Next week: A meeting on the issue of cash coordination - this is for leaders of organisations involved in humanitarian CVA. Great to see a diverse range of organisations signed up. Details here & new webpage on the issue will be added soon. CALP Network calpnetwork.org/news-events/

BLOG ALERT ❗️❗️ How can you make your Financial Service Providers mapping #inclusive and #collaborative? Here’s what learned we from our exercise in #Yemen Happy reading! #FSP #mapping #CVA #communities REACH

We are now called the ‘CALP Network’! New name, new look, same purpose: Maximising the potential that humanitarian cash and voucher assistance can bring to people in contexts of crisis.

Please join us in an hour to hear from these experts! We'll be exploring how to navigate financial service provider mapping in cash and voucher assistance. Follow this thread for live updates. calpnetwork.org/event/assessme…

That's a wrap folks. Hope you enjoyed it and the webinar recording, presentation and Q&A will be made available in due course.

Great Webinar today!... Some take aways; 1) Comprehensive mapping of financial service providers requires resources 2) Collaboration between aid actors and financial service providers is key to designing suitable, context specific cash delivery approaches

Let's talk about webinars....we're curious to hear your views. 👂 1. Respond the poll below 2. Reply to let us know if there’s a hot topic you’d like to see us cover 🙂 Thanks for your time!

The Horn of Africa is in the grip of the worst drought in decades. An urgent and efficient humanitarian response is crucial to avoid large-scale deterioration throughout the region by mid-year.   iom.int/news/15-millio…

#Somalia is at the risk of famine. ⚠️3.5M lack sufficient access to water ⚠️1.4M children under 5 are expected to be acutely malnourished The 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia is only 4.4% funded. We urge donors to step up support! unocha.org/story/daily-no…

Conflict, #COVID19 & the #ClimateCrisis are driving #Hunger around the world. It is pushing millions of children, & their families, to the verge of starvation. In the Horn of Africa 1 person is likely dying from hunger every 48 seconds. No child should die of hunger.

📅 Discussing the implications of three failed rains and the threat of a fourth in the Horn of Africa, join Sorcha O'Callaghan Mark Lowcock Nimo Hassan, MBE, Ahmed Abukar Ahmed and El-Khidir Daloum on 7 June @ 13:00 BST 👉 buff.ly/3NJokm9

Interviews are done✅but you can still get involved in the real time study on ‘Cash Preparedness within the 2022 Horn of Africa Drought’. Join us in 3 virtual country workshops: 🇰🇪Kenya 13 June 🇸🇴Somalia 16 June 🇪🇹Ethiopia 17 June Learn more & register➡️bit.ly/3GO9CIm

If you work in the Horn of Africa, join three workshops by CALP Network to discuss the standards and actions needed for speedy cash responses. Registration details below...

In the Horn of Africa it's the 5th consecutive season with low rainfall. Millions of people are already affected and things look set to worsen. So when drought strikes why doesn't cash and voucher assistance flow rapidly to those who need it? 👉 bit.ly/3SH3UgA

With cyclic droughts and more frequent humanitarian disasters, can the aid system be more fit for purpose?... This blog 👇 captures the perspectives of more than 200 practitioners on what’s needed for timelier cash and voucher assistance that is both efficient and effective

❔How can timelines for delivering quality cash and voucher assistance in the Horn of Africa be improved? and... ❔How should humanitarian organisations prepare for timely delivery of cash assistance? This hot off the press report dives into these questions and more...👇

We asked - and over 200 cash actors responded. The question – how to improve humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa. The long answer – take a look at the full report – link in comments. The short answer – here’s a summary of their key recommendations.

Did you know that poorer household spend more on #food? Further increases in food prices would increase the pressures on poor households in the short run. People living in extreme poverty spend about 2/3 of their resources on food. More: bit.ly/3e7oAzc #PovertyData

Ready to shape the future of humanitarian CVA? The countdown is on⏳. You have until 28 Sep to apply & potentially become the next Director of CALP. You'll embark on a journey to lead, innovate & foster positive change in the humanitarian aid world: calp.net/3PpSjSr

JKUAT has launched a new Humanitarian Leadership short course designed to equip practitioners with the strategic, operational, and ethical leadership skills essential for navigating complex environments of crises. Slated for an official launch in March 2025, the short course,