Mardi, 6 Août 2024
Occupied Palestinian territory, (ILO-News)- A virtual workshop series of the Social Protection Cash and Voucher Assistance Thematic Working Group (SPCVA TWG), supported by the International Labour Organization, explored how partners can better meet the...
Mercredi, 24 Juin 2024
Local organizations understand the needs of their communities best, yet they only receive 2.1% of donor money as of 2022, according to research consultancy Development Initiatives. What is preventing international NGOs and implementers...
Mercredi, 3 Juin 2024
One of the first humanitarian responses to the current Gaza crisis involved cash assistance. Since its implementation, skepticism has loomed over its usage. Concerns about market depletion, telecommunication and electricity cuts, financial service...
Samedi, 1 juin 2024
Humanitarian cash transfers are payments made in the form of physical currency or e-cash that can be used to address humanitarian needs in any type of emergency. They are a highly effective way of providing humanitarian assistance to individuals and...
Jeudi, 30 Mai 2024
For almost three weeks straight in May 2024, heavy rains relentlessly pounded the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, causing devastating floods that claimed 169 lives and forced some 600,000 people to leave their homes. The urgency for...
Jeudi, 28 Mars 2024
When it came to the cash distribution in Sudan, local actors’ understanding of the target neighbourhood contexts and fast changing dynamics were central to success. Without local leadership there would have been no way forward for effective...
Vendredi, 16 Frévrier 2024
The covid-19 pandemic prompted an unprecedented global response, with nations implementing various social protection measures to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of lockdowns and restrictions. This blog, based on our forthcoming article “How did COVID...
Mardi, 12 Décembre 2023
In Mali, the Jigisemejiri Emergency Social Safety Net Program is protecting the poorest and most vulnerable rural households from the impact of economic shocks and other crises. Since the program’s launch in 2013, the Government of Mali, with...
Lundi, 30 Octobre 2023
India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is among the largest and most influential social programmes in the world, guaranteeing 100 days of paid work to 8% of the world’s population. The programme was designed as a vital lifeline to...
Jeudi, 20 Juin 2023
An overview of the key features of the ambitious reforms which fundamentally reshape the social protection landscape in Oman.
