Using CVA in the design and management of microentrepreneurship programmes - Question-and-Answer Response - 5 July 2023

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A question-and-answer response covering how Cash and Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) informs the design and management of microentrepreneurship programmes. It details training duration and delivery in Ethiopia, including practical and theoretical sessions, market assessment, and business-plan drafting, followed by additional technical training. It also explains income-generating activities selected by women in Syria, safeguarding basic needs before or after instalments, and the tools used for cash feasibility studies. The document further addresses rejection of proposals and the market analysis required for profitability.

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Using CVA in the design and management of microentrepreneurship programmes

Ethiopia: training modules and delivery timeline

Syria: income-generating activities and safeguarding basic needs

LRC: tools for cash feasibility studies

Proposal selection, targeting approach, and market analysis requirements

| Session Title | Using CVA in the design and management of microentrepreneurship programmes (5th July 2023) | | --- | --- | | Question | Answer | | Ethiopia: How do the business skill training-modules work, no of days, who does the training (if external), how we ensure that they follow the module? | Training on business skills and management is provided for all selected recipients by trained and certified Livelihood Officers and Project Coordinators from the project for five days; they have practical and theoretical sessions, they do a market assessment during half day for their own business and they start drafting their own business plan including narrative and economic plan. An additional three days on technical training is given for recipients to help them build more focused skills and knowledge on their chosen area of business. For example, for a woman who chooses to work on poultry farm, is given a generic five days training in business skills and management training and then three days on specific knowledge and skills needed to work on poultry, market opportunities and potential challenges for such kinds of business. | | Syria: What type of income generating activities did the women choose for these grants? | For the project presented, the main Income Generating Activities the women are involved in include grocery shop management, carpentry, selling of dairy products, management of libraries, sweet shop ownership, sheepherding, tailoring and hairdressing. | | Syria: As the target group included also those who were engaging in negative coping strategies, how did you ensure that also part of the basic needs of the recipients were covered to avoid unintended use of the funds especially after receiving the 1st instalment. Where recipients linked to some other ongoing projects or no? | For Micro-Entrepreneurship projects in Syria, and depending on assessment results, the amount of money delivered included the GAP of the Minimum Expenditure Basket for 2 or 3 months as well as the transportation to the Financial Service Provider if needed. SARC followed the recommendations of the National Cash Working Group. | | LRC: Which exact tools should be used in a Cash Feasibility study? | The TOOLS below have been extracted from the Cash in Emergencies Toolkit
1. M3_ 1_2_ 1 cash feasibility checklist. To check cash feasibility and select the response modalities and mechanisms that best meet the objectives established for the emergency response.
2. M3_ 1_3_2 Advantages and Disadvantages of response modalities. Advantages and disadvantages of response modalities (information for team members about the different modalities) .
3. Risk matrix. Risks should be considered throughout the response analysis process. Risk analysis can help determine the feasibility of cash options and provide valuable information for the comparative analysis of different options. Risk analysis can be enriched by the participation of a diverse group of stakeholders (including members of the assessment team, volunteers, staff members from the programme, logistics and finance units) .
4. M3_ 1_6_ 1 Decision-making matrix template. A decision-making tool provides guidance on identifying which response modalities | | Session Title | Using CVA in the design and management of microentrepreneurship programmes (5th July 2023) | | --- | --- | | Question | Answer | | | and mechanisms best meet the objectives established for your intervention.
5. Beneficiary communication and accountability
• M4_2_4_ 1 BCA information checklist (to be completed by the team) . Beneficiary communication and accountability
• M4_2_4_2 Beneficiary comms flyer template (to be adapted to the programme)
• M4_2_4_4 RCRCM CVA FAQs (relevant document with a summary of main questions asked related to transfer modalities) 6. Financial Service Provider
• M4_3_ 1_3 E-transfer requirements checklist
• M4_3_ 1_ 4 Assessing mobile money templateInformation is included on page

FAQs

How are business skill training modules delivered in Ethiopia, and what activities do recipients complete?

Training is delivered over five days by trained and certified Livelihood Officers and Project Coordinators, including practical and theoretical sessions. Recipients also conduct a half-day market assessment for their own business and draft a business plan covering narrative and economic components, followed by an additional three days of technical training for chosen business areas.

What income-generating activities did women choose under the Syria grants?

Women’s main income-generating activities included grocery shop management, carpentry, selling dairy products, managing libraries, running sweet shops, sheepherding, tailoring, and hairdressing.

Which tools are used in a cash feasibility study as described for LRC?

The response lists tools extracted from the Cash in Emergencies Toolkit, including the cash feasibility checklist, advantages and disadvantages of response modalities, a risk matrix, and a decision-making matrix template, plus beneficiary communication and accountability resources and financial service provider checklists.

Sep 12, 2026

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