Somalia Cash Working Group

  

The Somalia Inter Agency Cash Working group aims at improving the coordination of cash assistance, quality of implementation of cash assistance and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning as well as ensuring a systematic and evidence based cash and market programming for the Somalia response.  

The CWG is an inclusive platform for partners responding to the protracted crisis in Somalia and is guided by a TOR.  The CWG works through sub-national working groups and through thematic work-streams. CWG meetings are held on a monthly basis and adhoc as needed. 

Somalia CVA dashboard 2024

CWG workstreams and Sub-national CWGs

Sub-national CWGs

  • Galmudug (Mudug, Galgaduud)
  • Jubaland (Lower Juba, Middle Juba, Gedo)
  • Puntland (Bari, Nugal)
    Hirshabelle (Hiran, Middle Shabelle)
  • South West (Bakool, Bay, Lower Shabelle)
  • Somaliland (Awdal, Sool, Sanaag, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer)
  • Banadir (Mogadishu)

CWG workstreams

The Market analysis workstream tasked to produce market analysis and guidance to the CWG.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability to Affected Populations workstream provides technical guidance on M&E of CVA.

The Cash for Work workstream provides technical guidance on CfW activities.

The Financial Service Providers workstream aims at improving the systems and processes of the financial service landscape for cash transfers in Somalia.

The Cash and Protection interagency workstream ensures that the cash response in Somalia is delivered in a safe and accountable manner.

Latest Cash Updates

ReliefWeb results

Somalia

Baseline Assessment Findings For Somali Cash Consortium's (SCC) Shock-Based Cash Assistance To Vulnerable Communities in Somalia, July 2024

KEY MESSAGES More than half (53%) of the assessed households (HHs) were found to be severely food insecure, while an additional 42% were moderately food insecure. Notably, Doolow and Afmadow had the highest proportions of households experiencing…

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Assessment
Source:
ACTED, Concern, COOPI, DRC, IMPACT Initiatives, NRC, Save the Children
Posted:
16 Nov 2024
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Gap Analysis Resources

ReliefWeb results

Somalia

Roadmap – Gap analysis

Please see the attached infographic.

Format:
Manual and Guideline
Source:
FAO, Govt. Somalia, REACH, WFP
Posted:
4 Dec 2024
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Somalia

Identifying Gaps in Households Economic Capacity to Meet Essential Needs (food and non-food) and the New Transfer Value Recommendation (September 2024)

By MEB Review and Gap Analysis Task Force – SNBS, CWG Chair, FSC, FSNAU, REACH, FAO and WFP 1. Background and Introduction Somalia is characterized by a complex political, security, and development environment. Its recent history has been…

Format:
Manual and Guideline
Source:
FAO, Govt. Somalia, REACH, WFP
Posted:
4 Dec 2024
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Mapping of Cash and Voucher Assistance in Somalia

Mapping of sectoral/ cluster cash, safety nets/shock responsive safety nets and MPCA cash is visualised https://data.humdata.org/visualization/somalia-cash-programing-v4/ on a monthly basis. The mapping provides a good overview of scale (amount of cash programming in each region) and gives a sense of coverage (assistance vs. need people in IPC 3-4).

2021 Cash & Voucher Assistance Overview

Reporting templates and instructions

Recommended CVA indicators

CWG Thematic Work: Key resources

Shock Responsive Safety Nets - Technical Assistance Facility (TAF)

Mitigation of GBV in CVA (The result of the joint engagement by the CWG and the GBV AOR)

Mobile Services in Humanitarian Programming in Somalia

Supported by the GSMA M4H programme, the CWG, developed:

i) A set of six guidance documents on the use of mobile services in humanitarian programming in Somalia and

ii) A regulatory and policy analysis brief, which explains the regulatory and policy ecosystem around mobile money and cash transfers and recommendations to build on the current ecosystem.

A self-assessment toolkit was also developed to help track progress on the implementation of key recommendations.

Meeting minutes and presentations

ReliefWeb results

Somalia

Somalia Cash Working Group Meeting Minutes, 27 April 2023

(Excerpt) Meeting Agenda: 1. CWG Updates Moving forward after endorsement of CWG Workplan 2023 – “Call for Interest to Cash Partners to Join the CWG Workstream 2023” Updates with regards to Somaliland Concern and Issues related to Cash Program Launching: “Mapping…

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Other
Source:
Concern, WFP
Posted:
20 Feb 2024
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Humanitarian Dashboards

ReliefWeb results

Somalia

Somalia: Humanitarian Dashboard, January - October 2024

RESPONSE OVERVIEW The 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), estimates that 6.9 million people need humanitarian and protection assistance, a 17 per cent reduction compared to 2023. Inter-sectoral needs have reduced with no district classified as…

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Infographic
Source:
OCHA
Posted:
21 Nov 2024
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Somalia

Somalia: Humanitarian Dashboard, January - September 2024

RESPONSE OVERVIEW The 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), estimates that 6.9 million people need humanitarian and protection assistance, a 17 per cent reduction compared to 2023. Inter-sectoral needs have reduced with no district classified as…

Format:
Infographic
Source:
OCHA
Posted:
28 Oct 2024
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