Reports

The objective of this tool is to help humanitarian agencies at the country level better prepare for emergency response using cash transfers. This tool aims to guide humanitarian organizations to preposition cash transfer services and implement…

This bulletin examines trends in staple food and fuel prices, the cost of the basic food basket and consumer price indices for 70 countries in the first quarter of 2017 (January to March).1 The maps on…

At the conference on, “Scaling-Up the Purchase for Progress (P4P) Model of Pro-Smallholder Market Development in Africa: The Vital Role and Impact of the Public Sector,” hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and the…

INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE The increased use of cash grants as part of humanitarian response has led to the development of a number of tools and approaches by various agencies to best decide what needs the cash transfer…

24 avril 2017 – A l'occasion de la Semaine mondiale de la vaccination qui débute lundi, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) rappelle l'importance de la vaccination tout au long de la vie et son rôle…

Executive Summary Understanding the Opportunity Over two billion adults worldwide do not have access to a bank account - over 60 percent are women. In many markets, the growth of financial service providers (FSPs) will depend – in…

The World Food Programme (WFP) delivers millions of tons of food each year to hungry people, but, increasingly, this assistance comes through cash-based transfers (CBT) that allows them to buy food in the market and be…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is growing consensus on the need to consider and support markets as part of humanitarian responses. It is assumed that this support will increase the impact of responses – yet to date such assumptions…

This framework provides a consolidated summary of the major commitments and recommendations made to improve cash transfer programming† in humanitarian response during 2015 and 2016. It aggregates the core content of: the Grand Bargain, ECHO’s 10…

Since September, I’ve been able to introduce myself as CaLP’s Director. And it’s a real privilege and pleasure to do that. There couldn’t be a more exciting time to get involved in the world of cash.…