Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for Children Associated with Armed Groups and Armed Forces (CAAFAG): A case study from Save the Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

This case study is drawn from Save the Children CVA operations in the DRC (South Kivu) in 2022 and 2023, focusing on children associated with armed groups/forces (CAAFAG).

Following an overview of the context, it deep dives into the technical design of the CVA response and continues with a presentation of the main findings on basic need coverages and coping strategies as well as on child protection outcomes. It concludes with a section on lessons learnt and provides a set of recommendations to support the quality design of CVA operations to achieve child protection outcomes, with a specific focus on integrated programming between CVA and child protection components.

This document complements the program summary infographic about the same intervention as well as SC’s 2022-2023 global evidence-building report on CVA and Child Protection.