Initial evidence from the B-READY (Building Resilient, Adaptive andDisaster Ready Communities) Project indicates that strategic investments in preparedness activities could result in lesser spending on recovery efforts, as well as improve the disaster-vulnerable population’s capacity to manage impacts, resume their income-generating activities faster, and increase their resiliency. The Project was piloted in Salcedo, Eastern Samar […]

Local humanitarian actors are on the brink of what could be a revolutionary movement in the global humanitarian space, which is still dominated by huge and powerful international players. In the Philippines, this movement started way before the Typhoon Haiyan catastrophe of 2013. For many communities in the country, local humanitarian actors were always at […]

Electronic cash transfer and digital financial inclusion during crises and conflicts in the Philippines   Cash-in-Hand: Electronic cash transfer and digital financial inclusion during crises and conflicts in the Philippines By Dante Dalabajan This learning brief presents Oxfam’s experience on cash transfer in the Philippines: how it evolved from an approach to humanitarian aid delivery […]

An Oxfam – Visa Case Study in the Philippines Delivering aid to a large, displaced population provides challenges for governments, the private sector and aid organizations in the aftermath of any humanitarian crisis. The increasing scale and impact of disasters calls for innovative solutions for a more efficient and effective delivery of cash to affected […]