July 13, 2017
Research›Case Studies
Cash or In-Kind? Why Not Both? Response analysis lessons from multimodal programming
This publication reviews lessons learned from emergency responses wherein more than one modality (cash, vouchers, or in-kind) was a “best fit” – or where the type of response...More
April 4, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Supporting Markets in Post-earthquake Nepal
This publication presents lessons learned from a CRS project to support economic markets in Nepal's Gorkha District, which was heavily hit by an earthquake in April 2015. The...More
July 24, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Humanitarian Response in Violent Conflict
This toolbox adapts a sample of 15 indicators from the SPHERE Project's Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response to be even more conflict-sensitive...More
September 9, 2012
Research›Papers/Reports
Banking with Mobile Phones in Haiti
In 2011, Catholic Relief Services utilized T-Cash, a new mobile phone–based banking service. The initiative improved the speed, security and cost of beneficiaries' banking...More
May 25, 2012
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Urban Livelihoods in the West Bank City of Nablus
Catholic Relief Services conducted a rapid livelihoods assessment in the West Bank city of Nablus to better understand the challenges that urban dwellers face and to develop...More
May 19, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning in Emergencies
This resource pack offers practical advice about how to implement a system for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) in emergencies. It provides standards for...More
February 27, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Learning From the Urban Transitional Shelter Response in Haiti
This handbook documents the experience of Catholic Relief Services in planning and implementing its urban transitional shelter response in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The publication...More
February 10, 2012
Research›Papers/Reports
Information and Communication Technologies for Development
This paper provides a snapshot of agriculture solutions that are emerging through information and communication technologies. It describes how these solutions are beginning to be...More
February 2, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Managing Post-disaster Reconstruction Projects
This step-by-step guide explains how to manage the two main types of CRS post-disaster or post-conflict construction: owner-driven and contractor-built. The guide is for non-...More
October 29, 2011
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Livelihoods in Northern Haiti
The publication summarizes the results of a participatory assessment that collected data on livelihoods in northern Haiti and produced recommendations for future programs.More
