Cash in emergencies

Cash in Emergencies focuses on cash assistance programming in the immediate aftermath of a sudden onset disaster. Explore this page for case studies, lessons learned and other informational materials on cash assistance in emergencies.

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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

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

23 July 2025

CVA in Emergencies session – 2025 Hurricane Season and Other Emergencies Preparedness Conference IFRC Americas

Type:

Video

Organization:

IFRC

CVA in Emergencies session – 2025 Hurricane Season and Other Emergencies Preparedness Conference IFRC Americas

  • AccessRC
  • Americas Community of Practice
  • Emergencies

8 April 2025

Providing cash and voucher assistance in Brazil

Type:

Video

Organization:

American Red Cross

In late April 2024, the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul suffered from what authorities called the worst disaster in the state’s history. Heavy rains caused unprecedented flooding that…

  • cash
  • cash assistance
  • Emergencies
  • Video

25 February 2025

CVA Newsletter – Nepal Red Cross – July to December 2024

Type:

Newsletter

Organization:

Nepal Red Cross Society

An overview of the latest updates on the CVA work of the Nepal Red Cross between July and December 2024.

  • Anticipatory Action
  • cash
  • cva
  • Emergencies

22 January 2025

Transforming Lives: the impact of cash assistance on people’s wellbeing – A Case Study from Syria

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

In response to the 2023 earthquake, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, supported by various humanitarian partners, implemented a multipurpose cash assistance programme to provide relief to affected families. Over 49,000…

  • cash
  • Cash in conflict
  • community
  • cva

In partnership with:

British Red Cross