Written by Holly Radice, Regional Representative for the Americas at the CALP Network Five years ago, humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA) was rarely integrated into gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation, nor was it used to prevent or respond to GBV. Fortunately, there was progress on this topic. Since then, we have seen collaborative initiatives, tools, guidance, and training created by organisations such as the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), CARE , UNFPA , and interagency efforts . Importantly, these tools are contextualised; one example is Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) CVA in GBV case management. Humanitarians have taken different approaches to CVA for GBV outcomes — multipurpose cash assistance , emergency CVA for urgent protection needs, and...
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