Examples of CBRs (selection of DG ECHO-funded projects)
| Type of intervention | Type of cash-based responses | Examples | Objective of intervention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providing beneficiary with cash or vouchers as a direct grant with no conditions or work requirements | Unconditional cash transfer | UNHCR grants to Chechen refugees in Baku, Azerbaijan (primarily to cover a portion of rental expenses) Cash for host families (UNHCR Kosovo) Transport allowance for families returning to Liberia from Ivory Coast (UNHCR, IOM and NRC) | Avoid refugee camp dependency, sustainability of aid |
| Paying beneficiaries in cash for taking part in a public works programme | Cash for work | Palestine job creation programme (SC, Mercy Corps, UNRWA and others); Creation of jobs among traders (PU Palestine) Road clearance (ACF in Afghanistan) Road construction/rehab – DR Congo Water and sanitation projects Somalia | Empowerment of beneficiary, enhancing feeling of belonging to society during/after complex disaster to avoid continuous fitting, sustainability of aid |
| Paying beneficiaries in vouchers | Cash for work | Vouchers for work, Oxfam Mali and Niger | Empowerment of beneficiary, sustainability of aid |
| Providing a cash grant during training | Conditional cash transfer | Medair, Afghanistan: cash was provided to encourage trainees; the trainers were elderly women with craft-making skills which risked being lost to the community | Support gender equality, empowerment of beneficiary, secure cultural heritage |
| Paying beneficiaries to repair their own houses or rehabilitate farm land | Conditional cash transfer | ACTED Afghanistan ICRC Liberia (clearing of cash crop farm land for returnees) | Empowerment of beneficiary, sustainability of aid |
| Providing beneficiaries with cash on condition that they do something (attend school, plant seeds, demobilise) Destocking | Conditional cash transfer | UNHCR grant for Afghan families returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran (provision of cash at transit centres in country of return) Livestock purchase – CORDAID Ethiopia | Sustainability of aid, avoiding pro-longed refugee camp dependency |
| Providing beneficiaries with vouchers for a particular type of good (e.g. seeds) or a bundle of goods | Vouchers | Seed voucher fairs in DR Congo (AAA, PU) Seed/fertilizer/tools voucher schemes by FAO/CRS in LesothoSeed/tuber replication (e.g. Sweet Potato replication (WV Zimbabwe) Donkey vouchers (Oxfam Sudan) Water vouchers (UNICEF Madagascar – proposed for 2007)Vouchers for food (PU DR Congo, ICRC Palestine) Vouchers for fuel – DCA and French Red Cross, Lebanon Vouchers for seed (exchanged through market traders) – ICRC Liberia | Sustainability of aid, climate change adaptation, securing means of livelihood, empowerment of beneficiary |
| Type of intervention | Type of cash-based responses | Examples | Objective of intervention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providing beneficiary with cash or vouchers as a direct grant with no conditions or work requirements | Unconditional cash transfer | UNHCR grants to Chechen refugees in Baku, Azerbaijan (primarily to cover a portion of rental expenses) | Avoid refugee camp dependency, sustainability of aid |
| Paying beneficiaries in cash for taking part in a public works programme | Cash for work | Palestine job creation programme (SC, Mercy Corps, UNRWA and others); | Empowerment of beneficiary, enhancing feeling of belonging to society during/after complex disaster to avoid continuous fitting, sustainability of aid |
| Paying beneficiaries in vouchers | Cash for work | Vouchers for work, Oxfam Mali and Niger | Empowerment of beneficiary, sustainability of aid |
| Providing a cash grant during training | Conditional cash transfer | Medair, Afghanistan: cash was provided to encourage trainees; the trainers were elderly women with craft-making skills which risked being lost to the community | Support gender equality, empowerment of beneficiary, secure cultural heritage |
| Paying beneficiaries to repair their own houses or rehabilitate farm land | Conditional cash transfer | ACTED Afghanistan | Empowerment of beneficiary, sustainability of aid |
| Providing beneficiaries with cash on condition that they do something (attend school, plant seeds, demobilise) | Conditional cash transfer | UNHCR grant for Afghan families returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran (provision of cash at transit centres in country of return) | Sustainability of aid, avoiding pro-longed refugee camp dependency |
| Providing beneficiaries with vouchers for a particular type of good (e.g. seeds) or a bundle of goods | Vouchers | Seed voucher fairs in DR Congo (AAA, PU) | Sustainability of aid, climate change adaptation, securing means of livelihood, empowerment of beneficiary |
Source: Heaslip et al. (2015)
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