Cash technology
Digital technology has the potential to transform the way in which cash programmes operate. Mobile payment platforms are already demonstrating how new technologies can have a great impact on efficiencies and convenience for people receiving cash assistance. This is just one example of the potential for the use of technology in this sector.
For more information on specific areas of innovation in cash technology, see the following:
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1 February 2021
Webinar Recording: Practical Guidance for Data Protection in Cash and Voucher Assistance – A supplement to the Cash in Emergencies Toolkit
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IFRCThis webinar was organised to launch a practical guidance document to support for cash practitioners and those managing programmes embedding data protection principles when distributing cash assistance. To download the document click on the link under related resources or visit the CiE Toolkit page of the Cash Hub platform: https://cash-hub.org/guidance-and-tools/cash-in-emergencies-toolkit/
28 January 2021
Practical Guidance for Data Protection in Cash and Voucher Assistance – A supplement to the Cash in Emergencies Toolkit
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IFRCThis guidance provides key considerations on data protection and supports cash practitioners throughout decision making and implementation, while referencing the processes in the Cash in Emergencies toolkit (CiE).
1 March 2020
Kenya Red Cross Innovation Newsletter – Edition 2
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Kenya Red CrossSecond edition of the Innovation Newsletter created by the KRCS Innovation Lab, which aims to provide a space for community members to design, create and develop innovative solutions to challenges in their communities.
27 February 2020
Short video – ICHA Shelter reconstruction process learning review (2'21")
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Kenya Red CrossShort video offering an overview (2'21") of 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.
27 February 2020
ICHA Shelter reconstruction process learning review – Documentary (9'05")
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Kenya Red CrossThis short documentary (9'05'') focuses of 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.
13 January 2020
Community Inclusion Currencies White Paper
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Grassroots EconomicsThis paper proposes the creation of community currencies using blockchain technology to enable communities to develop and trade their own form of credit.
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