CALP is a dynamic global network of over 90 organisations engaged in the critical areas of policy, practice and research in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and financial assistance more broadly. Collectively, CALP members deliver the vast majority of humanitarian CVA worldwide.
The Sahel region is increasingly affected by climate shocks, chronic vulnerabilities, endemic poverty and conflict that are putting millions at risk. In 2023, almost 35 million people needed humanitarian assistance, which accounts for 32% of the whole population.
Several countries within the West Africa region have experienced partial bans on cash and vouchers assistance or have experienced some risks of having bans issued for different reasons.
Expected outcome
To support relevant humanitarian stakeholders in understanding why bans on cash are issued, analyzing whether there are common or similar patterns, reflecting how it would be possible to mitigate this risk, and helping CWGs and practitioners to adapt when these bans are issued.
Main objective
To enable humanitarian actors, particularly in West and Central Africa, to effectively address and mitigate the risk of cash bans.
This work will involve a review of literature on contexts where a ban on cash has been issued, key informant interviews with people working with implementing organizations, government officials, financial service providers, etc., and a workshop with some CWGs in the region and other stakeholders to identify successful preventative measures to reduce the risk of bans and how better adapt CVA programs when a CVA ban is issued. The work can be built on the mapping of cash bans that will be done in-house.
So far, several reasons have been listed in some bans on cash: lack of harmonized programs (coordination) with consequent potential harming of communities, increase of inflation, etc. There is a need to identify all these reasons and to analyse them to understand if there are activities that can be done to prevent additional bans from being applied.
In addition, where it is not possible to prevent the issuing of new bans on cash, the CWGs and the implementing organizations should implement adaptative measures.
**Before applying, please reach out to (**Mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org)Â to receive more complete ToR.
Key activities of the consultancy include:
AREAS OF WORK
Estimated time (days)
Conduct a secondary data review on countries where a ban on cash is currently in place or has been in place in the past, exploring from which stakeholder group the drive for a ban arose from, what their concerns were, how cash stakeholders responded and what the final result was.
4
Organize KIIs with relevant stakeholders (implementing organizations, FSPs, government officials, etc.) that have experienced working in contexts where CVA has been banned by the Government or where restrictions are/were in place. Update the cash ban mapping document.
7
Organize a workshop with some CWGs of the region and other relevant stakeholders to brainstorm on the possible mitigation measures that can be adopted to avoid or reduce the risk of having additional bans on cash, and to understand how to better adapt CVA programs when a ban on cash is issued by a government.
2
Draft a report and a presentation on the findings.
3
TOTAL
16
Methodology notes
The methodology will be proposed by the consultants, within the following parameters:
Role of CALP
Introduce the consultant to the key stakeholders (CWG, KI, Government,…).
Share with the consultant the outcomes of the cash ban mapping.
During the consultancy, the following outputs will be expected:
Essential
Preferred
The work is scheduled to start beginning April 2024 and to close by end-June 2024 with some flexibility.
ACF Spain on behalf of the CALP Network commissions this piece of work. The CALP Regional Representative will manage the consultant, together with relevant colleagues.
100% payment on completion of the study and delivery of the key deliverables.
Application Process
Please send technical & financial proposals to Landry Djibril Mbodj (lmbodj@wa.acfspain.org) and to Mirko Tommasi (mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org) by April 14th , 2024 indicating in the subject: Mitigating Governmental restrictions on CVA.
The proposal should include the following:
**Before applying, please reach out to (**Mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org)Â to receive more complete ToR.
Any additional general clarifications on the consultancy should be addressed to Mirko Tommasi (Mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org) or Amadou Diop (Amadou.Diop@calpnetwork.org) and lmbodj@wa.acfspain.org in CC .
Interested organizations, please send technical & financial proposals to Landry Djibril Mbodj (lmbodj@wa.acfspain.org) and to Mirko Tommasi (mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org) by April 14th , 2024 indicating in the subject: Mitigating Governmental restrictions on CVA.
The proposal should include the following:
**Before applying, please reach out to (**Mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org)Â to receive more complete ToR.
Any additional general clarifications on the consultancy should be addressed to Mirko Tommasi (Mirko.tommasi@calpnetwork.org) or Amadou Diop (Amadou.Diop@calpnetwork.org) and lmbodj@wa.acfspain.org in CC .
Tagged as: Acción contra el Hambre España, Senegal
AI: Hello human, I am a GPT powered AI chat bot. Ask me anything!