Programmatic Preparedness

Operational Standards 

CVA feasibility and risk assessments and market monitoring are in place pre-crisis. 

Key Actions

1. Conduct CVA feasibility and risk analysis. Actively explore and build an understanding of safety and security issues related to provision of CVA. Consider whether CVA might create or exacerbate protection risks for different groups and define ways to limit or remove risks that recipients may face.
   • Tools
   • IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit
     • Roadmap to Prepare & Analyze (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
     • Primary Data Collection and Analysis (full submodule)
       1. Key stakeholder matrix template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       2. Baseline interviews checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       3. CTP 4Ws matrix template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       4. Priority needs calculation template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       5. Baseline market information checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       6. FSP baseline checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       7. Mapping service providers template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       8. Roadmap for CTP risk analysis (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
       9.  IFRC SOPs Risk management checklist (English); (French); (Spanish)
     • Baseline report template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
     • Advocacy process summary table (English only)
     • Is Cash feasible checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
2. Carry out and use a gender analysis to inform cash preparedness by helping to understand
   • who in the household the cash should be transferred to
   • the specific household and community risks that women, men, boys and girls face in receiving and spending the money
   • household decision making dynamics, and
   • mobility analysis including markets access.
   • Specific Gender/GBV Tools 
     • Mercy Corps/ IRC/ WRC
       • Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Gender-Based Violence in Cash-based Interventions Through Story: A Focus Group Discussion and Interview Guide (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
3. Analyse and monitor important markets in pre-crisis situation to monitor fluctuations in market functionality (price, access, demand, supply quantities, and market competition and integration)
   • Tools
     • IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit – Baseline market information checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
4. Map and put in place formal agreements with the institutions charged with the responsibility of providing complementary social protection services
   • Tools
     • Oxford Policy Management (OPM) – Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems Toolkit: Appraising the use of social protection in addressing large-scale shocks Section C: Diagnosis
5. Identify appropriate cash modalities (e.g. conditional, including cash for work, unconditional, restricted unrestricted or multi-purpose cash) and identify appropriate delivery mechanisms (e.g. mobile money, cash-in-hand, paper or e-voucher, etc.) for the emergency response scenarios being considered. Delivery mechanisms must adress the issues identified during the gender analysis.
6. Identify and sign framework agreements with service providers (e-voucher provider, FSP or traders). 
   • Tools
   • IFRC/ICRC CiE Toolkit 
     • Roadmap for Developing & Implementing
     • FSP baseline checklist (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
     • Service Providers (SP) Scope of work template (English); (French); (Spanish); (Arabic)
     • IFRC Standard contract template (English only)
   • IFRC/ICRC Market Analysis Guidance
     • Chapter 5: Contingency planning. Tool 5.5.
   • CARE
     • FSP assesment form
   • CARE Turkey procurement documents 
     • Vendor Questionnaire Form
     • Financial offer Form
     • Technical Offer Form
     • Technical Specification and conditions
   • For E-Vouchers: Mercy Corps E-Transfer Implementation Guide 
     • Annex 1: Data protection and security statement
7. Develop context specific CVA SOPs
   • CARE examples
     • Myanmar : CARE Int Myanmar_SOP for CVA_August 2021_final draft
     • Uganda : CASH TRANSFER SOP mail-10_46_3.pdf
     • Turkey: SOP-Inkind- CARE-2022-13_50_54.pdf
     • Turkey: SOP Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance