This episode explores the journey of an organization that has embraced cash assistance as a core approach from its inception. It discusses the benefits and challenges associated with starting with a cash-centric mindset and examines the role of evidence, partnerships, and addressing fraud in scaling up CVA programmes. This episode features insights from: · Lydiah Wangechi: Regional Director at GiveDirectly · Sindhy Obias: Executive Director of the Assistance and Cooperation...
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This episode explores the journey of an organization that has embraced cash assistance as a core approach from its inception. It discusses the benefits and challenges associated with starting with a cash-centric mindset and examines the role of evidence, partnerships, and addressing fraud in scaling up CVA programmes. This episode features insights from: · Lydiah Wangechi: Regional Director at GiveDirectly · Sindhy Obias: Executive Director of the Assistance and Cooperation...
1.6 (En): Are we ready to use cash and voucher assistance to prepare for crises in Latin America and the Caribbean?
CashCast: A podcast from the CALP Network
20 minutes
3 years ago
1.6 (En): Are we ready to use cash and voucher assistance to prepare for crises in Latin America and the Caribbean?
According to UNOCHA, between 2000 and 2019, 152 million people in Latin America and Caribbean were affected by 1,200 disasters that impacted the region. Furthermore, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently cited that extreme poverty in the region grew by 86 million people in 2021 because of the deepening social and health crises. Given this context, in this episode of the CashCast our panel of experts explores the following questions: Ho...
CashCast: A podcast from the CALP Network
This episode explores the journey of an organization that has embraced cash assistance as a core approach from its inception. It discusses the benefits and challenges associated with starting with a cash-centric mindset and examines the role of evidence, partnerships, and addressing fraud in scaling up CVA programmes. This episode features insights from: · Lydiah Wangechi: Regional Director at GiveDirectly · Sindhy Obias: Executive Director of the Assistance and Cooperation...
