Americas
Learn more about the cash programmes and work within the Americas region, carried out by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Search our case studies, photos, articles and evaluations below.
01 Aug 2018
British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform: Case study for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Type: Case study
Organisation: British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross
This case study highlights learning from the establishment of a Joint Cash Platform to deliver cash for emergency and recovery needs in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
01 Aug 2018
British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming
Type: Evaluation
Organisation: Caritas, CRS, British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross
Evaluation analysing aspects of the Joint Cash Platform in the of the British Virgin Islands following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The evaluation focuses on considering the Joint Cash Platform against drivers of the quality of response and aspects related to effectiveness, efficiency and accountability.
01 Jan 2016
Cash Transfer program Final Report. Belize: Earl Hurricane
Type: Case study
Organisation: Belize Red Cross
Report from the Belize Red Cross on an unconditional cash programme for basic needs in response to Hurricane Earl using pre-paid cards (framework agreement with Visa in Latin America).
01 Jan 2015
Using innovation and new technologies to improve cash transfer programming
Type: Case study
Organisation: IFRC
Case Study on using pre-paid cards to provide unconditional cash grants for basic needs in Jamaica (under the framework agreement with VISA in Latin America).
01 Jan 2014
Chilean Red Cross - cash transfer preparedness pilot
Type: Case study
Organisation: IFRC
Summary of the IFRC's work with the Chilean Red Cross, scaling up their capacity and preparedness for cash based interventions.
01 Jan 2014
Chilean Red Cross. Earthquake response programme 2010-2012
Type: Case study
Organisation: IFRC
Fact sheet on a commodity voucher programme to support livelihoods recovery of earthquake affected vulnerable households in Chile.
01 Jan 2014
Haiti Red Cross Society. Earthquake response: Return and relocation programme 2010-2013
Type: Case study
Organisation: IFRC
Fact sheet on the use of conditional cash for shelter and unconditional cash for livelihoods combined with business management training through third-party financial institutions following the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
01 Jan 2014
Evaluation of the preparedness pilot for cash transfer programmes - Achieving scale in relief cash transfer programming
Type: Evaluation
Organisation: IFRC
Final evaluation of the cash preparedness pilots of the Philippine Red Cross, Viet Nam Red Cross , Senegal Red Cross and Chile Red Cross.
01 Jan 2011
Beneficiary Communication and Accountability. A responsibility, not a choice
Type: Learning
Organisation: IFRC
Lessons learned on Community Engagement and Accountability from Indonesia, Haiti and Pakistan.
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