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Late Sept. Key Aid was in Geneva with the @UNOCHA cash experts to take stock of a year working together on strengthening Cash Confidence capacity. Three training packages were delivered to about 150 staff around the globe. There's still a lot more to come, so watch this space!

With our pick of the week, listen in on Michael Patton and Lars Peter Nissen as they talk about what evaluations can and cannot do for the humanitarian sector bit.ly/3ZnpTiH

In Sept., our team of 5 evaluators conducted primary data collection in Chad for the evaluation of the @Refugees L3 Multi-Country Response to the Sudan situation, exploring the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, & sustainability of their interventions in Chad, amongst others.

Our pick of the week is the Flagship Initiative's First Year Learning Report that can be downloaded here bit.ly/4cZdg0g

Want to see what the in-person version of the @calpnetwork : Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff training is like? Take a sneak peek via this video and enjoy an early bird discount by paying up to 6 weeks before it starts on November 25th in Paris. youtu.be/x7lGi_ASZxM

Our pick of the week is this research paper by the Humanitarian Advisory Group that aims to help the humanitarian community mitigate the negative impacts its system can have on the climate and environment bit.ly/4g6vz6z

With our pick of the week, tune in to Conversations on the Modern Middle East, a 6-episode podcast series launched by Sciences Po, in collaboration with the University of Toronto and IE University bit.ly/4g26IRg

Our pick of the week is this case study on the economics of localizing aid, that recommends funding communities and local actors directly wherever possible, and working with them to develop coalition structures bit.ly/4bqj1Dl

Our pick of the week is Chris Brew's article that explores how harmful information during times of armed conflict can contribute to civilian harm and what can be done about it bit.ly/4crVgfA

Commissioned by CAMEALEON, Key Aid conducted fieldwork in 4 areas of Lebanon in July—Beirut, Tripoli, Bekaa, & Mount Lebanon—to better understand how misinformation about Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) affects social cohesion. Stay tuned for the final report coming soon!

Our pick of the week is this research paper by Wondimagegn Tesfaye that looks into the gendered distributional effects of public expenditure policy based on survey and administrative data from Ethiopia bit.ly/45WIEuw

9.4 million people have been displaced since April 2023 in Sudan. @Refugees has scaled up its operation there & in neighbouring countries. Key Aid is supporting UNHCR with the evaluation of its scale up & our Team Lead was in Chad for the inception visit. data.unhcr.org/en/situations/…

Our pick of the week is this War Studies podcast episode during which cognitive scientist Dr Nafees Hamid discusses identity in the West, the crisis of individualism, societal psychology, and how this helps extremism to gain in momentum spoti.fi/3W5D1Xr

To further strengthen the cash confidence of @UNOCHA who has taken on a co-chair function of the cash working groups across the globe in non-refugee settings, & embed cash across OCHA's thematic expertises, Key Aid delivered a cash coordination training in Dakar early summer.

Our pick of the week is this downloadable resource that intends to help you select the right tool for different types of market assessments in humanitarian contexts marketsincrises.net/resources/comp…

Hugo & Laurent, our associate consultant in DR Congo, traveled to Goma in May to support the SAFER consortium’s rapid response mechanism, carrying out a review of 5 pilot interventions aimed at enhancing implementation speed. Learn more about SAFER here: drc.mercycorps.org/fr/blog/SAFER-…

In our pick of the week, listen to William Shoki, Chief Editor of Africa is a Country, converse with Lars Peter Nissen about the western media's narratives of Africa and their political impacts bit.ly/3W7Gmpf

In June Key Aid conducted primary data collection for the evaluation of the @WFP Country Strategic Plan, visiting Goma, Bunia, Bukavu, Kalemie & Kinshasa while exploring effectiveness & gender mainstreaming. Report coming soon. Access the strategy here: bit.ly/3RPb57K

Wondering if hosting the Olympics is worth the associated costs? Our pick of the week is this paper that assesses the intangible impacts of the 2012 Olympics in London. bit.ly/46a8gUG