Browse by Theme: Cash Transfer Programming
A practice brief based on the multi-country study What does gender-sensitive cash and voucher assistance look like?, this briefing presents six key findings from the research.
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This multi-country, participant-led study asked women, and the men in their communities, what gender-sensitive cash and voucher assistance means to them. From the research we were able to define the elements of gender-sensitive cash and voucher assistance that work, and make recommendations for CARE's work.
Read more...Gender, cash assistance, and conflict: Gendered protection implications of cash and voucher assistance in Somalia/Somaliland
September 2019
Ongoing conflict and drought mean millions of people in Somalia and Somaliland have found themselves in humanitarian crisis. Cash and voucher assistance programs (CVA) serve as a key modality for agencies providing support. As well as meeting basic needs, recent studies have shown that cash assistance also impacts gender-based violence. Women and girls in Somalia report that CVA can reduce their risk of rape, physical assault, and sexual harassment.
Read more...Using hawala to conduct cash programming in Syria
January 2019
Transferring cash to disaster affected communities has become an essential modality of assistance in humanitarian action inside Syria. This short paper shares some of CARE’s learning from using hawala to deliver cash based programming inside Syria. It touches upon issues such as due diligence, liquidity, communication and coordination of hawala networks.
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During 2016/17, a national liquidity crisis hit Zimbabwe which meant physical cash was scarce. At the same time, Zimbabwe was experiencing a food security humanitarian crisis following two consecutive droughts.
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A case study on using a community-based, participatory approach to target the most vulnerable in Zimbabwe’s cash-first response.
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This study, based on experiences and data in three countries (Zimbabwe, Niger and Ethiopia) where CARE has delivered cash transfer programmes, analyses the extent to which receipt of cash contributes to resilience.
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