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Evaluation report

Cash Coordination in the Philippines: A review of lessons learned during the response to super Typhoon Haiyan

01/03/2015

1 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

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Over the last five years there has been a growing trend towards the use of cash transfer programming (CTP) as a response modality in emergencies across the humanitarian sector. The fungibility of cash, when provided without restrictions, offers increased choice for affected populations to meet cross-sectoral needs according to their priorities. As a result, there is a growing […]

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Research report

Scoping Study: Emergency cash transfer programming in the WASH and shelter sectors

01/12/2014

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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The dialogue on cash transfer programming has progressed beyond initial debates about whether distributing cash and vouchers is a valid response modality at all, to a general acceptance of their added value in appropriate contexts. Beyond the livelihoods and food security sectors, cash transfer programming is increasingly being considered as a response to emergency shelter and WASH needs through […]

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Case study

CaLP case study: Unconditional cash transfers to reduce food insecurity for displaced households and assist in the repatriation of people to their villages of origin – Niger

07/05/2014

2 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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In 2012, Niger was affected by a food crisis that caused large population displacements. The NGO Arbeiter- Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ASB) distributed unconditional cash transfers in areas of food insecurity to improve food access for those displaced and those affected, and to help repatriate people to their villages of origin in the Zinder, Agadez and Maradi regions. By means […]

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Research report

Factors Affecting the Cost-efficiency of Electronic Transfers in Humanitarian Programmes

24/04/2014

1 documents

88 pages long

Languages: English

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Led by Oxford Policy Management (OPM) with support from Concern Worldwide, this research aims to answer the key question: Are electronic transfers more cost-efficient than traditional manual based cash delivery methods, and under what conditions? Cash is increasingly offered to households in humanitarian emergencies as an alternative to in-kind aid. Under certain conditions cash may have advantages over […]

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Case study

Cross-Sector Cash Assistance for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon: An IRC programme

01/04/2014

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Since January 2013, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been implementing a project providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This project provided unconditional financial assistance to targeted Syrian refugees and Lebanese host households to help them be better equipped for the past winter and to assist them to re-start or improve their […]

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Research report

Is Cash Transfer Programming ‘Fit for the Future’? – Final Report

28/03/2014

5 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

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This report and its annexes presents the results of a 2013 research study entitled, ‘Is Cash Transfer Programming ‘Fit for the Future’?’ The research was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) and undertaken by the Humanitarian Futures Programme (HFP), King’s College London. The project intends to understand how changes in the broader global and humanitarian landscape may […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

E-transfers in Emergencies: Implementation support guidelines

28/11/2013

2 documents

88 pages long

Languages: English, French

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These ‘E-transfers in Emergencies: Implementation support guidelines’ are intended for the field practitioners of aid agencies engaged in humanitarian responses incorporating cash transfers to be delivered through digital payment systems, as well as their extended teams in management and programme support functions. These guidelines assume prior knowledge of cash transfer programming and focus exclusively on […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Protecting Beneficiary Privacy: Principles and operational standards for the secure use of personal data in cash and e-transfer programmes

01/11/2013

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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The use of electronic transfers (e-transfers) in cash transfer programming has grown in the humanitarian sector and is increasingly recognised as an effective and efficient intervention in certain emergency contexts. Following recommendations made in Cash Learning Partnership research in 2011 on e-transfers ‘New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance’, and demonstrated interest from the […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Minimum Requirements for Market Analysis in Emergencies

01/07/2013

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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The Minimum Requirements for Market Analysis in Emergencies builds upon work already undertaken relating both to market analysis (CaLP research ‘Markets in Emergencies’) and standard setting and answers this question: “What is the minimum market analysis required at various stages of the project cycle?” The Minimum Requirements have been developed on the understanding that ultimately […]

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Case study

CaLP Case Study: Shop vouchers for hygiene kits in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

01/11/2011

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Oxfam’s Public Health Promotion team used a voucher programme to provide beneficiaries with essential hygiene items through local shops. The voucher system was chosen so that beneficiaries could access hygiene items in a normal and dignified way, and in order to pilot an innovative approach to dealing with the challenges […]

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