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Middle East and North Africa

Learn more about the cash programmes and work within the Middle East/North Africa region, carried out by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Search our case studies, photos, articles and evaluations below.

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Syria earthquake response: Find the latest resources

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…

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 Post Distribution Monitoring Survey

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

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11 February 2025

How can CVA for Livelihoods be developed to be more efficient and sustainable?

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

This report was written by Christina Abi Rafeh as part of the MENA CVA Mentoring programme. Discover how Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) is transforming humanitarian aid and livelihoods programs…

  • Livelihoods

4 February 2025

Unveiling Success: Discover the learning outcomes and final papers of MENA CVA important topics

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

Join us for a deep dive into the outcomes of the six-month MENA CVA Mentoring Program. In collaboration with their mentors and under the guidance of a research professor, the…

  • MENA Community of Practice

28 January 2025

Insights of a national society CVA Focal Point: Mohannad Kraidi

Type:

Blog

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

This blog from the Cash Centre of Excellence provides insight into the daily life of CVA focal point Mohannad Kraidi from the Iraqi Red Crescent

  • MENA Community of Practice

22 January 2025

Transforming Lives: the impact of cash assistance on people’s wellbeing – A Case Study from Syria

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

In response to the 2023 earthquake, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, supported by various humanitarian partners, implemented a multipurpose cash assistance programme to provide relief to affected families. Over 49,000…

  • cash
  • Cash in conflict
  • cva
  • Emergencies

22 January 2025

One Movement Approach for Cash Coordination – Syria Case Study from Syria 2023 Earthquake emergency response

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) provided cash assistance to more than 205.000 people in response to the devastating earthquake that struck in February 2023. In addition, they assisted 122,525…

  • cash coordination
  • Cash in conflict
  • cva
  • Emergencies

22 January 2025

Evaluation of the 2023 Earthquake and 2023-2024 Winterisation Cash Assistance Responses – Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

Syrian Arab Red Crescent

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) conducted an evaluation to assess the impact of assistance on households, which included a desk review, post-distribution surveys, focus group discussions and one-to-one discussions…

  • cva
  • Emergencies
  • Earthquake
  • cash assistance

In partnership with:

British Red Cross