A Case Study from Syria

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

In response to the 2023 earthquake, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, supported by various humanitarian partners, implemented a multipurpose cash assistance programme to provide relief to affected families. Over 49,000…

  • cash
  • Cash in conflict
  • cva
  • Emergencies

22 January 2025

One Movement Approach for Cash Coordination – Syria Case Study from Syria 2023 Earthquake emergency response

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) provided cash assistance to more than 205.000 people in response to the devastating earthquake that struck in February 2023. In addition, they assisted 122,525…

  • cash coordination
  • Cash in conflict
  • cva
  • Emergencies

22 January 2025

Evaluation of the 2023 Earthquake and 2023-2024 Winterisation Cash Assistance Responses – Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) conducted an evaluation to assess the impact of assistance on households, which included a desk review, post-distribution surveys, focus group discussions and one-to-one discussions…

  • cva
  • Emergencies
  • Earthquake
  • cash assistance

2 January 2025

Successful Microeconomic Initiatives stories in Libya

Type:

Report

Organization:

ICRC

This document showcases the Microeconomic Initiative (MEI) program by the ICRC in Libya, helping conflict-affected individuals rebuild livelihoods through financial aid and training. Stories of beneficiaries highlight restored businesses, job…

11 December 2024

IFRC Adopts 121 Platform: Innovative Digital Cash and Voucher Assistance

Type:

Blog

Organization:

510, IFRC, IFRC

The Netherlands Red Cross proudly announces that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has adopted its 121 Platform in contribution to the network’s commitment to…

5 December 2024

CVA Minimum Humanitarian Standards Orientation for Financial Service Providers (FSPs) – YRCS

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

Yemen Red Crescent

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Minimum Humanitarian Standards Orientation for Financial Service Providers (FSPs) – Presentation from a workshop run by the Yemen Red Crescent Society in November 2024. In…

  • MENA Community of Practice

30 October 2024

ESSN Key Highlights Report

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)

An overview of the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme, detailing its reach, impact, and key achievements in supporting vulnerable populations through cash assistance. This summary provides a multi-faceted look…

  • Cash in Turkiye

23 October 2024

Dignity in Action 2024: Key data and learning on cash assistance in the RCRC Movement

Type:

Report

Drawing on learning and experience from across the world in 2022-23, this landmark report explores the transformative impact of cash assistance in humanitarian crises across the International Red Cross and…

  • Cash in conflict
  • Cash Preparedness
  • cva
  • data management