The Asia Regional Cash Working Group (RCWG) is based in Bangkok, Thailand. It was established by CaLP as a platform for programme managers, regional advisors, technical professionals / experts as well as non-programme related units, (such as finance, supply chain, ICT, security) interested or dedicated to Cash and Voucher Assistance in the Asia and Pacific* region.
It has now transitioned to the Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group, and is supported by a co-chairing arrangement between WFP, IFRC and OCHA. It’s overarching aim is to improve the quality and coordination, increasing the scale (where relevant/appropriate) and broadening the scope of and use of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) through shared learnings/lessons learnt across the region, leveraging common approaches that are regionally relevant and built on best practice.
Specifically, the objectives of the RCWG are:
The RCWG lead is hosted by WFP and works closely with Cash Working Groups in the region.
For more information on the RCWG please see the Regional Cash Working Group page on Humanitarian Response or contact, Barbara Leseni, Inter-agency Regional CWG Coordinator email: Barbara.leseni@wfp.org.
* Whilst there is a Pacific Regional Working Group meeting out of Suva, Fiji the Asia Working Group will continue to collaborate with the Pacific team, inviting them for meetings and learning events.
For documents from previous meetings, please refer to the Cash Working Group Documents Archive.
Barbara Leseni
Inter-Agency Regional CWG Coordinator
CashCap Roster
Email: Barbara.Leseni@wfp.org
Ali Mansoor
CaLP Asia Capacity Building Officer
The Cash Learning Partnership
E-mail: training.asia@cashlearning.org