How can CVA enable effective localization & vice versa?

They both:
💪Empower local communities & organizations.
🔄Transform humanitarian structures.

In the context of CVA:
🤝Collaborating with local FSPs, markets, & traders.
🔗Linking with social protection systems.

What does localization really look like? 🤔

The Start Network’s seven dimensions of localization (Patel and Van Brabant 2017) provide a comprehensive framework to understand and monitor progress towards localization.

Check out this infographic for a quick snapshot. ⤵️

Here's an amazing stat which emphasizes the importance of localization: aid efforts led by local actors are 32% more cost-effective than those led by international organizations. This ensures more resources efficiently reach those in need by reducing overhead and salary costs.

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This report by Market Impact explores how Generative AI can revolutionize Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) programs in humanitarian contexts.

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Yesterday, we asked if you could guess the percentage of international humanitarian funding received by local actors in 2022, as compared to the Grand Bargain's commitment to reach 25% by 2025.

See answer below⤵️

Did you make the right guess? Or does this figure surprise you?

In 2016, the Grand Bargain committed to channel 25% of available international humanitarian funding “as directly as possible” to local organizations by 2025📑.

By 2022 how close had we come to meeting this target? Can you guess? 🤔

Check this space tomorrow for the answer💡.

Discover how AI is transforming humanitarian aid delivery. Market Impact's report on Generative AI for MPCA programmes covers:
-Streamlining MPCA delivery, addressing risks like data privacy & recommendations for responsible AI implementation.
Learn more: calp.net/4dwzwAl

RT CALP Network From Feasible to Life-Saving: The urgent case for cash at scale in Sudan ow.ly/Ab4x50RwoN7 Karen Peachey

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Following the 2018 earthquakes in Indonesia, the agricultural sector had the most damage. Food and Agriculture Organization provided cash aid, seeds & fertilizer to farming & fishing households. This fact sheet highlights the success of this initiative.
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Effective feedback is crucial for the success of cash assistance programmes. Swipe through the slides below for 14 practical tips on how to gather and utilize feedback to enhance CVA programmes.👇

If you are a humanitarian deploying a registration system, tackling deduplication, working in partnership with a government – or in fact doing anything that involves data handling – then this 2022 publication is for you. 👉 calp.net/4dG4Xbx

Want to learn about cryptocurrency in the context of CVA?
Join us for a Cryptocurrency focused Special Session of the Payments group to identify challenges, explore opportunities, & chart our way forward.

If you’re interested, contact Rory (all about that cash) Crew at [email protected].

Read the updated 2024 MISMA that includes the latest references and links for ensuring quality market analysis across sectors. 👉 calp.net/3wnBx0U

A helpful infographic from CALP Network to understand what social protection offers. Their report 'Feasibility of achieving resilience' offers insights into how humanitarian aid can be linked to social protection in Iraq, Libya, and Yemen. shorturl.at/kosS4 Arab Reform Initiative / مبادرة الإصلاح العربي

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This report by Ground Truth Solutions and FACT Foundation shares insights how organizations are changing their strategies even as humanitarian funding diminishes.

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Did you know that effective social protection systems are key to mitigating the impacts of shocks and crises?

There are several ways in which this can be achieved. Look at the infographic below for a snapshot of four different methods⤵️
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The locally-led response in Sudan was the breakthrough for getting multi-purpose cash assistance to households surrounded by conflict.

In a recent blog, Sara Elgieli and Tenzin Manell broke down the recipe for successful implementation.

See below to learn more👇.

Stagnating reforms, structural challenges, and organisational interests get in the way of progress.

We need to get beyond informative coordination and work together to create meaningful change argues Ralf Suedhoff. A must listen from Centre for Humanitarian Action