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Localisation
CCD and Right to Protection (R2P) have joined forces to create a Local Community of Practice for NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) involved in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming in Ukraine.This group offers a safe space for discussing CVA, enhancing local CSO engagement, promoting collaboration, and strengthening capacities, with thegoal of improving coordination, leadership, and advocacy efforts. Fnd out more about the lngo CoP in our infographic.
Updates from the Local NGO Community of Practice (LNGO CoP).
Оновлення від Спільноти практиків місцевих НУО (СП НУО).
Humanitarian Impact Institute for CCD, 2024. This report examines the Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) Network, a coalition of NGOs including Save the Children UK, Action Against Hunger, and Danish Church Aid, dedicated to enhancing humanitarian cash programming. Funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee, the CCD consortium is focused on achieving transformative outcomes in Ukraine and the broader region. The report particularly highlights a pilot project that tested localisation approaches in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania, aimed at fostering collective learning among participating organisations. Through the pilot, five distinct methods were evaluated, producing valuable insights and lessons for future programming. Despite encountering some operational challenges, the pilot effectively identified promising strategies for direct cash delivery and key hurdles that must be addressed to advance localisation efforts within the CCD and its partners. The findings underscore the potential for scaling successful models in ongoing and future humanitarian projects.
Інститут гуманітарного впливу для CCD, 2024. У цьому звіті розглядається Мережа спільної доставки готівки (CCD) - коаліція неурядових організацій, до якої входять Save the Children UK, Action Against Hunger та Danish Church Aid, що займається посиленням гуманітарних програм готівкою. Фінансований Комітетом з надзвичайних ситуацій, консорціум CCD зосереджений на досягненні трансформаційних результатів в Україні та регіоні в цілому. У звіті особливо висвітлюється пілотний проект, в рамках якого в Україні, Польщі та Румунії було випробувано підходи до локалізації, спрямовані на сприяння колективному навчанню серед організацій-учасниць. Під час пілотного проекту було оцінено п'ять різних методів, що дало змогу отримати цінні висновки та уроки для майбутніх програм. Незважаючи на певні операційні труднощі, пілотний проект ефективно визначив перспективні стратегії прямої видачі готівки та ключові перешкоди, які необхідно подолати для просування зусиль з локалізації в рамках ТКС та її партнерів. Отримані результати підкреслюють потенціал для масштабування успішних моделей у поточних і майбутніх гуманітарних проєктах.
Humanitarian Impact Institute pentru CCD, 2024. Acest raport examinează Rețeaua Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD), o coaliție de ONG-uri, inclusiv Save the Children UK, Action Against Hunger și Danish Church Aid, dedicată îmbunătățirii programelor umanitare în numerar. Finanțat de Comitetul pentru situații de urgență în caz de dezastre, consorțiul CCD se concentrează pe obținerea de rezultate transformative în Ucraina și în regiunea extinsă. Raportul evidențiază în special un proiect pilot care a testat abordări de localizare în Ucraina, Polonia și România, cu scopul de a promova învățarea colectivă în rândul organizațiilor participante. Prin intermediul proiectului pilot, au fost evaluate cinci metode distincte, care au produs informații și lecții valoroase pentru programarea viitoare. În ciuda întâmpinării unor provocări operaționale, proiectul pilot a identificat în mod eficient strategii promițătoare pentru furnizarea directă de numerar și obstacolele-cheie care trebuie abordate pentru a avansa eforturile de localizare în cadrul CCD și al partenerilor săi. Constatările evidențiază potențialul de extindere a modelelor de succes în cadrul proiectelor umanitare în curs și viitoare.
CCD 2024, Author: Nino Khokhobaia. In January 2023, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) initiated a pilot program called Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) across Ukraine, Poland, and Romania to improve cash and voucher assistance (CVA) delivery using four different localization models. To enhance understanding of equitable partnership models in response to the situation in Ukraine, local partners were consulted for insights on their localization initiatives, leading to the selection of two models for further evaluation. An external consultant is assessing these models for their relevance, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability, with results expected in September 2024. The CCD is also documenting the experiences of local organizations involved in the pilots, using a user journeys approach to capture valuable insights about partnership dynamics, cash delivery, and capacity strengthening. This includes in-depth interviews with representatives from six local partners engaged in various localization models, delivering different types of CVA, such as Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and Group Cash Transfers (GCTs).
ПГК 2024, Автор: Ніно Хохобая. У січні 2023 року Комітет з надзвичайних ситуацій (КНС) ініціював пілотну програму під назвою «Спільна видача готівки» (СВГ) в Україні, Польщі та Румунії з метою покращення надання грошової допомоги та ваучерів (ДГВ), використовуючи чотири різні моделі локалізації. Для кращого розуміння моделей справедливого партнерства у відповідь на ситуацію в Україні було проведено консультації з місцевими партнерами щодо їхніх ініціатив з локалізації, в результаті яких було обрано дві моделі для подальшого оцінювання. Зовнішній консультант оцінює ці моделі на предмет їхньої актуальності, ефективності, впливу та сталості, а результати очікуються у вересні 2024 року. ПГД також документує досвід місцевих організацій, які беруть участь у пілотних проектах, використовуючи підхід «подорожі користувачів» для отримання цінної інформації про динаміку партнерства, видачу готівки та зміцнення потенціалу. Це включає глибинні інтерв'ю з представниками шести місцевих партнерів, які беруть участь у різних моделях локалізації та надають різні види ДГП, такі як багатоцільова грошова допомога (БГД) та групові грошові перекази (ГГП).
Updates from the Local NGO Community of Practice (LNGO CoP).
Оновлення від Спільноти практиків місцевих НУО (СП НУО).
Romania Cash Localisation Pilot
The recently concluded Romania Cash Localisation Pilot, led by Action Against Hunger and CCD, aimed to enhance local NGOs' ability to provide Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) to Ukrainian refugees.
By employing a cascading model and a Trainer of Trainers approach, the pilot provided tailored mentorship to three key Romanian NGOs—Bucovina Institute Association, Asociația din Suflet la Zâmbet, and Fundația Ucrainenilor Huțuli din România.
This initiative strengthened operational capacities, fostered valuable partnerships, and offered critical insights into the effectiveness of locally-led humanitarian responses. The lessons learned from this pilot will help refine future efforts and support locally-driven humanitarian work.
Explore the full review of the Romania Cash Localisation Pilot here.
CCD 2024, Author: Josie Scott. The aim of this document is to give an overview of the Localisation Model implemented in Romania along with the successes, challenges and reflections for recommendations for future localisation endeavours and focuses on the Cash Capacity Strengthening and cash implementation components of the model.
Ukraine Cash Localisation Pilot
CCD 204, Author: Josie Scott. The aim of this document is to give an overview of the Localisation Model implemented in Ukraine along with the successes, challenges and reflections for recommendations for future localisation endeavours and focuses on the Cash Capacity Strengthening and cash implementation components of the model.
A comprehensive set of Cash Capacity Strengthening materials has been created by the CCD Global Cash Trainer of Trainers, including training modules, manuals, and practical tools. Designed for long-term capacity building of local NGOs, these resources equip organisations with practical skills and decision-making authority. Key components like the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) template, Multi Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) Implementation Manual, and workbook link training with real-world application. Divided into 12 adaptable modules, the materials support phased learning tailored to organisational needs.
Data Interoperability
CCD / World Vision International, 2024. This case study examines the Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) Network response to the conflict in Ukraine. Five CCD members established a consortium funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to address critical challenges in the humanitarian assistance system. The consortium identified issues related to the management of aid recipients' personal data, highlighting the need for a shift in data ownership and control to empower affected individuals. World Vision International (WVI) joined the initiative, leveraging its expertise in humanitarian data management to enhance referral systems for aid applicants, enabling them to track their data and referrals more effectively. The project aimed to treat personal data as a shared resource, fostering collaboration between aid organizations and affected populations. With support from DEC, Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), and the European Commission’s Humanitarian Office (ECHO), the consortium introduced two key workstreams: Data Literacy and Data Governance. This approach focused on placing affected populations at the center of the humanitarian response in Ukraine, shifting the paradigm of data management in the sector.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD / World Vision International, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 2023. Lead author, Serhii Tytiuk. Cash and voucher assistance has emerged as an instrumental tool for relief in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian cash response has become the largest cash initiative the humanitarian sector has ever witnessed. In this highly digital humanitarian response, concerns exist regarding collecting and sharing personal data. Aid organisations need certain information for verification and de-duplication, so this raises pertinent questions: What kind of data is being collected? And for what purposes? Is it for de-duplication, identification, donor requirements, or other reasons? We conducted qualitative consultations with 15 people who applied for cash assistance. We followed this with phone surveys of 1,005 people living in Ukraine to understand their data-sharing behaviour, their perceptions of data protection, and their information needs and concerns.
User Journeys
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD / 2024. Ukraine hosts the world’s largest ever humanitarian cash response. It occurs alongside Ukrainian social and financial services that have retained their functionality despite the Russian full-scale invasion in 2022. The humanitarian cash response best supports people’s capacity to cope with the war when it is tailored to local contexts and complements existing institutional structures and local actors, be they local authorities, NGOs, civil society organisations, or community representatives. This report presents the third round of results of a research project that began in January 2023, in collaboration with the Collaborative Cash Delivery Network, Open Space Works Cooperative and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. We designed the project with local cash actors to ensure relevance for the response.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD / 2024. Ground Truth Solutions has been tracking the user journeys of cash assistance recipients in different contexts in order to understand and amplify their experiences through each step of the process; from learning about the programme, through to spending their cash assistance. This brief provides an overview of emerging themes from four contexts. It aims to support better cash programming in Ukraine, as the largest cash response ever, and beyond. This iterative approach to examining cash recipient journeys provides useful insight into the opportunities for and obstacles to a more people-centred approach. User journeys are a creative problem-solving tool inspired by human-centred design. They visualise individuals’ relationships with and use of products or services in order to develop user-defined improvements. The following analysis examines results from such qualitative enquiry with cash recipients in Ukraine, Somalia, Burundi, and Lebanon. In each context, we developed user journey personas based on the aggregated experiences of cash assistance applicants and recipients recorded in qualitative interviews conducted between 2020 and 2024.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD / 2023. In line with the commitment of aid providers in the Grand Bargain¹, cash assistance has been an increasingly prevalent form of aid since 2016 and is people’s preferred way to receive support in Ukraine.² Cash providers can rely on a functioning state system and a range of financial service providers in Ukraine. Ground Truth Solutions has been working with the Collaborative Cash Delivery Network (CCD) since January 2023 to understand people’s experiences with cash assistance. Our first report, published in July 2023, provides an overview of people’s diverse experiences, from first hearing about available assistance to receiving and spending it. The second report of December 2023 documents nine user journeys of people with specific profiles in terms of location, displacement status, age, and challenges. This report provides a general analysis of the main themes that emerged from 40 qualitative interviews conducted between August and September 2023, which served as the basis of the user journeys. It adds context and additional knowledge to the most important findings regarding cash recipients’ experiences in Ukraine, and provides recommendations for how to improve specific issues.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD 2023. In January 2023, Ground Truth Solutions in collaboration with the Collaborative Cash Delivery Network started a project to study the experiences and perceptions of people who applied for or received cash assistance in Ukraine, both from humanitarian organisations and through government social protection schemes. Building on the initial findings from our first round of research conducted in January–June 2023, this second round delves deeper into the experiences of cash assistance recipients.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD 2023. Cash as a way of providing assistance plays a crucial role in the Ukraine humanitarian response. As part of a project with the Collaborative Cash Delivery Network (CCD), Ground Truth Solutions is conducting a qualitative study with people who applied for or received cash assistance in Ukraine. The objective of the study is to document the experiences with and perceptions of cash assistance in Ukraine and to ensure that this insight drives improvements to humanitarian cash programmes and state-provided social protection support in real time. In the first of three rounds, we conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with 90 people who applied for or received cash assistance. These took place between March and April 2023. Because we wanted to understand a broad range of experiences with cash assistance in Ukraine, we spoke to people living in different places who differed in their displacement status, needs and type of cash assistance they received. Data will be collected again in August 2023 and March 2024.
Social Protection
CCD, 2024. Author: Clara Decamps. How to apply a social protection lens to short-term CVA programming – Based on CCD's experience in the Ukrainian response and the Caribbean. The content of this blueprint was developed following the work of CCD's (the Collaborative Cash Delivery Network) Shared Services Hub in the Ukrainian Response and the Caribbean. CCD was founded in 2016 and is the largest network of NGOs working together to assist vulnerable people using CVA most effectively and efficiently. At the global level, CCD comprises 14 agencies, and at the country level, networks can be formed both formally or informally and can consist of any Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) choosing to collaborate on a humanitarian response. The Ukrainian response resulted in a Community of Practice of 27 agencies in Ukraine and 11 agencies in Poland (as of October 2024).
PeReHID Initiative/CCD et al, 2024. Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) became a cornerstone of the humanitarian response after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, providing critical support to over 6.1 million war-affected individuals in 2022, and 5.3 million in 2023. The synthesis paper builds on the Cash and Voucher Assistance in Ukraine: Compendium developed by the PeReHID Initiative and puts forward the main findings and recommendations related to: Scale-Up and Refining of Humanitarian Space Balancing Cash & In-Kind Fragmentation of the Humanitarian Cash Response De-Duplication and Interoperability Localisation and Participation Linking Humanitarian Cash Assistance to the Social Protection System The recommendations are addressed to humanitarian actors, humanitarian donors, and the Government of Ukraine.
PeReHID Initiative/CCD et al, 2024. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the humanitarian cash transfer landscape in Ukraine, focusing on the period from 2022 to 2023. It highlights the efforts of humanitarian cash actors in addressing the multi-sectoral needs of those affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion. Key findings include the unprecedented scale-up of cash assistance, with Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) provided to over 9.6 million people. The targeting mechanisms evolved from blanket approaches to more inclusive, needs-based criteria. The implementation of de-duplication processes significantly improved efficiency. The report identifies challenges such as fragmented modality selection, the need for better inter-sectoral coordination, and the importance of integrating a social protection lens into humanitarian programming. It emphasizes the need for enhanced coordination, leveraging government systems and technology to deliver aid, and fostering partnerships to build a more inclusive and sustainable cash response. This document is relevant for humanitarian organizations, government agencies, donors, and development partners involved in the humanitarian response in Ukraine. It provides valuable insights and recommendations for improving the effectiveness and sustainability of cash transfer programmes in Ukraine.
CCD/Global Protection Cluster (GPC) 2023. Authors: Philippa Young (CCD), Julia Grasset, (Ukraine Regional C4PTF), Antoine Sciot, (Ukraine Regional C4PTF). This learning report stems from bilateral discussions with the Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) Network’s members in Ukraine and Poland, many of whom were on the cusp of designing or implementing Cash for Protection (C4P) programmes as part of the Ukraine response and were seeking learning and experience from each other. Together with the Regional Cash for Protection Task Force (C4PTF), it was agreed to commission this learning report to understand what programming is being labelled as C4P within the context of the Ukraine response, what elements and parameters make up this programming, and how the programmes are operationalised. The objective of this research was to gather and analyse C4P programmatic experience and lessons learned from the Ukraine crisis response to support the work of agencies engaging in C4P as part of the response while contributing to the global bank of operational learning and guidance on C4P. Recommendations are formulated to inform current responses, but also future ones.
CCD/Global Protection Cluster (GPC) 2023. Автори: Філіппа Янг (CCD), Джулія Грассет (Український регіональний C4PTF), Антуан Сьо (Український регіональний C4PTF). Цей навчальний звіт є результатом двосторонніх обговорень з членами Мережі спільної доставки готівки (CCD) в Україні та Польщі, багато з яких були на порозі розробки або впровадження програм «Готівка для захисту» (C4P) у рамках відповіді в Україні та прагнули отримати знання. і досвід один від одного. Разом із Регіональною цільовою групою «Готівка для захисту» (C4PTF) було погоджено замовити цей навчальний звіт, щоб зрозуміти, яке програмування позначається як C4P у контексті відповіді України, які елементи та параметри складають це програмування та як програми введені в дію. Мета цього дослідження полягала в тому, щоб зібрати та проаналізувати програмний досвід C4P та уроки, отримані під час реагування на кризу в Україні, щоб підтримати роботу агенцій, які беруть участь у C4P як частину реагування, одночасно вносячи внесок у глобальний банк оперативного навчання та керівництва щодо C4P. Рекомендації сформульовані для інформування про поточні відповіді, але також і про майбутні.
CCD/UCC 2023. Authors: Louisa Lippi, Social Protection Advisor (consultant) for the Ukraine Cash Consortium (UCC) and Clara Decamps, Social Protection Advisor (CCD). This paper explores the extent to which humanitarian Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) in Ukraine has been able to leverage different elements of the delivery chain of national social protection (SP) programming. There are significant similarities between humanitarian cash assistance and SP, but there are also key differences that may impede leveraging the SP system to deliver assistance. Understanding these differences is as important as understanding the context in which linkages could occur.
CCD/UCC 2023. Authors: Louisa Lippi, Social Protection Advisor (consultant) for the Ukraine Cash Consortium (UCC) and Clara Decamps, Social Protection Advisor (CCD). CCD partnered with Ukraine Cash Consortium (UCC) to build on CCD’s work of mapping the SP system in Ukraine to advance in identifying alignment options for humanitarian cash assistance design programming within Ukraine’s SP system. The exercise first started with the facilitation of a workshop on 4 July 2023 attended by CCD Community of Practice members and other relevant stakeholders such as the Cash Working Group (CWG) chairs, the CWG Task Team 5 (TT5) members and the Perekhid Initiative’s Technical Assistance Facility members. Invitations to the workshop were extended to organisations outside of the CCD to ensure coordination and synergies between all SP related initiatives. This discussion paper is building on the workshop and aims to present humanitarian organisations with program design options for humanitarian cash programming aligning to the SP system in Ukraine. This paper begins with an overview of the situation in Ukraine, then moves to a brief description of the structure of the SP system in Ukraine and a brief snapshot of the emergency cash transfers currently being delivered by humanitarian actors and the government. The last section provides a gap analysis of the current benefits across the lifecycle along with recommendations of how humanitarian actors can link with and fill the gaps of the cash benefits provided through Ukraine’s social insurance and social assistance systems.
CCD/UCC 2023. Authors, Clara Decamps, Social Protection Advisor (CCD), Alicia Fairfield Interim UCC Director. This summary tool of the discussion paper highlights the alignment options for each lifecycle stage (maternity to old age, plus disability which runs through the entire lifecycle) according to the analytical framework, triangulating gaps in coverage, income gaps from transfer values of social protection programs, and ongoing unmet needs. It is highly recommended that this summary paper be read in conjunction with the full discussion paper to understand the full analysis and evidence.
CCD 2023. Author, Clara Decamps, Social Protection Advisor (CCD). CCD developed a mapping tool as part of the Ukraine Response Shared Services Strategy to analyse and understand existing social protection programs in Ukraine and Poland. This tool categorises programs based on financing, availability, lifecycle stages, and vulnerability criteria. It provides valuable insights to humanitarian organisations, allowing them to easily access and analyse relevant programs. The tool also highlights amendments to the Ukrainian social protection system following the 2022 conflict. CCD's community of practice members validates the mappings and promotes collaboration and synergy within the humanitarian response. Overall, the mapping tool is crucial in improving the quality and inclusiveness of social protection efforts in the region.