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…

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 assistance
  • Logistics
  • Migration

26 June 2025

Asia and Pacific Regional CWG Strategic Roadmap

Type:

Guidance

Asia and Pacific Regional Cash Working Group Strategic Roadmap for 2025-2027. This document sets out a hybrid approach to risk-informed and people-centred cash programming in Asia and the Pacific, published…

  • Asia-Pacific Community of Practice

3 June 2025

Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society Cash and Voucher Assistance Position Paper (2025)

Type:

Learning

Organization:

Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society

This position paper outlines the Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society’s (BERCS) strategic framework for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), detailing implementation models, digital delivery mechanisms, integration with national social protection…

2 June 2025

Resetting the Humanitarian system & the role of cash assistance: event summary

Type:

Learning

Organization:

Cash Hub

in May 2025 Global humanitarian leaders gathered at the Cash Hub’s ‘Resetting the humanitarian system & the role of cash assistance’ dialogue event to examine the role of cash assistance…

  • cash assistance

13 May 2025

The experience of Red Cross Red Crescent-National Societies in cash coordination

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cash Hub

This report examines the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s approach to cash coordination, highlighting operational models, governance structures, and technical lessons to inform effective Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) coordination…

  • cash coordination

7 May 2025

Snapshot of National Societies investing in Cash and Voucher Assistance Preparedness (CVAP) in 2024

Type:

Infographic

Organization:

IFRC

This infographic provides a snapshot of National Societies investing in Cash and Voucher Assistance Preparedness (CVAP) in 2024


In partnership with:

British Red Cross