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CVA for Protection - Stocktaking Paper
This paper provides a common understanding of the use of cash and voucher assistance (CVA) for protection outcomes among humanitarian stakeholders.
- Report
- July 27, 2020
Integrating cash transfers into gender-based violence programs in Jordan: Benefits, risks and challenges
The objective of this case study is to identify lessons learned and recommendations for improving the effectiveness of cash-based interventions in mitigating GBV risks and building women and girls’ resilience.
- Report
- November 1, 2015
Navigating the shift to digital humanitarian assistance
Lessons from the IRC’s experience shifting first from in-kind to cash and from physical cash to digital cash; enabling factors and barriers to working with digital payment providers, including mobile money.
- Resource
- December 30, 2019
Strength to move forward
With temporary cash assistance and individual counseling from the IRC, this Syrian family was able to create a peaceful home again.
- Slideshow
- October 27, 2016
How has the recent coup impacted Niger?
Sanctions are preventing critical humanitarian assistance from reaching the country, even as 4.3 million people are in need of aid.
- Article
- August 31, 2023
Cost efficiency: unconditional cash transfers
The IRC’s unconditional cash transfer programs range in cost efficiency from 14 cents for every dollar transferred up to $1.32 for every dollar transferred.
- Report
- September 8, 2016
Economic recovery and development at the International Rescue Committee: cash relief
Evidence shows that in many contexts, cash relief is a more efficient and cost-effective solution in crisis settings than food, clothing and in-kind donations.
- Resource
- October 6, 2016
IRC and partners stress the urgent need for cash programming at scale as Sudan is quickly becoming the world's largest hunger crisis
- Press Release
- April 12, 2024
Narrowing the gender gap in Yemen: A gender analysis by the IRC
The IRC's first IRC gender analysis in Yemen with a programmatic focus revealed the “big picture” gender-related data trends with a focus on health, WASH, food security, multi-purpose cash assistance and NFI distributions, education and protection.
- Report
- January 29, 2020
Building climate resilience in northeast Nigeria
How can communities build resilience to flooding in northeast Nigeria? With support from Google.org, the IRC has worked together with the International Food Policy Research Institute to pilot the use of early warning systems and anticipatory cash for communities in Adamawa state, Nigeria, who are impacted by increased risks of severe flooding.
- Video
- April 22, 2024