In region Global and in group Global Shelter Cluster

Shelter and Cash Working Group

Pages
Communities of Practice

Strategic Note: Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts

Title
Strategic Note: Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts
Publisher
bo.hurkmans
Date
Source
World Bank
Language
English
Tags
Strategy Cash and Vouchers
Description
Upon request of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals at their meeting on December 11, 2015, the World Bank agreed to coordinate a process of reviewing key issues and options for significantly scaling up the use of multipurpose cash transfers (MPCTs; including digital cash and vouchers) in the humanitarian space. This note lays out the main findings and options emerging from the process. The main text is complemented by a set of seven appendixes, detailing the process and feedback received, as well as presenting a thorough review of the evidence and evidence gaps in the comparative effectiveness of cash and in-kind programs across humanitarian objectives. A review of the evidence of in-kind programs, on their own, is beyond the scope of this note.