Independent review of CashCap support to the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh

CashCap is an inter-agency project, managed by NORCAP, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. CashCap has been deploying senior experts to provide inter-agency support with the aim of increasing the use and effectiveness of cash and markets programming in crisis contexts since 2016.

In early October 2017, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) requested support from CashCap with the initial aim of establishing a platform for the coordination of cash-based interventions (CBI) for the Rohingya refugee population following a large-scale exodus of this vulnerable group from Myanmar into Bangladesh.

The review has been undertaken by an independent consultant and has focused on qualitative data collection and analysis through interviewing key stakeholders and reviewing relevant documentation. A total of 20 semi-structured interviews were undertaken with deployed CashCap experts and other stakeholders involved in the Rohingya crisis humanitarian response including the host agency, donors and operational agencies. A number of interviews were undertaken remotely but a brief visit to Cox’s Bazar allowed for in-person interviews as well as a visit to Kutupalong refugee camp.

The purpose of the review is to assess the relevance, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the support provided by CashCap to the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar in 2017 and 2018. Primary users of the review will be the NORCAP Department and the CashCap Steering Committee. The report will also be shared with an external audience including CashCap partners, relevant stakeholders and donors.