Cash and voucher in relief and recovery: Red Cross Red Crescent good practices
- Source(s): International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Year: 2007
- Language(s): English
- Disaster Type: General
- Country: Niger, Ethiopia, Iran, Germany
- Disaster: Hurricane Mitch, 1998, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Bam Earthquake, 2003
- Theme: Livelihood
For the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, providing cash relief or vouchers to disaster-affected families is proving a viable alternative to the direct distribution of food or other relief items and supports early recovery and restoring livelihoods.
