GPC 2026 Protection Series - Cash for Protection GPC 2026 Protection Series

Um, good afternoon colleagues. Uh, thank you to everybody that is joining us. Um, uh, by way of quick introduction, I am from the global protection cluster and I'm joined today with my colleague Murray who you should be able to see on the screen. Um I'm going to swiftly hand it over to our presenters for today. Um Robera and Julia who are here from the global protection cluster task team for cash uh on cash for protection who work with save the children who are going to give us a presentation on cash protection. So the key considerations for standalone and integrated programming. Um this [clears throat] cash policy has actually been in place since 2024. But throughout 2026, the GPC we've been running a series of presentations reminding protection practitioners in the field of resources that exist uh resources that are available to support you um and best practices along the way. Um I think cash as we know for protection has become an increasingly uh important tool for the protection response within the the wider response. So, we're incredibly lucky to have Roberta and Julia here to explain what the policy is. Um, explain how you can think about it within your own operation. Um, and explain how you you can take it forward within your own organization. Um, man, I can see your hand is up. I think we'll not be taking questions at this point of the session. So, if you don't mind waiting until the end, uh, then there'll be an opportunity to ask questions. So, if I can hand it over, that's enough for me. I want to hand it over and just thank you everybody for being here today. >> Thank you so much Lisa. Hello everyone. Um this is Julia speaking. Um I am alongside Robera um colleague of the cash protection task team. Uh originally I have a background in cash programming and Roberta has a background in protection programming. So we know the full picture. Um all right so without further ado uh we're going to start our uh presentation on those two um core guidances and tell you a little bit more also about the work um that uh precedes um the guidances and uh what we're looking um in terms of uh next steps. Um so just um as uh an agenda we're going to start uh telling you like I said a bit about the task team then we're going to start focusing on the uh specialized and standalone protection programming guidance which is the one uh that has been approved a couple of um endorsed a couple of years ago. And then we're going to look at uh the other guidance that we have uh worked on as a test team um last year uh and that is currently being piloted by uh different uh organization um across different responses. Um and then finally we'll just uh look a little bit more at uh what has been produced in terms of evidence and also like some of the initiatives related to to that. Um so as a background about the cash protection task team so that this test team has been existing for uh several years now um with um uh somewhat of a break uh let's say uh last year um the since then we were able uh to uh obtain some funding through the support of Echo um to continue the activities of the task team. Um the objective over over the past few years uh have been multiples. Uh there have been like quite a lot of focus on capacity building on evidence building as well. [snorts] Um this year uh we're continuing on those capacity buildings. I'll um explain a little bit more what we have uh planned. Um also on evidence building, we'll have a couple of slides on this. Um but we're really looking at consolidating what we've worked on and um expand it a little bit. Um a core activity is also related to um this uh pilot the pilots that are related to the guidance that we're going to present on um and also on the development of some methodological notes that relate to these uh global guidances. as you will um see during the presentation the global guidance are designed to be overarching are designed to be adapted to different context. So they're not necessarily extremely exhaustive in terms of methodology. This is why we have complimentary methodological no to focus on some core uh topics that we have seen um have been challenging at operational stage of different responses over the years. Um and these are notably um including uh topics around uh targeting identification um and uh transfer value calculation as well. Um I think that's it in terms of the background um and of what we have planned for uh this year in terms of time frame. What is this looking like? So we started uh this new phase uh let's say this new work plan uh in December. Um we uh relaunched uh the expression of interest for uh piloting of the global guidance in uh January. Um in April we conducted our first um cash protection training in uh Ukraine and uh we also launched a second initiative as part of work uh related um evidence gathering and um which will be done through uh well is now being done through a global dashboard that I will show you after and um which will ultimately aim at producing uh a report. Um in terms of what we have planned for um the summer um so we have a technical a series of technical sessions that uh we'll be delivering um alongside the protection cluster in Ethiopia that will be focusing on topics uh around um transfer values calculation uh monitoring and evaluation as well as um as uh targeting. This is part of the type of support that we can provide to to protection technical support that we can provide to protection clusters. We are also going to deliver um um a training uh for um uh for the Myanmar protection cluster in June and uh in Sudan in um end of July as well. Um we also have other uh initiative moving forward. We are hoping to be able to release our first cash protection videos between June and September that will be uh also um trying to focus on um summarizing what is cash protection, what it is not uh what it can do, what it can't do and what do we know about it. Um and then we will obviously continue with the initiatives that have been launched around evidence uh building um and evidence gathering. And then finally, we're happy to confirm that in September and October, we will be also able to deliver a training in Syria and in Afghanistan. [laughter] I see all the the the little um clapping hands. Thank you so much. [laughter] Um all right. Excellent. So maybe that's it in terms of the generalities of what we are doing and what we're planning to do. and let's maybe uh get to the details of the the guidances. So, we're going to start with the um guidance for uh standalone protection programming and then afterwards we'll move on to the integrated one and I'll pass it over to Roberta uh to get us started on this one. Thanks. >> Thank you Julia. Thank you Lisa for the introduction and Julia for the for the background. So we go now a little bit more on the on the technical part of of this session of today's session. So as uh as mentioned the task team produced this um guidance on uh on key consideration on cash for protection in standalone or specialized protection uh programming that was a work uh done uh through um a technical working group within within a guidance within the task team that was then uh endorsed by the by the global production cluster and already circulated uh in different countries Uh so the idea of this uh document started to um look within the the protection continuum. So to have a clear uh understanding of where uh cash for protection uh sits in in the protection continuum. So as um you might uh uh I guess you might be familiar with the with the protection continuum. So you might know that we have the the protection uh uh mainstreaming uh area. So where uh uh of course we promote the protection principles uh across all stages of different programs uh of different sectors and that is valid of course uh also when we speak about uh um cash and voucher assistance. Um then we we have uh the the protection uh integration. So we will talk a little bit more about it with the with the second uh guidance that we would like to present it to you today. But basically uh when we speak about protection integration of course we think about the design of humanitarian programs that includes of course also uh cash and vulture assistance and other modalities and uh that are aimed to support both protection and nonp protection uh objectives. And uh and finally we have the specialized or standalone protection programs that are of course uh specifically designed to to achieve protection objectives. Um so to prevent or to respond to the protection risks and and concerns. So this first uh uh guidance that we are presenting today uh is focusing specifically on this uh area um of of protection. So protection programming uh where [clears throat] we started from also is to um try to have a common uh definition so of what cash for protection is. Uh so we through consultation through discussion with different actors different partners we agreed on uh on this definition that you see on on this slide. as cash for protection as an intervention uh where we use cash and voucher assistance as one of the modalities to contribute to address individual or household level protection needs. So it means um to to explain a bit more this this definition it means uh first that uh CDA would be one of the modalities as in kind or service provision within a broader protection strategy. Uh that uh so it will include as well other protection activities uh which might be case management, legal assistance, psychosocial support or other uh activities um that together will contribute to achieve the the protection uh outcome and and objective. Um this is uh why we have seen through evidence that the cash alone uh is not um a suitable uh approach to to to achieve sustainable protection outcomes. So it means that it's important to to link it to the road protection strategy. So the second aspect uh is also that cash for protection can be used uh both for in situation where an individual or a household is at risk of immediate harm or faces protection concerns that can negatively impact their well-being. Um so it means that um it can be used both in programs uh that are more for prevention of protection risks or uh responsive or remedial to protection risks that have occurred. And finally it's important also to to remind um so again that using uh cash assistance alone as a standalone uh intervention will not constitute cash for protection. So it's not a protection activity uh itself if it's not linked to to complimentary uh protection activities. Um in addition to explain even a little bit more uh what we uh what we mean when we speak about cash flow production we try to define also what is not. So uh mainly the the distinction uh with the uh multi-purpose cash systems that is also uh used very very used of course in uh uh humanitarian assistance and sometimes also confused with the protection cash for protection. So um basically when we look at the multi-purpose cash systems uh we look at uh transfers that uh um aim to cover at least partially or or fully cover uh the basic needs or the recovery needs of a household. Um so they are not necessarily linked to a protection risk of course but they are based on the analysis of which the the the basic needs are and uh they are called multi-purpose as um the transfer can be used to cover several uh kind of u of sectoral of sectoral needs. Um on the contrary when we look at the cash flow protection as I mentioned before um there is a focus on on protection of course. So um the cash for protection is driven by a causal link between um how the uh so the identified protection risks and analysis of how the cash assistance can be used to prevent reduce or mitigate this uh specific protection risk. Um [clears throat] so it's important also to um to mention uh that these two kind of assistants are not mutually exclusive. Um [clears throat] and uh that means that multi a person a same person or a same household can receive both uh the multi-purpose cash assistance to cover their basic needs uh as well as cash for protection to respond to protection uh needs. I will give you a couple of uh more practical examples to these two definitions. So we'll start with the cash for protection this time. Uh so this is a simple uh scenario situation >> [clears throat] >> um that um explains a little bit how the cash protection can be used to respond the protection needs. So in this case we have um a person that has missed um uh core civil documentation. This is missing uh their documentation and uh and this um this uh means that this person is facing recurrent rights violation such as restriction of movement um or risk to be arrested or detained uh because of this. So in the in this case the protection uh program um can include of course the the cash for protection uh to cover the cost uh to to this um civil documentation. Uh so the the transport can be used for example to cover the cost to transport to the to the to receive the to the documents or to pay the fees or if there is need of uh legal assistance and these also can be um um additional support services that can be provided within the same uh program including uh as I mentioned the legal assistance or psychosocial support if needed. if needed or or other protection services. So this will constitute our cash for protection program. Uh on the other side we have an example of not cash for protection. In this case, >> [clears throat and snorts] >> um, we have a situation where a group of people is, uh, targeted for, uh, cash and voucher assistance to cover their basic needs and they are targeted as a group of vulnerable people because people with with disabilities. Um however the objective in this case is not specifically to respond to their protection needs but more to their uh um to their basic needs. So uh in this case we are uh having a program that is multiple cash assistance uh and uh uh we can see how the main streaming of protection intervenes uh in this case uh rather than the cash protection itself. Um so in the guidance um if you're familiar with it or if you will look at it you will find this um uh this diagram that shows uh um a little bit more in in details how the cash flow protection program is uh is designed. Um and so the the first um the first uh step the starting point um is of course always the uh the protection analysis and uh as uh we are looking at the protection need protection needs um for people who might also have other needs. um a pre uh requisition a precondition it's also to uh establish a referral mechanism so as uh I said before cash for protection and multi-purpose cash assistance are not exclusive um so mutual exclusive uh so having um um a functioning referral mechanism is also uh important to support uh the systems to to the people we are we are targeting Um and then uh as I said then from there the the protectionist analysis is uh the the the first step to to understand which are the main risks faced by the affected population and so to define as well which are the most appropriate uh modalities to respond to to those um to those needs. Um and uh in in this case of course CBA will uh be one of the on the different modalities and then I will pass uh the floor back to to Julia to give you a little bit more details on the different uh steps. Thank you Roberta. So as part of the identification and selection of cash protection beneficiaries. So like mentioned uh everything starts um as very often in protection programming uh with the protection risk analysis. So this is really the the main starting point because this is where you will start understanding um what uh are the the the main gaps in terms of um what are the main economic barriers? um how will the financial assistance uh be able to really uh support um specific groups of individuals uh what are the main risks that you're looking to to address and so on and so forth. So this is where you should already start um well where you should start your design uh beyond just your targeting because this is where you will understand how uh cash can be the most efficient sent towards who. Um so the protection risk analysis being the big picture then um this is useful for developing your strategy for identification but then when it gets to selection uh you would primarily be relying on the an individual protection assessment. So this is where you would um uh look specifically at what the situation is for a specific individual. uh conduct your normal uh protection assessment as you would do, but within that try to understand uh what are uh some potential economic root causes of the risk that you're looking at, whether there are some specific financial barriers for this specific case um and whether um cash protection is pertinent for this case or whether it's a totally different types of support that is uh required. Um then uh obviously one thing that often comes up is around uh complimentarity. So um the there's often a question at implementation stage that comes up being if the person is already receiving MPCA uh can the person be considered for cash protection. Uh the answer is um absolutely yes. Uh again is if as part of the individual protection assessment um it is determined that there is still uh some there are still some um financial barriers um that are contributing to a protection risk then yes the fact of having received MPCA in the past or still being receiving it is not a disqualifying factor. um then obviously up to you know like uh each um uh response and country to build this as part of a strategy but as a like guiding principle this is what we recommend. Um in the next slide can everybody still hear me? Okay. Yeah. Okay. Excellent. So um a couple more points as well on the on on maybe targeting or identifi self safe selfidentification and selection of uh individuals. Uh obviously we always apply the do no harm principle. So pretty much everything that we're saying right now that is written in the guidance has um to be adapted to uh you know like to the local context and within that perspective follow this the the do no harm uh principle. Um then another um major question that we often have is in relation to transfer value calculation. So the main nuance in cash protection is that uh we don't it's not as in um other maybe type of sectoral cache where we would have like some like predetermined package of assistance. Um so I'm thinking about for example nutrition where we will have a like the nutrition cluster will recommend maybe a a fixed amount for specific groups and this is what is being transferred um to each nutrition objective in cash for protection in standalone programming. We're looking as much as possible to tailor uh the cash transfer to the needs of each uh case that is identified. So this means that you will not have a standard transfer value that is set at cluster level. Um like I said there might be some situations where there are recommended transfers for example in very like rapid onset context but generally speaking what we're trying to do methodologically is really to uh build the cash protection into for example if you're doing case management into a case management plan and to use it as a resource as a tool. um to um build inside this uh case management plan to respond to some specific uh protection risk. Um so some cases might need to um you know like just punctual support to um to access a specific service. Another case might require more uh recurrent support um to cover um maybe rent in addition to a specific protection service. So it's it because each case is different, we need to have as much as possible this uh flexibility, operational flexibility to be able to tailor the transfers to uh each protection case. Um one additional thing to consider in transfer values calculation is uh that obviously it needs to be uh relevant and appropriate to the to the context which also means uh to the local costs right um so we know that the prices of uh services or purchase of different types of item might not be the same for example if you work in an urban context or if you work in a rural context uh even more So if you're working in a country that is affected by different uh crisis. So um this is something also to keep in mind what is you know like the the uh the amounts that are being recommended in one area needs to be um looked at and see if uh the uh they they speak to the reality of the fields where you're operating. Um very often uh protection clusters will be uh working on service mapping and very often within as part of this service mapping it is possible to um have the cost of the services um at um different uh levels of the country. So this is already a very good uh starting point um you know like um in terms of data to use uh to calculate uh your your transfer value. Um you will uh sometimes also see that uh as for most activities uh protection clusters will set some uh range or maximum ceilings um uh for uh cash flow protection. Um so it's it's not because there is this range or maximum ceiling that it means that this is the amount that has to be transferred. I'm saying it because there has been this misunderstanding before uh which has led to some household receiving huge amounts [laughter] where it wasn't necessarily u needed. Um so just just to be clear this is um these exist. Um but these are indicative uh and uh again we're really trying to um work within those ranges and to tailor to each uh specific needs. uh needless to say that here again we uh always think about the do no harm uh principle whenever we're doing this. So it means that in some situation the tailored approach for example uh will put uh some specific cases or household more at risk and um the the the anction analysis will conclude that it's better for um all uh protection cases to be receiving the same amount uh so that they're not further exposed. That is totally possible and this is just an example of you know like the the analysis of uh of how do we apply the do no harm principle in the calculation of the of the transfer value. So something to um to keep in mind. [snorts] Uh last point for our uh protection colleagues. Um uh in the same way that the protection cluster uh works usually on service mapping, the cash working groups uh very often works on um on market uh monitoring. So this information is also available for um vast range of different types of goods. Um, so if you're in need of, you know, prices of rent or knowing how much the the the food basket cost, this is something that, uh, is very often available at the cashworking group level. Um, so just just for for the information. Um, and then on the next slide, we have a few more um, well points to consider in terms of, you know, the the the design of the program and still relating to the transfer value. I did mention examples of frequency of transfers where in some situation is one-off in other situation it uh must be more uh recurrent. Uh same thing this is often a pain point at response level because um uh organization are very used to follow you know like the the time frame of multi-purpose cache which can be three months or six months um depending on the response. Uh here again we're in standalone cash protection programming we are not necessarily looking at those we're looking at the individual case. So it means that maybe some cases will need uh just one transfers other will need one every month for nine months for example. So try to to to remember that and and again very often this is being used in case management. So really this is something that is built inside the case plan and this is more the time frame that you will be looking at rather than uh what is being done in like more standard multiple cash assistance for example. Um conditionalities and restrictions. Uh this is something that is uh also um coming up very often as a question. The first reaction um uh we have seen when cash protection is being implemented for the first time is to put as many um restrictions as possible and conditions as possible because we're scared of um the money not being used to reach protection objectives. Um our recommendation is whenever possible the the cash protection should be unconditional and should be unrestricted. Conditionalities and restrictions as as a principle should be put in place exclusively when it is required and when as part of the individual protection analysis we determine that if we don't do that then there are some risks. Um but uh aside from that the principle is that it is not needed. If um the program is adequately designed, if the um individual protection analysis is adequately done then um and then we will also look at the different uh tools that we have to accompany um the provision of cash protection. If these are being uh used and implemented with with quality then the the the risk of the case not using the cash to reach protection of objective is uh is extremely low and the cost of uh putting in place conditions and restrictions especially if you're doing this at a broader scale are extremely high. they create a very complex program for um very often just you know like um myth. uh so this is why we do recommend in general that this is only and exclusively when there is a good reason and when it's demonstrated through an analysis that uh it is required and then finally and this connects relatively nicely I think with uh our next guidance obviously as for I know that I've come to learn that protection people really like um referrals um so it's as for any other type of service referrals to multi-purpose cash intervention is most definitely something that is uh recommended whenever you know like you identified that as part of a case there are there is some economic vulnerability in general. Um so if this is the case obviously building a referral systems with organization that just provide multiple discuss system assistance is uh highly recommended and then with the next guidance we're going to see how you know like this can also be built into a more um integrated u type of of intervention and uh well and then obviously as much as possible uh coordination uh [sighs] uh between the different uh teams. So this goes from you know like the kind of global not global but um uh coordination national coordination level between the protection cluster and the cash working group down to organization level down to teams level. the coordination between the protection teams and the cash team can um is well highly needed particularly if you start to establish some some referral systems um and can also be uh highly beneficial uh for the identification of uh some uh potential at risk cases. Um, I'll stop here on the referral system because I think we're going to discuss this further with the integrated uh guidance and [snorts] I'll pass it on to Roberta. >> Thank you. And uh, thank you Julia. So, as you can see on the on the screen, we would like now to involve you in in the reflection around what we just said about cashful protection. So, if you could uh uh get your phone or go to your browser and go to menty.com and enter the the code or you can use the QR code that is on the screen. Let me know if it works. Uh I should do presentation. It should be you should be able to to respond already. I'm seeing someone is responding so it's good. Um I will read the scenario while you are responding. So this is the first uh example uh where we have an objective of our program of enhanced safety and recovery for GBD survivors. So we have a case manage a GBD case manager who identifies a survivor at high risk of um violence uh because it depends of of of her abuser. So uh the follow the individual assessment and say the assessment shows that uh cash could be um uh a response uh onetime cash transfer is provided to this person uh to cover their relocation cost integrating with um as well with the ongoing case management and and safety planning and referrals. Uh so the question is of course is this cash for protection or is it not? Um I'm seeing uh let me see if I can show you also the responses uh because I'm seeing a lot of responses. We have uh 72 already and the majority um is uh agreeing that it is cash for um protection. Yes. Um, is there someone who who want to I I don't know if uh sorry this if people are allowed to jump in with the microphone. Uh in case someone just want to uh to say something about their choice why they say yes or no to this example or if they have any doubts. >> If people can put up their hands I can allow the microphone. >> Great. There is one hand already up. I'm not seeing the name. Sorry. >> I >> Hello. >> Do you hear me? >> Yes. >> Sorry. Sorry. Just apart from this example, it was uh basically related to the first time Shafil Habibi from Intera Afghanistan. So just on the conditionalities I think you have mentioned that uh following the protection risk analysis so we can determine if u if a particular case uh can be issued a uh for example case for protection and then we put a condition. So is there can you please give us a specific example or some scenarios like re relevant scenarios where we can issue a case for protection assistance with the condition or under some conditionalities. So maybe particular example I think uh Julia I would be able to support with it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um sorry I I wasn't hearing you very well. I think it was not exactly on the on this uh example in this scenario. Uh but um but yes so so in this case for example that you see on uh on this scenario there is no conditionality. uh there is of course a link between the the protection uh uh needs of of the person and the use of uh uh of of the cash for careful protection. Yes, thank you. I'm seeing also in the in the chat there are more uh more answers coming. Um so uh as we mentioned the use of of cash protection is in this case to respond also to to needs such as u paying a rent or transport to a safety uh accommodation. Uh it doesn't mean that uh there is a conditionality that is applied to to this uh to this case. Um we'll get maybe just one other comment if it's on the case and then we will keep more time for questions and uh at the end as well. >> I think we had two three hands up but I think they've gone back. Okay, there's one more. >> Let me see. >> Oh wait, so uh I think we have Hilof. >> Yes. Uh how are you? This is hello from the AI Ethiopia based in Shir Tigra region uh a project manager for contested area contested area zone 2 and northwestern Tigra. So when I see this GV survivor she has a direct protection risk. uh the costes the costes covered by the protection cash by the cash for protection are just for transportation as mentioned for transportation and for uh the legal age and sexual support services. So this is literally a a cash for protection activity and uh yeah this is cash for protection but when we come to the purpose cash it is it covers the as mentioned the social economic needs basically the basic needs and economic basic need economic need health and others. So for me this is literally a cash protection case or scenario over. >> Perfect. Thank you. Thank you. And of course yes it's a clear and I think quite straightforward for protection scenario. So let's try to go to the to the next one. You should have a second question uh on your on the on the ventimeter. Maybe I have one question here. My question is just you said the cast for protection has to be unconditional and unrestricted. I am okay with the unrestricted term but while we say unconditional maybe I don't know can you clarify more on this? Sorry, I didn't uh Julia didn't get >> Yeah, I can the questions if I understand correctly. The question is on the the conditionality and a conditional versus unconditional type of assistance. Um I understand it in in general. Um the idea is that if there is a need to put a condition. So for example, if um as part of the case plan, it is um it is absolutely required for the case to attend some specific uh services or sessions. for example, um uh prior to receiving the cash assistance because we think that there is a risk potential risk associated to the the provision of cash assistance or um well that that would be then a conditional conditionality added to the cash assistant is if you attend this type of services then or if you or your children for example attend this type of service then um then you know like we will provide uh cash assistance. However, it is absolutely not in all cases where there is this need for conditionality. Um this is like for very specific situations. So yeah, >> that's why we recommend primarily um unconditionality unless it's needed. >> Okay, thank you. So uh I hope uh Julia [clears throat] responded to to your question. So um I can move maybe to the second scenario. We have a different situation when we have an objective to support household that are affected um by a flooding. Uh so we want to support them recovery. So NOS's distribute monthly cash transfer to those households uh for their food and shelter needs. uh in among the criteria they prioritize female household headed household, elderly people and people uh with the disability. Um so same question uh do you think that it is cash for protection or not? Let me see the answers. MC mostly not cash for protection. And uh I think most of people also responded uh there's still one hand yes that is uh multiple push cash assistance uh and not cash for protection as uh I'm seeing uh in the in the chat very well explained. So as um just to explain a little more as uh we said before uh we really have to look at the purpose of uh of providing the the cash assistance if it is linked to a specific protection risk or or not uh which is not in in this uh case. So I think we can go to the last scenario and then uh keep your question if you have uh uh any for um for the for the oop for later. Sorry I skipped this. So the last one uh is um it's this one. In this uh case we are looking more at uh child protection. Um uh this is a situation when we have uh support uh to uh family to to foster families uh who are hosting uh children formerly associated with armed groups and uh the purpose so it's to provide the family based care to these children to cover all their their needs including food, education, clothing uh etc. Um and uh it is also associated to uh child protection uh case management. Same question. Um so is this do you think it is casual protection or not? I'm just seeing one uh answer. Don't know if people can u have access to the to this question in the mimeter. Okay. In the in the chat. Yes. Uh scenario trees cash for protection. Cash for protection. H sorry it's closed in the manity. Let me try to put it again. It's okay. Uh even if you can answer in the in the mimeter, it's not a big deal. I'm seeing a lot of answers in the in the chat and uh yes of course this is also cash for protection a little bit in the same logic uh as the the first scenario. So um although um cash might be used for uh basic needs uh we are really looking at the child protection uh specific risks in in this case of children who are associated to to armed groups and um um and and uh as well linking the the cash and watcher assistance uh with the case management. So that uh responds also to a um to a case that represents also a case of of cash for protection. So thank you for um for uh responding uh and uh and joining us in the in this exercise. Um so I will move uh now to um to the to the next uh part of our of our presentation. um as we mentioned at the beginning. So we would also like to um present you this uh second guidance that the task team have uh uh developed and that it's u focusing on the cash for protection in integrated uh programming. So when we have uh uh protection and other uh programs other sectoral programs using CBA or multi-purpose cash assistance um and as we said um as Julia said as well this guys dance has been developed in the same way so within uh um technical working group within the task team and uh is now on um uh on the field uh piloting phase. So uh we are collecting uh uh different uh organization in different context uh to to support us piloting this guidance and making sure that it respond to the to the needs of of the field. Um so to introduce you a little bit the the idea behind this uh second uh document. Um so we if we look uh at the integrated uh uh programming uh so when we have as I said the protection and another another sector um we we should also think about how to to to design it and how to to making sure that uh uh it is an integrated programming and not not just two sectors um combined somehow. So it means um also that um in addition to the to having a both a protection objective and a nonp protection. So uh typically basic needs or another sector uh objective. Uh we also need uh to to remember that uh there is um a need to to include joint analysis. So both on the protection risks and the socioeconomic vulnerability. uh that is conducted together. So the the really it's really important to making sure that uh protection teams and the other sector team um work together and understand each other. Uh and there is also um I need to have a joint uh design. So a theory of change that links uh protection and the and the other components of of the program. Um yeah and >> [clears throat] >> uh I think Julia will uh tell us a little bit more on this uh um key um key aspects of uh of the integrated programming. >> Thank you Robera. So um the first point well there are kind of fourish minimum requirements. Um so the first one and that relates a little bit to what I was mentioning before with the the protection risk analysis uh is that um in terms of design there must be a demonstrated causal link between the given protection risks that have been identified and that we want to address um to mitigate and some economic uh or financial barriers. We don't design a program based on um you know like assumption that this type of group um will be need of of cash protection. We we determine it determine it by looking at the protection risk analysis and also by looking at all the different types of assessments that are being conducted as part of you know standard um um cash programming, basic needs programming. So you can have uh like standard needs assessment, you can have some livelihoods assessment and when you look at these different types of assessment, you see that there are some specific um groups that um uh emerge where there is a link between protection risk and where there is a link uh also with economic and financial barriers. So the once you have done this then you can start looking at designing this integrated type of program and by the way I'm saying this just focusing on the protection and the you know like cash intervention but in an integrated program you can also have uh more than just you know like uh these two types of activities. Sometimes you would also start looking at integrated maybe some livelihoods activities or other types of of um you know like sectors but let's stick to to just um cash interventions with like more uh basic needs objectives and um and protection intervention being integrated together. [snorts] Um so obviously as part of um this type of intervention you need a strong expertise in both um protection and uh CVA. Um sometimes it exists within the same organization. Sometimes it is best uh see in different organization which is where you know like you can start looking at inter agency collaboration or even integrating this type of intervention as part of you know a broader consortium for instance. uh but it's really important that you know there is this sufficient expertise um to in in on both sides to be able to properly imple implement this type of integrated intervention. Um obvious sounds obvious but um I will say it either way. Um there's obviously a strong need of operational collaboration and this is probably the trickiest part at implementation stage. Uh it's not necessarily on the the methodological part. It's also very often on um having uh two very different teams that um work in two very different manners uh collaborating and implementing something together. So this is something that really should not be underestimated in terms of level of uh time and efforts and um it's it's a really there's a need you know like for uh significant orientation very often on u you know like uh how each teams work um on um different programmatic aspects as well uh for protection teams for example to understand um if the cash teams are implementing a standard cache program to understand how it's being implement uh the targeting works uh why it's working this way um and to be able to understand you know whether they can make some referrals to them if they identify some cases that ultimately don't necessarily require protection but that are in economic insecurity situation to be able to make some referrals to them and vice versa the cash team need to understand um you know like the what how the the the protection interventions uh are designed what their objectives are And also they need to be um sufficiently trained to potentially identify some uh cases uh to make referrals to the protection team. Not beyond that but just learning how to make some safe referrals um as well um especially as part of an integrated uh programming. And then an integrated program again I'm stating the obvious but in practice it's not so straightforward. it needs to be a joint intervention uh design. So it means that the the theory of change needs to be developed jointly. uh we're really looking at you know um addressing or tackling two two different objective that are affecting the same let's say groups uh some being uh protection objectives and other being uh more uh economic objective but we're looking at you know like how through an integrated intervention we can um support um this specific group through these two um uh interventions. Um in the next these are kind of the minimum kind of obvious but minimum requirements uh to keep in mind for an integrated program. Um in the next side we detail some aspect um a little bit more um which I think mostly I covered but in terms of um yeah the the programmatic design one more thing that I will um that I will add is uh that uh obviously in um in an integrated uh program like this you will also start um looking and assessing at uh cash visibility and mitigation risks. Um this is something that is uh you know typically done um as part of standard cache programming by the cache teams. However, in an integrated program, you will look at using some uh tools that are specifically designed for uh more um protection interventions where you will assess prior to the intervention. What could uh be some of the not just safeguarding risk but also more you know programmatic risk that could emerge from uh the implementation of um a cash programming uh targeting uh certain uh potentially at risk groups. Um we'll give you some example of tools um at the end of the presentation. Um but so you will start looking at standard CVA uh feasibility and uh risks in a slightly different manner using slightly different tools um that again uh integrate both protection aspects and uh more standard cache um aspects. [snorts] Um just uh a couple of things on the uh referrals. Um I think I explained some example of challenges that we have uh that we have seen. Um a major recommendation that um we have and that also is included um as part of the the guidances is around the development of uh joint SOPs. uh for that um I think it's particularly required because if um in theory there is a you know like agreed upon approach in practice then it can become a little bit uh more tricky. Uh one thing to consider for example is that um uh there's uh some significant like risks um uh associated to sharing data particularly for uh protection um protection um beneficiaries. So standard data management systems for example that are being used in standard cash program might not necessarily uh be applicable for this case. So this is something to look at uh also as you know part of building uh a referral system. Um and uh so yeah different platforms are very often being used. So something to to look at when when you design the the joint um SOPs. Uh and like I said um mutual training so that um you know objectives uh and criteras uh are uh understood by uh each uh different teams. uh joint so that everybody knows uh at what moment they need to intervene uh for what um agreed upon uh you know the type of profiles that uh you you you want to establish a referral for for example and then finally on uh transfer value calculations so you will see as part of the the guidance uh we have um proposed kind of I don't want to say three methodologies because they are not methodologies but approaches um that can be used in an integrated program. That expands a little bit what I was saying um for earlier in the presentation. Uh whenever possible in we we use tailored uh transfer values calculations including in integrated programming. Um that is like the optimum from a quality standpoint. uh and what we recommend. Uh however um we are aware of the fact that this is not possible in all context at all moments. Uh it might be a question of um of experience capacity but it can also be a matter of you know like being in a rapid onset having a huge case load that requires assistance where you cannot obviously do uh individual assessment for each each cases. So this is why we chose to propose different approaches that you know can be used at different uh moments as part of the the the response. We also offered some know indicative timelines just so just to help guide a little bit the selection. um the the first kind of approach that can be used in extremely rapid situations. is an approach that we have seen for example being used I think it's in Ukraine and maybe in by some organization in in OPT um it's an approach where it's it's we called it the kind of risk ranking so it's it uses a logic of um having so these three categories of uh of risk from low to high um and then based on each uh risk and associated cash transfer um uh amounts is you know determined uh to be added or not to you know like a more standard multiple scash assistance. Um so we propose a methodology for how to calculate that. Um but the big picture is this. So you have like three different type of packages of assistance that can be uh provided depending on the on the risk ranking status for very rapid very um uh kind of uh uh extreme situations in a way. Um the other more intermediary uh approach is what we call the topup approach where um um the the the cases would um receive for example the multibus cash assistance and then on top of this um you would have uh an amount that is um specifically designed to address some protection needs and that is designed for certain categories of risks. Um so for example if uh you're looking at um I don't know child labor then a certain set amount is calc on top of NCA um if you're looking at I don't know family separation for example the there is a specific topup that is added on top of NPC for each separated I'm just giving out some some example to to explain the logic of topup so by category we have a fixed amount that is added on top of the uh multiverse cash assistance and then obviously the tailored amount where that kind of top up that I just mentioned is actually tailored to to the need of uh of the case which is the most recommended methodological approach. [snorts] Um I think I will stop here. Um in term I think I covered uh the main aspects again one last point on the transfer values is obviously this is more detailed in the in the guidance but also this is both this and the safe inclusion of most populations. We're going to have two detailed methodological notes on that that will be explaining this more authority building you know like examples from the pilot from like previous experience from the different uh you know coming from um colleagues from GBV as well. Um so yeah, this will be a little bit more detailed than what I just summarized of what is currently available in the in the guidance. And then um that's uh bringing me to uh introduce so this um the this pilots that I was just referring to. Um so the the integrated guidance that uh we just presented is not endorsed is not finalized. It's in a field testing phase. um and I think will be for uh most of the rest of the year. So the idea is that uh last year um we initiated um uh this uh this process of uh kind of testing the use of the guidance in different uh responses with the objective of having seeing how whether it is useful, whether it is sufficiently comprehensive um and uh whether you know like there are any major uh challenges is at operational stage. We basically want to make sure that it's useful and it's not just an extra uh you know uh global guidance that is that is published and and never used. We want to make sure also that it can be easily you know adapted and used by the protection cluster um at response level to develop their and like inform the development of their national cattle protection guidances. Um so yeah so we started this process last year. Um we're just now starting to have our first uh you know like feedback sessions with some organizations. Um we've relaunched the initiative uh at the beginning of the year. Um if you uh or I mean you your organization or if you know of any organization uh interested to contribute to uh this initiative uh you have the QR code that is just here to scan and it's just a a little registration form um for for us to know that uh that you're interested to do it. Um it can for us it can really help because the more um organization test it pilot it in most different context the stronger the guidance become and hopefully the most useful later on. Um so yeah so the the the pilot is essentially this is you know like using the guidance at field level whenever you uh design your intervention as as you're implementing them and then telling us uh you know what was useful what was missing what was not useful um and then we can use that to finalize it and um yeah and then hopefully getting it uh endorsed afterwards. Um last point on the pilots is uh in um some of the priority countries what we will do uh is that at the end of the pilot we will also be having some uh workshops u with all the different organizations that have been implementing it um in order to you know like generate uh learning uh more directly than through you know like feedback sessions um online and to also generate this learning more at country level. Um so yeah so just so you know that this will also be taking place to uh feed uh into the final version of the guidance and then I think that's about it for the uh pilot. Um I think over to you Robera. >> Yes thank you. So just responding to the the question in the chat there is no specific date limits. We we are already running through the pilot. So um if you are interested just uh you know express your interest and then we will get uh uh back uh back to you. Um and uh good for if you already expressed interest we are uh providing feedback through the protection we're working with in the different countries. So you will uh uh receive the feedback also when we when we discuss uh to them and and we will provide uh um the next step uh deciding the next steps with the with the protection cluster as well. Um so this uh uh is just to a little bit the the presentation the presentation of the two guidances that we did today. So uh as uh you have uh heard there are of course some uh differences in the two kind of approaches when we speak about cash protection in protection standalone protection programming or integrated programming. It differs um of course in terms the differences of course are in terms of uh the objectives um and the design approach as well as how we target and define the identified uh the we define the the transfer value. So I will not go uh too much into details as uh of this um this table uh but just uh so it's just a little bit of a recap of of what we just uh we just said and so you will have it on the slide in case you need to go to to it. Um [clears throat] I just would like also to to add a couple of uh of information. So uh we developed as the team those guidances of protection considering all kind areas of protection. So it remains quite broader let's say but then of course there are specific uh tools and licenses and consideration to include in in our programs when we look at for example at the cash for child protection. Um so uh that uh can also be linked to child protection case management or other child protection programs and activities. And there are specific consideration of course to include in terms of uh safeguards for children and uh uh adapted um delivery mechanism. If we we target directly children as recipients which is for example the case when we have unaccomp children etc. Uh you have uh and you can see on the slide several u tools and resources specifically uh for uh helping you to design and monitor as well monitoring as well um cash for protection uh within protection programming. Um so with the the task team developed a specific tip sheet and then uh you can see on the slide few resources developed by the alliance for child protection in humanitarian action that are available and [clears throat] specific consideration on on safeguarding um and similar consideration are also for uh u GBV programming uh I've seen also in the in the chat uh it was mentioned that there are uh tools and resources uh going through um CBA when we are speaking specifically about GBV GB case management or uh GBP um risk mitigation in uh in CBA. So uh here also you have a few of the key uh resources that are available and that help you to um when you are designing a program that uh includes for protection specifically for uh responding or preventing uh GB cases. So um please use use those in addition to the uh more general reconsideration uh not that we presented. Um and last point on on the resources uh there are also a couple of tip sheets uh focusing one on mine action and another one on housing lang and property that tim developed uh a couple of years ago that we are also available and can be helpful uh for for you also to uh to to have access to to other specific uh resources to those areas of of protection. And uh in the slide also you see our contact uh for the help desk. Uh so in case you have specific questions, please feel free to to to reach out. Um and I think we will go now to our last point. So we will see if we have a couple of uh um minutes also some minutes also for for a couple of questions. at the end. Please Julia, hand over to you. >> Thanks, Robera. Um, very very briefly, we just wanted um you know like to make sure that you were aware of also this other initiative that is being implemented as as part of our work plan this year. So it relates to evidence building. So there are two main things. The first one is um the development of a global cash protection dashboards which aims at being being basically a global repository of different cash protection programs uh both integrated and a standalone one. Um the idea being that u you know there's a lot a lot of things are being done a little bit everywhere and it's uh and clearly there is nowhere where all of this is being brought together and there's huge amount of uh learning experience and and um also programmatic uh and monitoring data that is kind of not being uh um used uh at the global level. So that's why we created this dashboard is to try to um address that slightly. So the dashboard is currently you know designed to um capture um the I think on the next slide we have a a view of the dashboard. Uh Roberta [snorts] um the the dashboard is uh designed to right now to capture so some uh core uh programmatic aspects. So um anybody can um uh go in and fill it in and then our colleague Antoan is uh in charge of you know reviewing everything and helping you also if you need support in compiling this data and what he's working on right now is to develop a page that will be exclusively focusing on monitoring. So if you have um monitoring data from Castro Protection Programming that you wish to share uh to the like broader uh community of practice then we would uh be very happy to receive it and to integrated to the the global mapping. The so this is like the the the first kind of step in terms of uh evidence um generation. Um the second step so building on that uh dashboard is to develop a global report um that will be uh looking at the different you know like uh lessons learned from um different cash protection intervention from different organization across uh different um different contexts. Um in the past various organization have been developing uh theirs. So the idea is to do the kind of first inter agency one. Um and again we would very much welcome the participation of any um any organization implementing cash protection that has some uh interesting you know like data and learning um that they would like to share with the broader community. So please do let us know if you are uh interesting in contributing in either you know like the dashboards um the evidence building or both um yeah and then I think uh that's about it for the I'll just stop here so that we have some extra time for question but in a nutshell this is um yeah here you have the the QR code sorry that's maybe the most important one uh if you wish to um yeah to to join the initiative, but you can also obviously message us. Now you have our contacts plus the help desk also contacts. Um and yeah, I think uh we can move on to questions, Robert, unless I'm forgetting anything. I think that's what is up to you. >> Yeah. So I think colleagues uh thank you so much for for the the last um hour and 20 minutes and it's great to see so many people have stayed until the end. So it shows how interested everybody is. Um I saw in the chat it's asked a couple of times will we be sending the presentation? Yes, we will send the presentation. We will send uh the resources and we'll send uh a copy of the recording and I believe that quite a few of you will benefit from from the incountry trainings that uh um Robera and Julia give you an overview. So I think we have nine minutes. Abd Raman, you've had your hand patiently up. Um would you like to jump in and ask a question? Uh and anybody else you'd like to ask a question? Just put your hand up and then I can uh I can give you permission to access the microphone. So Abd Raman over to you. >> When Thank you and all Bal are you hear me? >> Yes. >> Okay. And the important is uh and when I wanted to join or trying to join this cash and and cash flow and and so I I I meet the problem is only and about uh about and an an organization. So if there is no any organization can I create the other organization or agency that concerned about the issues in East Africa like Somalia when I we trying to adapt it because of there is no organization that reliable of this responsible and and and are subjected to the an issue of the and cash program. Thank you. >> Um thank you very much for that question. Um, I've just put my email in the chat. Do you want to send me a separate email and I can link you to the clusters in or the other countries that you are looking at? So, just send me an email afterwards and I'll put you in touch. Um, any other questions colleagues? So, I think look in that case um, uh, Roberto Julia I can only thank you so much for your time. Um, and I think just to to echo the the support offered by the the task team, um, I write to Roberto and Julia all the time. Uh, it is a a free service. They are available to help. And so I just encourage you if you have any questions to reach out to the task team or you can reach out to your country protection cluster. Um, and and someone will find a way to connect you. Everybody have a lovely day and and thank you everybody for joining and please if you are still online can you uh share our appreciation and love to Roberta and Julia and the cash for protection task team. Thank you. >> Thanks so much everyone. Thank you. >> Okay, I'm going to end the event. Have a lovely afternoon. >> Thank you. Bye.