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The Cash Learning Partnership is a consortium of five NGOs which aims to improve the quality and efficiency of emergency cash transfer programming (CTP) across the humanitarian sector. The Cash Learning Partnership promotes appropriate, timely and quality cash and voucher programming in humanitarian response through capacity building, advocacy, research and information sharing.

The Cash Learning Partnership originated from the will to gather lessons learnt from the emergency response in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005. Today, CaLP is comprised of five steering committee members: Action Against Hunger, The British Red Cross, The Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam and Save the Children.

Why cash transfer programming
Cash transfer programming can empower beneficiaries, promote flexibility and choice, and provide dignity by helping affected individuals meet their own needs through local markets. By working through the local economy, CTP can reach affected communities more quickly, facilitate early recovery, and support local traders and suppliers. It is important to note that delivery of cash is not an end unto itself but instead a tool to reach humanitarian programming goals.

Activities
CaLP’s activities are organised around four pillars: research, capacity building, information sharing and advocacy.

In terms of research, the main research focuses have been around the use of electronic transfers in cash transfer programming , market analysis in emergencies  and the way changes to the humanitarian system by the horizon 2025 will affect cash transfer programming.

The CaLP provides a variety of training to accommodate different levels of experience with cash and voucher programming. The level 1 training is a 3-day course aimed at humanitarian programme staff, managers and support teams and provides a general introduction to cash transfer programming (CTP) as a tool in emergency response. The level 2 training is a 4-day training package that aims to take humanitarian practitioners and support staff with cash experience to the next level when coordinating, planning and implementing cash transfer programming. The training covers a broad cross-section of modalities and looks at the lessons learned and innovations from recent cash-based disaster response programmes in Syria, the Philippines, Haiti or Pakistan. Other trainings provided include trainings of trainers and specialised trainings.