Cash and Vouchers Assistance (CVA) and Child Protection: Summary of practice and evidence from Save the Children programmes 2023 Edition

In an effort to increase global knowledge and learning, Save the Children conducted a global review of twenty Country Offices and their programs in order to assess and highlight the impact that different forms of Cash and Vouchers Assistance (CVA) have on Child Protection (CP) outcomes, to identify evidence gaps and document best programmatic practices. This follows and uses the same methodology as the 2021 Evidence Report. The analysis has been conducted on three different types of programs:

• CVA programs with no complementary CP activities
• CVA programs with complementary CP activities (Cash +), where CP activities such as PSS or case management were provided to some CVA recipients
• CVA programs integrated with CP (i.e. CVA for Protection), where CVA was integrated into CP activities, with a primary CP objective