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…

10 April 2023

Transaction analyses of KIZILAYKART beneficiaries in the Earthquake Zone

Type:

Report

Organization:

Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)

This report has been compiled using transactional data of KIZILAYKART beneficiaries in the earthquake-affected area. The analyses have been conducted by duly considering the bank reports related to the pre-…

  • Europe
  • Middle-East / North Africa
  • Shock-responsive programming – Cash in Turkey

4 November 2022

Regional Roadmap for Cash and Voucher Assistance: Middle East and North Africa

Type:

Learning

Organization:

IFRC

This Roadmap establishes key priorities and targets for 2022-2023 in Cash and Voucher Assistance programming identified by the National Societies.

  • Middle-East / North Africa

6 April 2022

Global Cash Forum Report

Type:

Report

Organization:

British Red Cross, Cash Hub, ICRC, IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)

The Global Cash Forum, co-hosted by the Cash Hub and Turkish Red Crescent, was a virtual event involving a series of five Regional Sessions: Asia Pacific, Middle East and North…

  • Africa
  • America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • cash

19 June 2021

Intersectoral Vulnerability Study: the Vulnerability Conditions of Refugees in Turkey

Type:

Research

Organization:

IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent

The Intersectoral Vulnerability Study assesses the severity of humanitarian conditions of the refugee population in Turkey, building on a tailored analytical framework, a representative sample at regional and group level and the latest methodological developments in intersectoral analysis.

  • Europe
  • Middle-East / North Africa
  • Vulnerability and targeting – Cash in Turkey

30 April 2021

Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) – monthly report March 2021 (Issue n.12)

Type:

Infographic

Organization:

Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay)

Short overview of programmatic highlights and achievements from March 2021, as well as information on the use of cash and recipients in Turkey where the ESSN programme has been supporting about 1.8 million refugees a month.

  • Cash in emergencies
  • Europe
  • Middle-East / North Africa

16 December 2020

Analysis of the small-scale fisheries market system in Aden: rich fisheries, poor fishing communities, Yemen – Economic Security Programme

Type:

Tool

Organization:

ICRC

This document reports on main findings related to the small-scale fisheries market analysis in Aden, and gives strategic recommendations to the ICRC delegation in Yemen.

  • Cash and markets
  • Cash in conflict
  • Middle-East / North Africa

In partnership with:

British Red Cross