Resources

Asia-Pacific

Learn more about the cash programmes and work within the Asia-Pacific region, carried out by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Search different resources including case studies, photos, articles and evaluations below.

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7 August 2025

Cash Voucher Assistance – Earthquake Recovery 2025

Type:

Video

Organization:

Vanuatu Red Cross Society

This powerful short film documents the Vanuatu Red Cross Society’s Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA) program, launched in response to the devastating earthquake that struck on December 17, 2024. The film…

  • cash assistance
  • cash coordination
  • Earthquake
  • Emergencies
New

7 August 2025

Cash for Shelter Repair – Earthquake Recovery 2025

Type:

Video

Organization:

Vanuatu Red Cross Society

This film captures the Vanuatu Red Cross Society’s Cash for Shelter Repair initiative, part of the ongoing response to the December 17, 2024 earthquake. Through this program, affected households received…

  • Earthquake
  • Emergencies
  • Shelter

31 July 2025

Monsoon Pilot 2024: Digital & Blockchain Technologies in Anticipatory Action

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Danish Red Cross, IFRC, Nepal Red Cross Society

In September 2024, the readiness stage was activated for Nepal’s Babai and Karnali River Basins, prompting anticipatory actions in Bardiya and Kailali districts. To improve coordination, transparency, and accountability during…

  • Anticipatory Action
  • Cash technology

18 July 2025

Scoping the Use and Coordination of Shock-Responsive Social Protection and Other Cash Assistance in Emergencies in Central Asia

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Norcap, UNICEF

This scoping report, developed under the UNICEF–IFRC partnership with support from NORCAP/CashCap, identifies key gaps, priorities, and opportunities related to the use and coordination of shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) and…

  • cash assistance
  • Cash Preparedness
  • coordination
  • Social Protection

26 June 2025

Asia and Pacific Regional CWG Strategic Roadmap

Type:

Guidance

Asia and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group Strategic Roadmap for 2025-2027. This document sets out a hybrid approach to risk-informed and people-centred cash programming in Asia and the Pacific, published…

  • Asia-Pacific Community of Practice

27 March 2025

Cash Assistance for Anticipatory Action and Resilience

Type:

Video

Organization:

Nepal Red Cross Society

In this video, the Nepal Red Cross Society showcases its shift from traditional cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in emergency response to an Anticipatory Action approach, where CVA plays a…

  • Anticipatory Action

In partnership with:

British Red Cross