SECTORAL SUPPORT
CASH WORKING GROUP For the first time in northeast Nigeria, iMMAP deployed a Cash and Voucher
reporting template to capture National CVA activities using Global Cash
Assistance (CVA) IMO to support the cash working group (CWG) from July 2020.
Learning Partnership (CaLP) network standards.
The CWG Coordinator introduced the IMO to the OCHA IM team and discussions were held regarding effective IM support parameters for the CWG. Since his
The introduction of an expert to provide IM support will strengthen the CWG
commencement, the IMO has gathered all first quarter 5W reports from OCHA
by providing services that will help fill the coordination gap. The IM products
and produced a CVA dashboard for the period. The dashboard highlighted
produced since the beginning of this support to the CWG have greatly
partners' presence, conditionality, delivery mechanisms, beneficiaries reached,
benefited partners and decision-makers to overview the response activities,
and sector response to CVA. Between January and March 2020, 20 partners
partner presence, gaps in reporting mechanisms, and data collection
reported cash activities in 34 LGAs.
methods. The developed IM products shared with partners have generated feedback from partners, which increased CVA reporting by the national
Other support provided by the newly deployed CVA IMO has included the analysis of COVID-19 projects with CVA components using data sourced from OCHA. The IMO also updated the CWG contact list with the aim of generating baseline information and, with individual partner consent, automatically adds partners to the respective sector mailing lists.
The IMO supported Ground Truth Solution, an INGO that helps people affected by crisis influence the design and implementation of humanitarian aid, with identifying the locations of CVA recipients in the BAY States. This survey aims to understand the different humanitarian assistance experiences for people affected by the northeast Nigeria crisis. Ground Truth aims to survey 1,000 humanitarian aid recipients, at least 50% of which receive some cash or voucher assistance. The IMO also harmonized indicators and developed a CWG
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