On the Path to Change: Mauritania Red Crescent Cash & Voucher Assistance Preparedness (CVAP) Journey

Resource type: Case study

Organisation: Cash Hub, Livelihoods Centre, Croissant-Rouge Mauritanien

Region: Africa

Category: Cash Preparedness

Tags: cash assistance

Publication year: 2026

Language: English

This case study explains how the Mauritania Red Crescent strengthened its use of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) through a structured preparedness programme. It describes the organisation’s gradual shift from occasional use of CVA to a systematic, integrated approach across emergency and recovery operations. The study highlights progress in building systems, capacity, and partnerships to improve the scale, speed, and accountability of responses. It also shows how CVA has become a standard and preferred modality in addressing humanitarian needs in Mauritania.