Value for money digest: Multiple purpose cash assistance in Sudan

Humanitarian Value for Money Toolkit - Tools and approaches for measuring VfM in rapid onset and prolonged crises

May 2015

• Guidance and Tools

Cash assistance: How design influences value for money

14 October 2020

CALP Network

• Research and Studies

Re-balancing the ‘value for money’ calculations in humanitarian cash assistance by including beneficiaries’ perspectives

3 August 2020

University of Manchester

Value for Money of Cash Transfers in Emergencies

February 2015

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

• Research and Studies

Market monitoring and localised research in a context of extreme conflict: learning from Darfur

1 October 2025

Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)

• Research and Studies

The war economy in Darfur: distorting trade and fuelling conflict

This brief explores how trade fuels conflict through the war economy in Darfur and highlights consequences for established traders.

1 October 2025

Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)

• Research and Studies

From youth researchers to community builders: Harnessing youth-led research to prevent violence in northwest Nigeria

Mercy Corps’ report describes how youth-led action research empowered young researchers to investigate local violence and identify youth-driven solutions.

1 March 2023

Mercy Corps, USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)

• Research and Studies

Recommendations for managing recurrent disaster-related shocks and supporting resilience options in Somalia

This note distills lessons from Somalia’s 2011 and 2016 famines, showing communities adapting through new coping strategies and stronger preparedness, while highlighting persistent vulnerabilities, and offering recommendations for inclusive, resilience‑focused humanitarian and development action.

24 June 2019

Development Initiatives (DI)

• Research and Studies