Cash and Voucher Assistance for NERT FIJI

SUMMARY One of the key takeaways from the strategic discussions with key stakeholders was to understand the actual capacity building gaps regarding Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Pacific humanitarian and development teams. Capacity Building was prioritized…

1. SUMMARY PACIFIC CONTEXT The Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) are home to 10 million people and comprise 530,000 km2 of land spread over an area that is more than 15 percent of the earth’s surface. The…

Report prepared by Sandie Walton-Ellery and Iris Low 1. Introduction This report provides a brief overview of recent cash responses in Fiji in 2020 and 2021. It was commissioned by the Fiji Cash Working Group (CWG) and focuses…

Why Give Cash Assistance in Emergencies? Cash based assistance is increasingly being seen by Governments, donors and humanitarian agencies as the preferred method of assistance in emergencies. The flexibility of cash allows recipients to identify their family’s…

I. Background and Fiji Experience in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Following the Grand Bargain agreement at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, cash-transfers/assistance has become the preferred humanitarian response modality. Academic and policy research provides strong…

COURSE AIM AND OBJECTIVES AIM To develop the knowledge, skills and confidence of humanitarian organizations' practitioners for Cash and Voucher Assistance technical design and quality. OBJECTIVE Understand how CVA is guided by key policies, standards and guidelines Describe how CVA needs…

Essential Need Approach Essential needs are goods and services required on a regular or seasonal basis by households to ensure survival and minimum living standards without resorting to negative coping strategies or compromising their health, dignity, and…

Executive Summary The Emergency cash interventions carried out in Kadavu Province for TC Harold response, constitute the largest emergency cash-based programme Post TC Harold that was made possible with a strongly of F$100 per households and an…