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 2020

Cash Interventions: Key Learnings and Reflection – Myanmar Red Cross Society’s Cash Programmes in Central Rakhine

Type:

Learning

Organization:

BRC, IFRC, Myanmar Red Cross Society

This paper summarises the findings of a study dedicated to reflect, analyse and learn from a Cash and Voucher Assistance programme implemented in the Rakhine state from 2014 to 2019 by the Myanmar Red Cross Society.

21 March 2020

Tip sheet: Cash and Voucher Assistance and COVID-19

Type:

Tip sheet

Organization:

ICRC

Tool 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

Type:

Case study

Organization:

BRC, Cash Hub, Pakistan Red Crescent Society

This 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

Type:

Learning

Organization:

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

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.

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.

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