Community of Practice

MENA Cash Community of Practice (CoP)

Welcome to the Middle East and North Africa Community of Practice page. This space will provide an overview of CVA activities in the region and relevant resources.

To access all resources for the MENA region, click here

This section is an online hub for the MENA Cash Community of Practice (CoP); featuring key learnings, guidance and latest resources related to CVA activities in the region. Below you will find more resources including the minutes of the CoP monthly meetings, the Regional CVA Roadmap, the materials developed by the MENA Cash Centre of Excellence and their programmes, and case studies and learning produced by National Societies in the region.

MENA Regional Cash Roadmap: 2022/23 | Recommended CVA trainings list


CALL FOR ENROLMENT: MENA CVA MENTORING PROGRAMME

Join the MENA Cash Centre of Excellence’s Mentoring Programme to advance your skills in delivering cash and voucher assistance (CVA) effectively in humanitarian crises.

The programme, run in collaboration with the Cash Hub’s Cash School, will pair practitioners with experienced mentors for a 6-month tailored learning journey in a specific area of CVA. With a focus on quality, empowerment and professional encouragement, mentors will provide advice, guidance and remote technical support.

Start your journey to becoming a more confident and competent CVA practitioner today!

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to ccoe.mena@ifrc.org

Check out the resources below for more information;


Syria earthquake response: Find the latest resources

3 July 2023

SARC Post Distribution Monitoring Survey

Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) Survey conducted by SARC in the February 2023 post-earthquake response

3 July 2023

SARC Multisectoral Market Assessment

This document outlines the purpose and process of the rapid market assessment conducted by SARC in the February…

3 July 2023

SARC CVA Earthquake Intervention Plan 2023

This document outlines procedures and steps needed to implement the cash and voucher interventions in relation to the…

21 August 2023

Key learnings from applying the CVAP methodology in fragile contexts: The case of Yemen

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Cash Hub, ICRC

This case study looks at National Society CVA preparedness, taking key learnings from applying the CVAP methodology in fragile contexts in the case of Yemen. This case study is a…

  • Cash in conflict
  • Middle-East / North Africa
  • National society cash readiness

17 August 2023

Cash for work to construct and rehabilitate the WASH facilities

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Cash Hub, IFRC

This case study provides an overview of the WASH project and the use of CfW (Cash for Work) to construct and rehabilitate WASH facilities in the camps in Iraq. It…

  • Cash and WASH
  • Middle-East / North Africa

27 July 2023

MENA CVA Mentoring Programme flyer

Type:

Announcement

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, Cash Hub

Join our Cash Centre of Excellence and Cash School Mentoring Program to advance your skills in delivering Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) effectively in humanitarian crises.

  • Middle-East / North Africa

27 July 2023

MENA CVA Mentoring Programme brochure

Type:

Announcement

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, Cash Hub

Find out more about the Cash Centre of Excellence and Cash School Mentoring Program aimed at advancing your skills in delivering Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) effectively in humanitarian crises.

  • Middle-East / North Africa

27 July 2023

MENA – CVA Risk Register

Type:

Guidance

This document identifies and assesses potential CVA risks in MENA region that may affect a project or an organization and can provides insight to the project managers to make informed…

  • Middle-East / North Africa

20 July 2023

MENA CCoE: Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme report

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence

Report of the second Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme coordinated by the MENA Cash Centre of Excellence. This exchange visit was hosted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, with guests from the…

  • Middle-East / North Africa

In partnership with:

British Red Cross