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.

© Turkish Red Crescent-KIZILAYKART

1 March 2019

Kizilaykart Cash Based Assistance Programmes, Livelihoods Survey Findings

Type:

Research

Organization:

Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)

Livelihood survey to understand the profile of “Emergency Social Safety Net Programme” (ESSN) applicants and to collect data on their education level, employment status and barriers.

  • Cash and livelihoods
  • Cash and social protection
  • Cash in emergencies
  • Europe

1 March 2019

Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Programme Technical Analysis Report

Type:

Research

Organization:

Turkish Red Crescent

This report analyses the ESSN programme and covers the first quarter of 2019. The ESSN programme has been targeting vulnerable refugees population living in Turkey since November 2016.

  • Cash in emergencies
  • Europe
  • Livelihoods and social cohesion – Cash in Turkey
  • Middle-East / North Africa

1 January 2019

Evaluation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Cash Preparedness Support – Executive Summary in English

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

ICRC, IFRC

Executive summary of the report on the cash preparedness approaches implemented by the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, the Danish Red Cross and the IFRC from 2015-2017, with consideration…

  • Africa
  • America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Cash in emergencies

12 September 2018

How the Red Cross uses cash assistance in emergencies

Type:

Video

Organization:

British Red Cross

Natural disasters and conflict can limit people’s individual freedom and their ability to make meaningful choices in times of crisis. This video gives an overview of the impact of cash assistance in an emergency with examples from Kenya and the British Virgin Islands.

  • Africa
  • America
  • Cash in emergencies

1 August 2018

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross, Caritas, CRS

Evaluation analysing aspects of the British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform (JCP) Operational Model (OM) following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The evaluation focuses on aspects of the JCP…

  • America
  • Cash and health
  • Cash and social protection
  • Cash in emergencies

1 August 2018

British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform: Case study for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Type:

Case study

Organization:

British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross

This case study highlights learning from the establishment of a Joint Cash Platform to deliver cash for emergency and recovery needs in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following hurricanes Irma…

  • America
  • Cash and social protection
  • Cash in emergencies
  • National society cash readiness

In partnership with:

British Red Cross