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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29 July 2022

Tip sheet: Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in Recovery

Type:

Tip sheet

Organization:

Cash Hub, IFRC

This guidance provides technical tips and considerations to apply when using CVA to support recovery as well as programme examples of when CVA has successfully promoted recovery

  • Emergencies
  • Livelihoods

27 June 2022

Summary of Social protection programmes, households’ incomes and expenses information for Moldova

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

Cash Hub

A summary of social protection programmes, households’ incomes and expenses information, to provide practitioners involved in the response to Ukraine refugee crisis with a general social protection context information

  • Cash in conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

27 June 2022

Lessons Learned on Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Greece Refugee Response

Type:

Learning

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross

Document summarising key lessons from the Greece refugee response that can inform the potential use of CVA at scale for the Ukraine crisis, including useful technical learning from the early…

  • Social Protection
  • Cash in conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Migration

13 April 2022

Q&A about cash and vouchers assistance for RC volunteers in Ukraine and impacted countries response

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

Cash Hub

This question and answer (Q&A) sheet for volunteers working with cash and vouchers assistance (CVA) aims to help answer the questions of National Society volunteers and staff regarding the use…

  • Cash in conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

28 March 2022

Fast Track Cash Preparedness: Ensuring minimum requirements to deliver timely, accountable, and effective CVA are in place

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

Cash Hub, IFRC

Ensuring minimum requirements to deliver timely, accountable, and effective CVA are in place

  • Cash in conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

28 March 2022

Tracking Social Protection Responses in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries

Type:

Report

Organization:

World Bank

World Bank initial overview of social protection measures in Ukraine and for displaced Ukrainian populations in neighbouring countries.

  • Cash in conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

In partnership with:

British Red Cross