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The State of Referral Systems in Yemen

The State of Referral Systems in Yemen

by Administrator

Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY), Yemen

 

With millions of people currently in humanitarian need in Yemen, it is critical for humanitarian actors to use resources effectively, including by developing effective and efficient referral pathways between sectors. Meraki Labs conducted this research to support the Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) to better understand how cash and other sectors interlink, what referral systems already exist and what pathways should be established or integrated with the CCY program.

This report is based on both primary and secondary research. It draws on a literature review of referral
mechanisms in Yemen specifically and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as an analysis of documentation available from key clusters. In addition, 30 semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted with 20 agencies.

 

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Recommendation to UN Humanitarian Country Team – Social Protection Integration

Recommendation to UN Humanitarian Country Team – Social Protection Integration

by Administrator

CASH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP, IRAQ

In Iraq, state social protection programmes are a critical component of household income. For the last seven years, communities have also benefited from ongoing humanitarian cash-based support to meet emergency needs. As the humanitarian response to the ISIL crisis winds down, several initiatives for linking humanitarian and social protection systems have been initiated, but none have been sustained or gained sufficient buy in from all stakeholders. The Covid-19 crisis has added a layer of urgency in finding a solution to poverty-focused cash-based social protection initiatives in Iraq.

Meraki Labs supported humanitarian, development, and government actors in understanding the extent to which humanitarian cash assistance and government-led social protection programmes overlap in Iraq, to determine a way forward to support vulnerable households in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, while considering the importance of ongoing recovery from conflict.

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