Utilizing Cash and Voucher Assistance within Gender-based Violence Case Management to Support Crisis-Affected Populations in Ecuador

Author(s)
Manell, T. & Welcome Radice, H.
Publication language
English
Pages
20pp
Date published
01 May 2020
Type
Lessons papers
Keywords
Cash-based transfers (CBT), Conflict, violence & peace, Gender, Protection, human rights & security, Current learning and evaluation
Countries
Ecuador
Organisations
CARE International
Link
https://www.calpnetwork.org/publication/utilizing-cash-and-voucher-assistance-within-gender-based-violence-case-management-to-su

Refugees, internally displaced, and migrant women and girls face risks of and incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) before, during, and after crises. GBV is a pressing concern and the responsibility of all humanitarian actors. Cash and voucher assistance (CVA) , while not always appropriate, can play a key role in the prevention of and response to GBV.

With support from Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Womens Refugee Commission and CARE partnered on a project aimed at strengthening the capacity of GBV and CVA service providers in Ecuador to leverage CVA within case management services in the prevention of and response to GBV for crisis-affected populations.

This project, which spanned September to December 2019, served as an opportunity to model comprehensive GBV case management in the face of high rates of GBV and to influence how humanitarian and development sectors and their practitioners respond to GBV in Ecuador using CVA.

Authors: 
Manell, T. & Welcome Radice, H.