CaLP Presentation South Sudan Cash Working Group November 15, 2012

1. CaLP Presentation South Sudan Cash Working Group November 15, 2012

2. CaLP’s three pillars of activities in 2010-2011 Capacity building • Training humanitarian personnel • Delivering Level 1 & 2 training • E-learning Level 1 module • Surge capacity (Ivory Coast, DRC) Research • Good Practice Review • Market assessment tools • Contingency Planning • Urban disaster response • New technologies In partnership with + Information sharing and advocating • Online platforms: website, discussion group & newsletter • Learning events • Articles & publications • Sphere standards Community of practice

3. CaLP Achievements 2010-2011

4. Current Contextual Gaps

5. Shift in Focus 2015 2006

6. CaLP Strategy 2012 - 2015

7. CaLP’s activities for the coming years 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. Research • 6 major researches • Video case studies • Evidence mapping In partnership with + • Advocacy for policies, practices and systems • that support quality, scalable and CTP across the sectors, and for coordination of cash at national and global levels. • Develop a more systematic mechanism of sharing and learning between agencies • Improving existing information sharing platforms • Global mapping project • Global Learning Events Information sharing and advocating Community of practice

8. Where we work Norwegian Refugee Council Oxfam GB British Red Cross Save the Children Action Against Hunger Dakar: West Africa RFP Bangkok: South East Asia RFP Nairobi: East Africa RFP Regional Focal Point (RFP) Steering Committee member

9. Advocacy strategy: under development • Working with:global clusters, the CaLP Community of Practice, UN agencies, OCHA, donors and National Governments in CaLP focus countries Actions and tools include: Policy development, lobbying and media work

10. Stakeholder Meetings: London and DC in June 2012. • Survey Monkey: to canvas the community of practice (CoP) for their perspectives on research themes. • Previous research: recommendations made in previous research reviewed to identify priority areas in which CaLP has potential added value. How the research topics were identified

11. To Stop and Consider ? How can the CaLP add value to the discussion on the use of cash based responses in South Sudan

12. Questions? www.cashlearning.org eastafrica@cashlearning.org