Capacity Statement: Cash and Voucher Program

Key Achievements:

• Since the beginning of the war in February 2022 through April 2024, World Vision has implemented six multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) projects funded by Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), US Agency for International Development (USAID), Giro555, Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and World Vision's Private Non-Sponsorship Funds (PNS). These projects have been carried out across Chernivetska, Kirovohradska, Vinnytska, Dnipropetrovska, Volynska, Zaporizka, Zakarpatska, Lvivska, Donetska, Kyiv, Zhytomyrska, and Ivano-Frankivska Oblasts. In total, 176,282 people have been supported, and $38,265,795 has been distributed.
• The implementation of MPCA was carried out by five international agencies: the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED), Hungarian Interchurch Aid Ukraine, DORCAS Ukraine, Baptist World Alliance, and Medair Ukraine. Additionally, four local partners contributed: Youth Movement Be Free, We Are Near, Caritas, Responsible Citizen, and Arms of Mercy.
• Cash for protection assistance was provided to marginalized ROMA communities in Dnipropetrovska and Donetska Oblasts, as well as to IDPs affected by protection risks in Kyivska, Zakarpatska, and Vinytska Oblasts. In total, 1,037 people received cash for protection needs, with $259,250 distributed by Lacho Drome and NGO GIRLS.
• Institutional capacity and readiness for cash implementation have been enhanced with the establishment of two additional offices in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. To support this expansion, 38 local staff members, including project managers, cash coordinators, officers, LMMS experts, and project assistants, have been recruited.
• A financial service provider agreement has been established with a private bank. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines have been developed, and the implementation of cash and voucher programming has been standardized.
• Currently, five projects—BHA2, ADH10, Giro555, WV Canada PNS, ADH12, and WV US PNS—are supporting 89,542 internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host communities in the Chernivetska, Dnipropetrovska, Zaporizka, Kharkivska, Donetska, Khersonska, and Mykolaivska Oblasts. Implementation is conducted by two international NGOs (Hungarian Inter-Church Aid and Baptist World Alliance) and four local partners (Youth Movement Be Free, Arms of Mercy, Caritas Donetsk, and Responsible Citizen).”
• In coordination with the CWG and ACTED (URC MPCA consortium), World Vision trained 72 participants from 40 organizations involved in cash programming in Ukraine. The training aimed to equip partners with both programmatic and operational skills essential for effective cash programming.

STORY: Cash program gives hope to a family of 12 in Ukraine