Cash and livelihoods
Livelihoods encompass the capabilities, assets and activities required to make a living. Ensuring that vulnerable households have sustainable livelihoods increases their access to a stable income, as well as their dignity, resilience, and ability to be active in society. Livelihoods support helps people affected by crisis to build more sustainable means of living, develop skills and gain greater access to opportunities.
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Cash assistance can be an effective way to protect, restore, or enhance livelihoods which enable people to become self-sufficient and improve wellbeing for current and future generations.
Learn about the work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in this field by accessing different resources related to cash and livelihoods below.
For more information on livelihoods, visit the Livelihoods Centre, hosted by the Spanish Red Cross and IFRC.
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26 February 2021
Household Economic Security (HES) guidelines
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BRCAn updated version of the Household Economic Security (HES) guidelines has recently been launched by British Red Cross. To read more and download this guidance document, the analytical overview and the HES glossary click on the link below.
15 July 2020
Cash Hub Webinar 6 Top Takeaways
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Cash HubThis documents provides the top takeaways from the 6th webinar on the use of cash and markets in response to COVID-19, with focus on livelihoods and household economic security.
15 July 2020
Cash Hub Webinar 6: Slides
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Cash HubA series of slides that go over the main topics of the 6th Webinar of the Cash Hub series with focus on the topic of livelihoods and household economic security.
15 July 2020
Cash Hub Webinar 6: Q & A Response
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Cash HubA document answering a series of questions produced during the 6th webinar on the use of cash and markets in response to COVID-19, with focus on livelihoods and household economic…
15 July 2020
Recording of Webinar 6
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Cash HubRecording of the 6th Webinar of the Cash Hub series which focused on how livelihoods and economic security are an essential aspect to adapting CVA programmes to COVID-19.
6 May 2020
Targeting Entrepreneurs Livelihoods Centre Response
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Cash HubThis document is a follow up of the first webinar on the use of cash and markets in response to COVID-19, providing guidance on how to define targeting criteria and how to identify complementary activities to cash grants support.
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