Cash Transfers Programming (CTP)

1. Cash Transfers Programming (CTP) Information and awareness Location Date

2. Introduction to CTPCTP trends amongst actors and donorsResponse option analysis

3. Contents • What is CTP? • Why some National Societies choose CTP • Approaches to CTP • Transfer modalities • Mapping Red Cross Red Crescent CTP

4. What is CTP? • CTP is the provision of assistance through cash or vouchers rather than providing food or materials. • It is not a programme objective itself; it is a means of implementing one.

5. Why some NS choose CTP Humanitarianreasons • Empowerment and dignity • Choice and flexibility • Power transfer • Links response to recovery • Effective across sectors and in situations with varied needs Pragmatic reasons • Cost efficient • Multiplier effects • Support to local trade linked to economic recovery • Fewer costs for recipients

6. Approaches to CTP CTP can be: • Conditional or unconditional • Targeted at a wide range of sectors • One-off or repeated payments • Blanket provision or targeted to specific groups • Implemented alone or in partnership with government agencies • Cash grants or vouchers

7. Transfer modalities • cash – in the hand • cash cheque • transfer to bank account • remittance agents Cash resources can be transferred by: • post office • vouchers • prepaid cards • mobile phones

8. Trends in CTP

9. Contents: • Early examples of CTP • General trends in CTP • Agency trends in CTP • Donor trends in CTP • Research and publications

10. Early examples of CTP • Franco-Prussian war, 1870 to 1871 • Cash for work(CFW) as a famine safety net response in India, late 19th century • Galveston floods, Texas, 1900 • Cash-based famine response India, 1948 • Large CFW projects in India, 1970s • Large CFW projects in Botswana, 1980s

11. General trends in CTP • Focus on food and livelihoods sectors – starting to see this expand, especially in shelter • Focus on recovery and early recovery – although some use of unconditional cash in emergencies, rarely at scale • Work is under way on scaling up more quickly, on preparation and contingency planning, and on market assessment

12. Agency trends in CTP • Creation of CaLP • WFP to meet food needs • UNHCR repatriation support • Trends in IFRC

13. Donor trends in CTP (1) DG ECHO • Has a CTP policy • Works as an advocate amongst peers • Actively tracks CTP expenditure: trend is increasing over time DFID • HRR raised the possibility of a ‘cash first’ approach • DFID promotes more routine use of innovative approaches including CTPs

14. Donor trends in CTP (2) USAID • No restriction on use of OFDA funds for CTPs • OFDA reporting a rapid expansion in the use of CTPs, approximately doubling over the last couple of years. Generally • No donor actively constraining the use of CTPs • No donor reported internal policy constraints

15. Response option analysis How to determine which programmaticapproach is the most appropriate

16. Response option analysis Contents: • What is it, and where does it fit? • ‘Blue sky’ thinking • Setting criteria • Scoring response options • Making recommendations • Summary

17. What is it, and where does it fit?

18. ‘Blue Sky’ thinking • Include all potential responses to identified needs • Don’t discard anything at this stage

19. Criteria for scoring - examples • Priorities and capacity of the host National Society • Priorities and capacity of the affected population • Timeliness and seasonality • Probable impact, cost effectiveness • Potential for sustainability, links with recovery • Resources available

20. Scoring response options • Score each option against each criterion • Not all factors have the same importance – add a weighting • Compare options to identify and justify most appropriate approaches

21. Documentation • Response option analysis provides a justification for the selected approach • Allows objective comparison between possibilities • Increases programme quality • Very useful for communication

22. Summary

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