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Voucher Assistance

Three women and two children stand behind a bundle of food. One of the women holds up a card.

What does voucher assistance look like, particularly in emergency and crisis contexts?

With elements of voucher assistance (VA) often being built on assumptions rather than on evidence, CARE has identified the need to draw on the voices of women, girls, men, and boys in order to respond to this question.

CARE is committed to ensuring that VA projects are focused on women and girls, addressing their needs, challenges, and opportunities.

Based on CARE’s research on its programming with VA, six recommendations were identified as being critical for VA.

VA that works for women is:

  • Sensitive to women and girls
  • Not only designed for them, but most importantly, with them
  • Based on robust analysis
  • Designed to sustainably transform roles and relations
  • Designed to increase their ability to manage their finances in the long term
  • Designed to protect them

In 2021, CARE and our partners reached 2.65 million people via VA.

In 2021, CARE transferred 119 million USD directly to participants.

Programs

CARE Package Cash

A short-term influx of cash can make a meaningful difference in the lives of families struggling to survive from the economic impact of a protracted crisis or from the shock of a natural disaster.

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Training

Voucher Assistance and Violence Against Women and Girls Online Training

The Voucher Assistance and Violence Against Women and Girls online training is a six-week facilitated course targeting protection and specialists who are planning to or are encouraged to use VA in their program to deliver their responses.

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