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CaLP RCWG – 28 th January 2015

CaLP RCWG – 28 th January 2015. Start time : 3 – 5pm (Thailand) Presenters: Rebecca Vo – CaLP Asia Regional Focal Point Wadel S. Cabrera III – CaLP Asia Capacity Building Officer Jonathan Hanson – CaLP Digital Communications Officer

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CaLP RCWG – 28 th January 2015

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  1. CaLP RCWG – 28th January 2015 • Start time : 3 – 5pm (Thailand) Presenters: • Rebecca Vo – CaLP Asia Regional Focal Point • Wadel S. Cabrera III – CaLP Asia Capacity Building Officer • Jonathan Hanson – CaLP Digital Communications Officer Please remember to run the ‘Audio Setup Wizard’ before the sessions starts to make sure that the sound is set up correctly.

  2. CaLP’s digital platforms Asia Regional Cash Working Group – 28th January 2015

  3. CaLP’s digital platforms

  4. An introduction.. • CaLP has a range of digital platforms to share information and support coordination • They are free to use and CaLP welcomes engagement from both country and regional cash working groups

  5. 1 - CaLP website – www.cashlearning.org

  6. CaLP website Purpose – to share information and resources related to Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) Key highlights – • Links to all CaLP’s digital platforms • Latest updates from both CaLP and the community of practice • Regional updates – Asia pages • Access to the training calendar • Resource library – with approximately 500 resources related to cash transfer programming (guidelines, toolkits, presentations, case studies, research pieces)

  7. CaLP website – regional pages • CaLP has separate areas for each of the three regions it works in. • Purpose – to display CWG activities for external actors to see and to encourage coordination - to share information about previous or upcoming meetings, as well as resources and useful links.

  8. CaLP website – Regional and Country CWG pages • The Asia homepage includes information about CaLP’s activities in the region as well as a set of useful links. • The RCWG page is used to advertise the time, date and agenda of the next RCWG as well as presentations and minutes from the last meeting. • The Country CWG pages are offered as a place for coordination for the country CWGs in the region.

  9. 2- Closed collaborative platform • Purpose : an internal area for a CWG to use to shareinternal documents and aid coordination • Key highlights- It is free and ismanaged by itsusers (CWG members). User management by CaLP (invitations) Types of resourcethatcanbeshared: • Draft documents • Internal documents (thatcannotbesharedpublicly)

  10. 3 - Discussion groups www.dgroups.org/groups/CaLP

  11. D-groups Purpose - The Discussion groups (or D-groups) are dynamic forums for CTP discussion and debate. Key highlights - • There are over 1,000 members in the English forum • They are an opportunity for members of the CTP community of practice to ask questions, discuss topics, learn about current issues and share resources across organisations and regions • They are free to join and are not focused on CaLP but rather CTP in general • There is also a French forum, as well as forums for CTP Jobs and Consultancies in English and French • To sign up – send en email to digitalcomms@cashlearning.org

  12. 4 - CaLP Newsletter

  13. CaLP Newsletter Purpose – To provide a periodic update about CaLP and Cash Transfer Programming Key highlights – • Sent on a quarterly basis • Includes one / two feature articles on current CTP topics, updates from CaLP’s regions, highlights of latest resources added to the CaLP library and CTP in the news. • Opportunity for members of the community of practice to write about a programme or theme. • 4,000 recipients and growing. • To sign up – send en email to digitalcomms@cashlearning.org

  14. 5 - The Cash Atlas Purpose – the Cash Atlas is a CTP mapping tool which can be used to :

  15. Cash Atlas Key highlights– • Global, regional and projectlevel data • Contains information on: • -Organisation • -Modality • -Deliverymechanism • -Amount • 710 projects • 1060 users

  16. Cash Atlas - Our vision A disaster strikes... • Agencies consult the Cash Atlas to know who is operational and conduct joint market assessments • If CTP is deemed appropriate with regard to market capacity and context, technical experts can quickly find relevant information: • Who does what, where • Partners (private sector, local NGOs) • Modalities and delivery mechanisms used • Lessons learnt from previous programmes

  17. Cash Atlas - Opportunities for coordination If there is comprehensive data, the Cash Atlas can: • Help identify overlaps / gaps in humanitarian assistance • Support coordination between agencies and with local governments • Support coordination between HQ and the field

  18. CaLP’s digital platforms - Summary • CaLP’s digital platforms are designed to engage and be used by the CTP community of practice - that means you – to build CTP capacity, answer questions, share ideas and help advocate for CTP.

  19. Summary - ways forward • Website: Regional and Country CWG pages – to visit, to identifyappropriateresources / links to beadded and provideregular updates • Closed collaborative platform: assess relevance of such a platform for the Regional or Country CWGs • Cash Atlas: explore opportunities to collectstandardised information on cash transfers

  20. Questions?

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