CASH HUB AND COVID-19

Webinar series

The Use of Cash and Markets in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

The Cash Hub is running a new webinar series on the use of Cash and Markets in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, in collaboration with different National Societies, the IFRC, the ICRC and other reference centres and hubs of the Movement. During these online events speakers share experiences on a wide range of related topics such as social protection, livelihoods and community engagement and accountability. The Cash Hub is capturing this wealth of knowledge in a series of recordings, Q&A documents, slides and other relevant material that you can explore in this section.

Upcoming webinars:

There are currently no scheduled webinars. To register for upcoming webinars and CVA events check the events page regularly.

To access materials related to each of the previous webinars click on the links below:

Webinar 18: Cash and Data Protection (24 February 2021)
Webinar 17: on CVA Preparedness (27 January 2021)
Webinar 16: on CVA and Early Action (9 December 2020)
Webinar 15: on CVA for Nutrition, with a focus on the role of economic barriers in nutrition outcomes (18 November 2020)
Webinar 14: on monitoring in relation to CVA (04 November)
Webinar 13: on how CVA can be used to support health outcomes by improving access to and utilisation of health care services in humanitarian contexts (21 October 2020)
Webinar 12: on how CVA has been used to achieve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Objectives (7 October 2020)
Webinar 11: on the opportunity to use technological tools as a measure to protect sensitive data (6 October 2020 – webinar delivered in Spanish)
Webinar 10: with an update on the port explosion in Beirut and the use of CVA to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak in Rakhine (15 September 2020)
Webinar 9: on the impact of COVID-19 on migration and the use of cash and voucher assistance (12 August 2020)
Webinar 8: on implementing Shelter & Settlements Interventions (29 July 2020)
Webinar 7 del Cash Hub (in Spanish/ en español) centrándose en Migracion y adaptaciones en los PTM a raíz del COVID-19 (22 July 2020)
Webinar 6: on Livelihoods and Economic Security (15 July 2020)
Webinar 5: on CEA and CVA programming (1 July 2020)
Webinar 4: on Data and Digital Technology (18 June 2020)
Webinar 3: on CVA and social protection (03 June 2020)
Webinar 2: on experiences of the Lebanese Red Cross and Zimbabwe Red Cross (26 May 2020)
Launch of the CVA and COVID-19 Webinar Series, focusing on adapting to COVID-19 (06 May 2020)

Webinar 18 took place on the 24th of February, and focused on Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Data Protection. As we scale up our use of CVA, considering data protection is essential for protecting the vulnerable, building trust and implementing CVA safely and at scale. IFRC introduced the topic and the CVA Data Protection Guidancen recently launched. Data protection considerations in CVA were also shared by Nigerian Red Cross and Hellenic Red Cross, while ICRC provided a summary of the key takeaways from the discussion.

Read the summary takeaways clicking here
Download the Q&A document
Download the slides used during the webinar
Watch the recording

Webinar 17 took place on the 27th of January, and focused on cash preparedness – why it is important and what is involved. It also included examples shared from Viet Nam Red Cross Society and Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent on how investments in cash preparedness can lead to a more effective and at scale CVA response.

Webinar 16 took place on the 9th of December, in partnership with the newly launched Anticipation Hub to discuss Cash and Voucher Assistance and Early Action. During the webinar, Kenya Red Cross presented on a recent drought response, and Bangladesh Red Crescent presented on a recent flood response.

Webinar 15 took place on the 15th of November, to discuss the use of Cash and Voucher Assistance for Nutrition Outcomes. In particular, we will discuss the role of economic barriers in nutrition outcomes, a decision-making tool to help to identify where cash can improve nutrition outcomes, and an example from Burkina Faso.

Webinar 14 took place on the 4th of November, to discuss monitoring in relation to Cash and Voucher Assistance with a focus on outcome indicators, expenditure monitoring, recent work on measuring well-being, as well as experiences of the Turkish Red Crescent in conducting remote focus group discussions (FGD) and lessons learnt from Zambia Red Cross.

Webinar 13 took place on 21th October and focused on how CVA can be used to support health outcomes by improving access to and utilisation of health care services in humanitarian contexts, with reference to examples from Greece and DR Congo.

Webinar 12 took place on 7th October, in collaboration with IFRC, Lebanese Red Cross, Myanmar Red Cross, Nepal Red Cross Society. Discussions focused on how Cash and Voucher Assistance has been used to achieve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Objectives, with reference to examples from Myanmar, Nepal and Lebanon.

Webinar 11: took place on 6th October 2020, and was delivered in Spanish by the Cash Hub and the IFRC Regional Office. The webinar focused on the issue of the opportunity to use technological tools as a measure to protect sensitive data, focusing on the Movement’s experience with the implementation of the RC2 Relief / ODK X app.

Webinar 10 took place on 16th September 2020, in collaboration with Lebanese Red Cross, Myanmar Red Cross and IFRC. After an initial update on the use CVA to respond to the explosion that took place in the port of Beirut, ways of integrating CVA in the COVID-19 response in Rakhine, and examples from the Community Resilience Programme (CRP) where shared.

Webinar 9 took place on 12th August 2020, in collaboration with IFRC, ICRC, Senegalese Red Cross, Egyptian Red Crescent and Danish Red cross. Discussions focused on migration and to the use of cash and voucher assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Webinar 8 took place on 29th July 2020 in collaboration with IFRC Geneva, ICRC Geneva, ICRC Iraq, IFRC Bahamas, IFRC Regional Americas Office, and the Bahamas Red Cross, which focused on shelter and settlement programming with Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA). To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 7 took place on 22nd July 2020 in collaboration with the IFRC, the Ecuadorian Red Cross and the Colombian Red Cross, paying specific attention to migration and adapting CVA programmes to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 6 took place on 15th July 2020 in collaboration with the British Red Cross, the Gambian Red Cross, the Ukrainian Red Cross, the Afghan Red Crescent and the Livelihoods Research Centre, which focused on how livelihoods and economic security are an essential aspect to adapting CVA programmes to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 5 took place on 1st July 2020 in collaboration with the British Red Cross, the Kenyan Red Cross, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the ICRC, which focused on how to adapt Community Engagement and Accountability practices in the context of CVA and the COVID-19 outbreak. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 4 took place on 17th June 2020 in collaboration with the IFRC, the Pakistan Red Crescent, the British Red Cross and the Netherlands Red Cross St Maarten, which focused on the use of data and digital technology in adapting CVA programmes to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this eventclick here.

Webinar 3 took place on 3rd of June 2020 in collaboration with the British Red Cross, the Turkish Red Crescent, the Montserrat Red Cross, and the Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross, which focused on how social protection practices are being adapted within CVA programming in response to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 2 took place on 20th May 2020 in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society and the Lebanese Red Cross, which focused how CVA programmes are adapting in response to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

Webinar 1 took place on 6th May 2020 in collaboration with the British Red Cross, the ICRC and the IFRC, which focused on how CVA programmes are adapting in response to COVID-19. To read the full list of speakers who contributed to this event click here.

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9 December 2020

Cash Hub Webinar 16: Slides

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Learning

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Cash Hub

A series of slides used during the 16th Webinar of the Cash Hub series with information on Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Early Action.

9 December 2020

Webinar 16: Top takeaways

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Learning

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Cash Hub

This documents provides the top takeaways from the 16th Cash Hub webinar, organised in partnership with the newly launched Anticipation Hub to discuss Cash and Voucher Assistance and Early Action.

9 December 2020

Cash Hub Webinar 16: Q&A Responses

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Learning

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Cash Hub

A document answering a series of questions produced during the 16th Cash Hub webinar organised in partnership with the newly launched Anticipation Hub to discuss Cash and Voucher Assistance and Early Action.

9 December 2020

Recording of Webinar 16

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Video

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Cash Hub

Recording of the 16th Webinar, organised in partnership with the newly launched Anticipation Hub to discuss Cash and Voucher Assistance and Early Action.

Watch here

15 November 2020

Cash Hub Webinar 15: Q&A Responses

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Learning

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Cash Hub

A document answering a series of questions produced during the 15th Cash Hub webinar on the use of CVA to achieve Nutrition Outcomes in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

15 November 2020