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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21 March 2020
Tip sheet: Cash and Voucher Assistance and COVID-19
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Tip sheetOrganization:
ICRCTool with practical recommendations to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through ongoing Cash and Voucher Assistance, inform the adaptation of CVA in the context of COVID-19, and promote sensitivity…
1 February 2020
Piloting Financial Service Providers in Pakistan
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Case studyOrganization:
BRC, Cash Hub, Pakistan Red Crescent SocietyThis case study reviews the experience of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society’s investment in piloting financial service providers to strengthen its capacity to respond with CVA.
1 July 2019
Improving Lives and Livelihoods Through Cash Transfers: A Humanitarian Assistance Project in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine – Myanmar
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LearningOrganization:
IFRC, 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
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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.
12 September 2018
How the Red Cross uses cash assistance in emergencies
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VideoOrganization:
British Red CrossNatural 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.
1 August 2018
British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming
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EvaluationOrganization:
British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross, Caritas, CRSEvaluation 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…
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