Online training: Violence against women and girls (VAWG) prevention and response in cash and voucher assistance (CVA)

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA)

This six-week, facilitator-led course gives specialists working with protection and women and girls, the tools they need to use cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in crisis settings.

What the course offers

We designed this course around the case management approach, with five modules that follow the full project cycle. Participants build practical skills to prepare, design, deliver, and monitor CVA that puts women and girls at the center. The course builds on face-to-face training originally developed by CARE and the Women’s Refugee Commission, and adapts it for remote and frontline settings.

Who made it possible

With support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, CARE and the Women’s Refugee Commission created the course to expand access to tools and guidance for violence prevention in cash programs. USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance funded translations into French and Spanish, making the course more accessible to frontline teams.

CARE

Women's Refugee Commission

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

USAID

Our partners

UNFPA, Plan International, Danish Refugee Council, CALP Network, NORCAP, War Child, and International Rescue Committee.

UNFPA

Plan International

Danish Refugee Council

CALP Network

Norwegian Capacity

War Child

International Rescue Committee

Key Aid Consulting

The course materials are currently available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. To express interest in participating in a future cohort of the course and to receive updates, please fill out this form. For insights on the course material, learning methodology, and more, please refer to the course overview guide.

Course objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain how CVA supports outcomes for women and girls affected by violence
  • Decide when and how to use CVA as part of a wider protection response
  • Clarify the roles of different teams across the project cycle
  • Choose safe and appropriate delivery mechanisms and transfer values
  • Identify the right data for monitoring and evaluating CVA and VAWG programming

Our achievements

More than 200 participants have graduated from the course, with many more registered and learning now.

This training helps CARE and partners design smarter, safer, and more effective cash responses that protect women and girls in times of crisis.

Interested in joining our next cohort?

Are you looking to expand your knowledge and skillset on violence against women and girls (VAWG) prevention and response in cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to enhance the delivery of programming in humanitarian settings? Let us know, and we'll keep you updated on future course offerings.



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Resources

Course Materials (Arabic)

Access course materials from all five sessions.

Download from Dropbox (Arabic)

Course Materials (English)

Access course materials from all five sessions.

Download from Dropbox (English)

Course Materials (French)

Access course materials from all five sessions.

Download from Dropbox (French)

Course Materials (Spanish)

Access course materials from all five sessions.

Download from Dropbox (Spanish)

Cash and Voucher Assistance and Violence Against Women and Girls Compendium

This compendium offers practical guidance for humanitarian practitioners.

See the modules on the GBV Guidelines website

Cash and Voucher Assistance and Compendium Face to Face Training modules

This training package offers modules targeted towards different audiences, including donors, coordinators, humanitarian country teams, field practitioners including technical and CVA specialists who use CVA to deliver on sectoral and multi-sectoral outcomes, and violence prevention specialists.

See the modules on the GBV Guidelines website