CaLP Presentation Yangon, Myanmar, 05 September 2013

Who is CaLP ?

• Partnership between Oxfam GB, the British Red Cross, Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger / ACF International.

• 5 steering committee organisations came together to support capacity building, research and information-sharing on cash transfer programming as an effective tool to help deliver aid in times of crisis.

Rationale for CaLP

There is a growing recognition in the humanitarian sector that in an emergency, cash transfers and vouchers can be appropriate and effective tools to support populations affected by disasters in a way that maintains dignity and choice for beneficiaries while stimulating local economies and markets.

The CaLP aims to promote appropriate, timely and quality cash and voucher programming.

2006

Shift in Focus

2015 Phase 1

• advocacy for cash based

programming

• development of basic

guidelines and rolling out training to individuals Phase 2

Building on Phase 1 activities, CaLP will focus on:

• Development of institutional

capacity

• Development of leadership and

coordination structures and operational partnerships

• Evidence base on impact of CTP

CaLP’s objectives and activities

Timely humanitarian response routinely considers appropriate and accountable cash transfer programmes at scale.

Capacity building • Delivering Level 2 training • Set up Technical Working Groups • Making CaLP capacity building tools (for e.g. Level 1 training materials...) available so the members of the CoP can set capacity building activities themselves.

In partnership with +

Community of practice

Research Information sharing and advocating • 6 major researches • Video case studies • Evidence mapping • • Advocacy for policies, practices and systems that support quality, scalable and CTP across sectors, Coordination of cash at national/global/ regional level, • • Develop systematic mechanism of sharing and learning between agencies Improving existing information sharing platforms • Global mapping project, Global Learning Events

Where we work

Action Against Hunger Oxfam GB British Red Cross Save the Children Norwegian Refugee Council

Regional Focal Point (RFP)

Steering Committee member

Dakar: West Africa RFP Nairobi: East Africe RFP + 5 th GLE Bangkok:Asia RFP

• • • • •

Cash Focal Point Role:

Coordination (e.g. CTWG) and COP Gathering evidence & learning Capacity building Advocacy Research & case studies

CaLP Asia Focus

• Objective: to continue to support, at a regional level, CaLP’s global efforts, and: – Map activities – Develop regional/ country contact list – Identify support needs – Establish Regional Cash Working Group – Create Strategy and Prioritize Focus Countries •

Themes:

– Urban, – Emergency preparedness (to facilitate speed and scale), – Coordination (in responses), – Links between national Government’s safety net programmes and – the private sector for electronic and mobile payment solutions.

Asia Trainings and Activities

•

Level 1 to Level 2

– Nepal 29 July – 02 August – (possibly) Bangkok 16 – 20 September – (possibly) Cambodia 28 October – 01 November – 2 government trainings to be defined •

Global Learning Events:

Kuala Lumpur 24 – 25 July CTPs in Emergency Prep • New Cost-Recovery Policy: In the past, CaLP trainings suffered from a high number of last minute participant dropouts, resulting in an increased cost per participant, missed opportunities for those on waiting lists and an inefficient use of CaLP resources. Starting with Nepal:

- Local NGOs: US$ 50/ participant - International NGOs: US$400/ participant - Independent: US$400/ participant - Government officials: free of charge

New Structure

Myanmar Working Group

• • • • • • • Maximize capacity developed Open discussions Exchanges and Networking, Learning Coordinate activities, targeting Strengthening Technical (Thematic) issues Liaising with the Government (e.g. EPR etc) Chairing/ hosting of CWG

Experiences from East Africa

Global Linkages Asia East Africa West Africa

The CaLP in East Africa

• • In East Africa from December 2010 Growth of CTP is driven by the desire for innovation and diversity in humanitarian and development programming

Other contexts South Sudan DR Congo Ethiopia Somalia CaLP in Kenya

In East Africa

CaLP supports learning and growth of cash transfer programming in East Africa with Nairobi as the key regional hub.

Themes in East Africa

Coordination

• Improvement of coordination of CTP within the clusters and sectors

Contingency Planning

• Preparedness planning • Building resilience

Additional themes

• Refugees/displaceme nt • Linkages to safety nets • Multi-sectoral response • Furthering Technology • Insecure Environments

Regional Cash Transfer Working Group • • • • • The Regional Cash & Voucher Transfer Working Group in Nairobi focuses upon bringing together humanitarian and development stakeholders from: NGOs CBOs UN Agencies Government Private sector

Working Group Start up • • • • • • In starting up a cash transfer working group there are points to consider: Themes/topics of discussion Identifying what info needed Structure of leadership ToRs Frequency Tools and support are available

Ethiopia Cash Working Group

DCA World Vision Oxfam Mercy Corps

• 4 organizations taking turns at leading and facilitation • Every 2 months

Thinking forward

In order to improve how the CaLP supports the greater humanitarian community, consider what CaLP support in Myanmar might look like and how you can involved in order to get more value out of our initiatives.

Questions?

www.cashlearning.org

http://www.cashlearning.org/where-we-work/asia-1