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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1 July 2019

Safe Rebuilding: A Mixed Approach to Shelter Response Following the 2018 Floods in Kenya

Type:

Case study

Organization:

ICHA, Kenya Red Cross

Case study on the implementation of a shelter recovery programme using a mixed approach including community participation, cash and voucher assistance, and innovative technology (RedRose) to respond to floods in Kenya in 2018.

1 July 2019

Improving Lives and Livelihoods Through Cash Transfers: A Humanitarian Assistance Project in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine – Myanmar

Type:

Learning

Organization:

IFRC, Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS)

Brief overview of a one-year project implemented by MRCS with multi-lateral support from IFRC, which started in November 2018 to recover livelihoods of populations affected by violence in Maungdaw Township.

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.

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.

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…

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.

Watch here