5.5 Coordinate with others

In a vast majority of cases, either in a humanitarian or refugee context, the coordination model is sector led. In those set-ups there is no definitive space where the CBI coordination should sit. This results in ad hoc set up of cash coordination architecture that varies from one crisis to another.

Coordination of CBI is especially relevant for the following reasons:

• Avoiding duplication of assistance, especially when cash interventions are conducted within different sectors;
• Streamlining value of transfers to avoid creating a pull factor towards certain locations and community tensions;
• Creating crisis-wide SOPs for cash programming and other tools;
• Conducting joint market assessments and price monitoring.