Cash-Transfer Programming in Emergencies (Paperback)

Oxfam

ISBN 10: 0855985631 / ISBN 13: 9780855985639

Published by Oxfam Publishing, Oxford, 2006

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Paperback. In emergencies distributing cash can often meet peoples immediate needs more quickly and appropriately than the direct distribution of commodities. Cash gives people choices and thereby preserves their dignity. Commodity distribution often poses logistical problems and, in the case of food aid, it may disrupt local markets. But among humanitarian agencies there are fears that cash transfers will pose security risks, create inflation and fail to be used to meet basic needs. In this guide, the first of its kind, Oxfam staff present the rationale behind cash-transfer programmes. They explain how to assess whether cash is the most appropriate response to any particular emergency. Different types of cash intervention are compared - cash grants, vouchers and cash-for-work with checklists to explain how to implement each of them. The book draws on the practical experience of Oxfam and other agencies, including responses to the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. The guidelines are primarily intended for NGO personnel: programme managers, food-security specialists, public-health engineers, finance staff and logisticians.Policy makers in donor organisations and international agencies will also find them relevant. This book presents the rationale behind cash-transfer programmes, explaining how to assess whether cash is the most appropriate response to any particular emergency. The guidelines are primarily intended for NGO personnel: programme managers, food-security specialists, public-health engineers, finance staff and logisticians. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cash-Transfer Programming in Emergencies (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxfam Publishing, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855985631
• ISBN 13: 9780855985639
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In emergencies distributing cash can often meet peoples immediate needs more quickly and appropriately than the direct distribution of commodities. Cash gives people choices and thereby preserves their dignity. Commodity distribution often poses logistical problems and, in the case of food aid, it may disrupt local markets. But among humanitarian agencies there are fears that cash transfers will pose security risks, create inflation and fail to be used to meet basic needs. In this guide, the first of its kind, Oxfam staff present the rationale behind cash-transfer programmes. They explain how to assess whether cash is the most appropriate response to any particular emergency. Different types of cash intervention are compared - cash grants, vouchers and cash-for-work with checklists to explain how to implement each of them. The book draws on the practical experience of Oxfam and other agencies, including responses to the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. The guidelines are primarily intended for NGO personnel: programme managers, food-security specialists, public-health engineers, finance staff and logisticians. Policy makers in donor organisations and international agencies will also find them relevant.

About the Author

Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organisations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice: Oxfam America, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam-in-Belgium, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam France - Agir ici, Oxfam Germany, Oxfam GB, Oxfam Hong Kong, Intermon Oxfam (Spain), Oxfam Ireland, Oxfam New Zealand, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), and Oxfam Quebec.

Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organisations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice: Oxfam America, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam-in-Belgium, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam France - Agir ici, Oxfam Germany, Oxfam GB, Oxfam Hong Kong, Intermon Oxfam (Spain), Oxfam Ireland, Oxfam New Zealand, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), and Oxfam Quebec.