RESOURCES

Cash Preparedness​

In this section you will find resources aiming at supporting entities of the Movement, improving their capacity and operational readiness to provide scalable and timely cash assistance.

Strengthening national humanitarian action and localisation of aid through investments into National Societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement  will be fundamental to building the overall capacity of the humanitarian sector to deliver more effective and efficient humanitarian assistance through uptake of cash assistance. In this section you will find resources aiming at supporting entities of the Movement, improving their capacity and operational readiness to provide scalable and timely cash assistance.

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Key Resources

8 February 2021

Guidance for Mainstreaming Cash and Voucher Assistance Cash Preparedness for Effective Response – Chapter 1: CVAP Areas

This guidance is intended for NSs at the country level, but can also be used by other components…

8 February 2021

Guidance for Mainstreaming Cash and Voucher Assistance Cash Preparedness for Effective Response – Chapter 2: ICRC CVA Preparedness Guidance

This ICRC-specific guidance follows the same structure as the CVAP guidance for NSs (for the latter see Chapter…

17 June 2024

Guidance for Mainstreaming Cash and Voucher Assistance Cash Preparedness for Effective Response – Chapter 3: Measuring CVA Organisational Preparedness and CVA Operational Readiness

Chapter 3 focuses on evaluating NSs’ capacity to deliver scalable, timely, and accountable CVA through specific indicators and…

New

9 July 2025

Feasibility assessment for the use of cash as humanitarian assistance modality for migrants in transit through Chad

Type:

Case study

Organization:

Croix-Rouge du Tchad

This feasibility assessment by the Chad Red Cross explores the use of cash assistance at Humanitarian Service Points in Batha and Ouaddaï to support migrants in transit. The study examines…

  • Cash and logistics
  • cash assistance
  • Cash Preparedness
  • Migration

24 April 2025

Checklist for Basic Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Readiness

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

ICRC, ICRC, IFRC, IFRC

This document is a streamlined operational tool designed to support National Societies in establishing foundational capacities for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) delivery. Aligned with the CVA Preparedness Roadmap, it…

  • Cash Preparedness

15 April 2025

Europe and Central Asia Roadmap for Cash & Voucher Assistance 2025 – 2027

Type:

Guidance

Organization:

IFRC

The Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Roadmap is a key tool for RCRC National Societies (NSs) and IFRC in the Europe and Central Asia region to better frame the objectives,…

  • cash
  • Cash Preparedness

23 October 2024

Dignity in Action 2024: Key data and learning on cash assistance in the RCRC Movement

Type:

Report

Drawing on learning and experience from across the world in 2022-23, this landmark report explores the transformative impact of cash assistance in humanitarian crises across the International Red Cross and…

  • Cash in conflict
  • Cash Preparedness
  • cva
  • data management

17 July 2024

Investing in Cash and Voucher Assistance Preparedness: Investing in National Society Development

Type:

Research

Organization:

ICRC, IFRC

This document provides strategies for integrating Cash and Voucher Assistance Preparedness (CVAP) with National Society Development (NSD) within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and emphasizes aligning CVAP investments…

  • Cash Preparedness

12 July 2024

MENA CCoE: Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme report 2024

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cash Centre of Excellence, IFRC

This report aims to provide an overview of the recent CVA Peer-to-Peer exchange program that brought together CVA practitioners from across four MENA National Societies. By delving into the key…

  • Cash Preparedness

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