Cash and WASH
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities are key to ensure people have access to their basic needs during and after a disaster.
Cash assistance can be used to restore access to Water and Sanitation and restore Hygiene practices of communities. For example, cash assistance can be provided to incentivise the building of latrines or other essential sanitation services, to purchase hygiene products, or to pay for water utilities. Below you can find out more about the work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in this field, accessing different resources related to cash and wash.
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The Cash and Wash Technical Working Group of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, has created a site dedicated to this topic which can be accessed clicking here.
For practitioners interested in the use of cash and voucher assistance to support WASH outcomes, some essential resources can be found on the Global WASH Cluster (GWC) website.
The IFRC Watsan Mission Assistant shares a range of resources related to WASH, which can be accessed clicking here. The Watsan Mission Assistant page dedicated to cash is under development and can be found here.
Key documents:
- Short overview document how cash and voucher assistance can support WASH outcomes: “What does “Cash” mean for WASH Outcomes?“
External resources:
- Evidence-building for cash and markets for WASH in emergencies – Summary of findings (GWC)
- Practices in MBP in the Water Sub-sector (GWC)
- Practices in MBP in the Sanitation Sub-sector (GWC)
- Practices in MBP in the Hygiene sub-sector (GWC)
- Practices Related to the use of MPC for WASH Outcomes (GWC)
- MBP for WASH Evidence Mapping (GWC)
- Cash for latrines (UNHCR)
- Cash Based Interventions for WASH Programmes in Refugee Settings (UNHCR)
- Market-based Programming in WASH – Technical Guidance for Humanitarian Practitioners (GWC)
18 March 2021
What does “Cash” mean for WASH Outcomes?
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RCRCMShort overview document intended for both WASH and cash practitioners as well as programme managers who want to understand and explore how cash and voucher assistance can support WASH outcomes.
26 January 2021
Cash and WASH Technical Working Group in a Nutshell
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RCRCMBrief overview of the Cash and WASH Technical Working Group.
7 October 2020
Recording of Webinar 12
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Cash HubRecording of the 12th Webinar of the Cash Hub Series focusing on how Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has been used to achieve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Objectives…
7 October 2020
Cash Hub Webinar 12: Slides
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Cash HubA series of slides used during the 12th Webinar of the Cash Hub series with information on how Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has been used to achieve Water, Sanitation…
7 October 2020
Cash Hub Webinar 12: Q&A Response
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Cash HubA document answering a series of questions produced during the 12th webinar on the use of CVA in response to COVID-19, focusing on how Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has…
7 October 2020
Webinar 12: Top takeaways
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Cash HubThis documents provides the top takeaways from the 12th webinar on the use of cash assistance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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