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

30 April 2025

Belize: After a season of drought and fire wiped out farmlands, Red Cross help farmers sow the seeds of recovery

Type:

Article

Organization:

Belize Red Cross, IFRC

A helping hand in the form of cash grants and vouchers for seeds, tools and other critical items helps families meet immediate needs and longer-term goals.

  • Americas Community of Practice
  • Emergencies

30 April 2025

Cash assistance in Costa Rica and Panama: A tale of two towns with the same name and a common story of resilience, recovery and solidarity

Type:

Article

Organization:

IFRC

The two Central Americans towns of Bebedero share more than a common name. After a series of severe storms, floods and landslides, two Red Cross cash assistance programmes in Costa…

  • Americas Community of Practice
  • Emergencies

30 April 2025

Brazil: Red Cross financial aid boosts recovery of thousands of families affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul

Type:

Article

Organization:

IFRC

Financial assistance and humanitarian support from the Brazilian Red Cross have helped thousands of families recover after devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul in 2024. This IFRC article highlights…

  • Americas Community of Practice
  • Emergencies

In partnership with:

British Red Cross