Turkey Cash-Based Interventions Technical Working Group

Meeting Multiple Needs

The Cash-Based Interventions Technical Working Group is part of a broader effort to coordinate the humanitarian response for refugees in Turkey through the provision of life-saving and basic needs. The need for this TWG, as an action-oriented forum at the sub-national level in Gaziantep, Turkey, was identified by CBI actors in November 2015. With regards to its geographical focus, the CBI TWG will aim to address the needs of the most vulnerable refugees inside all of Turkey, with a focus on both camps and non-camp communities.

The CBI TWG, at an operational and technical level, is intended to be a mechanism of targeted information sharing, appropriate harmonization of approaches, determining and coordinating joint advocacy efforts, agreeing relevant minimum standards and planning to improve targeting of the most vulnerable households and increase their resilience to future shocks and stresses.

Its work is to capitalize on existing cash and voucher-based programming efforts from Government actors, the Turkish Red Crescent, UN and NGOs in order to ensure a more coordinated and effective response with minimal gaps and duplications and increased quality and accountability of programming.

Membership into CBI TWG is open to all humanitarian partners including international and local NGOs, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, concerned government departments, UN agencies and donors within the Refugee Coordination Response in Turkey; primarily organizations with previous/current experience in cash or voucher-based interventions, and those planning to implement such interventions in future. Participating agencies are encouraged to send technical/programmatic representatives in order to contribute to the greatest possible extent. All actors planning or implementing cash-based interventions in Turkey (in support of refugee populations) are strongly encouraged to attend the Working Group and share information regularly. Consistency of representation for each participating agency is appreciated.

Overarching Outcomes of the CBI TWG

To promote coordination of sustainable CBI for multi-sectoral and/or multi-purpose responses to address the needs of the most vulnerable refugee households;
To provide technical guidance, capacity development and support increased appropriate harmonization of approaches, accountability and quality of CBI programming in Turkey;
Contribute to and provide technical capacity towards a transition towards longer-term sustainable options;
Promote knowledge management and learning amongst CBI actors;
Ensure participation and information-sharing with other sectors in which CBI actors participate; assist sector working groups to more efficiently and effectively incorporate CBI into their coordination mechanism.