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Social Protection
Access to adequate social protection, especially cash transfers where these are appropriate, is essential at times of crisis. Learn about the work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in this field, accessing different resources related to cash and social protection below.
Linking, building on, or aligning humanitarian cash responses with national social protection programmes and systems, where feasible and appropriate, can contribute to an efficient and effective response and achieve lasting results. COVID-19 national responses are accelerating this trend using cash as their preferred support modality for social assistance.
If you have any questions related to CVA you can contact the Cash Helpdesk, which provides remote technical advice to staff or volunteers of the Movement
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22 March 2022
Shock Responsive Social Protection in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe Red CrossStrengthening the existing Social Protection system in Zimbabwe. This paper presents possible areas of engagement for the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) aiming to support the existing Social Protection system in Zimbabwe, focusing on linkages between humanitarian cash and SP and increasing adaptation capacity.
11 July 2021
Urban climate risks and the role of social protection
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Climate CenterThis brief gives an overview of different country case studies where social protection (SP) systems have been used to address risks arising from climate-related hazards in urban spaces. It also explores how the existing SP systems in Tanzania, Bangladesh and Ethiopia could be modified to become shock responsive.
22 June 2021
Philippines Joint Simulation on Cash Early Actions & Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Flood
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German Red CrossThis blog post shares lessons from the implementation of the 2-day Forecast-based Financing (FbF) simulation exercise (simex) on 18-20 May, to test two early actions – fish harvesting from ponds and cash transfers – in three barangays (villages), Libmanan municipality, Camarines Sur.
10 May 2021
Lessons Learnt Brief: Improving targeting for urban food banks, Social Protection in Namibia
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BRC, Namibia Red Cross SocietyThis document outlines lessons learnt from the collaboration between Namibia Red Cross Society and Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare to revise urban food bank eligibility criteria in peri urban Khomas Region using the household economic security (HES) approach in June 2019.
23 April 2021
Linking humanitarian cash and social protection – Learning from the experience of eight National Societies
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Cash HubThis paper gives an overview and shares learning from the experiences of National Societies in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Montserrat, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey which collaborated with governments in the first few months of the pandemic to implement, enhance and scale up cash-based social protection schemes.
31 March 2021
Linking Cash and Voucher Assistance with Humanitarian Response and Social Protection Systems – Experience of Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society
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Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society, British Red Cross, Cash HubThis case study gives an overview of the Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society’s experience in cash and voucher assistance and in influencing the Government of Eswatini to shift their humanitarian response and social protection programmes into mobile cash as part of its Covid-19 response.
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