Playing by the Code:laying down some rules of engagement for

the use of e-transfers in humanitarian response

Kokoévi SossouviWGET – ICT Humanitarian Innovation Forum

10-11 April 2014, Luxembourg

Who is CaLP ?Consortium composed of Oxfam GB, the British Red Cross, Save the Children UK, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Action Against Hunger / ACF International.

The CaLP believes that cash transfers and vouchers are a tool that can contribute to making humanitarian preparedness and response more effective at meeting the diverse needs of affected people, while

promoting recovery.

CaLP focus• Delivering Level 2 training• Set up Technical Working Groups• Making CaLP capacity building tools (for e.g. Level 1

training materials...) available so the members of the CoP can set capacity building activities themselves.

Capacity building

• 4 major researches• Video case studies• Evidence mapping

Research

• Advocacy for policies, practices and systems that support quality, scalable and CTP across the sectors, and for coordination of cash at national and global levels. • Develop a more systematic mechanism of sharing

and learning between agencies • Improving existing information sharing platforms• Global mapping project• Global Learning Events

Information sharing and advocating

+In partnership with

Community of practice

CTP... where innovative ideas can have a big impact

E-vouchersMobile transfers

Card-based transfers

Data movements and contractual

relationships can be complex!

Principles and Operational Standards for the Secure Use of Personal Data in Cash and E-Transfer Programmes

1 RESPECT2 PROTECT BY DESIGN3 UNDERSTAND DATA FLOWS4 QUALITY AND ACCURACY5 OBTAIN CONSENT OR INFORM BENEFICIARIES

AS TO THE USE OF THEIR DATA 6 SECURITY7 DISPOSAL8 ACCOUNTABILITY

Principles and Operational Standards content

Principle: RespectOrganisations should respect the privacy of beneficiaries and recognise that obtaining and processing their personal data represents a potential threat to that privacyOperational standard – interpretive notes: Operational guidance• Ensure that responsibility for protecting beneficiary data and meeting the

standards set out in this document is allocated to a specific post or role within the programme

Boxes and diagramsAnnexes1. Privacy Impact Assessment2. Model Clauses (b/f consent, aid agency and e-transfer service provide)

Putting the Principles into practice

“The action I will take is to see how the 'guiding principles' can be morphed into our International Management methodology and to look at options for testing these in the future.”

‘We use the POS to craft questions about data privacy for potential providers for a tender process in the DRC for private sector service providers’

“We create a waiver for beneficiaries in the Philippines so that they knew (at least to some extent) how their data would be shared”.

“The Principles and operational standards are now referred to in our SOPS”

"You have zero privacy anyway... Get over it." Scott McNealy (in 1999), former Sun Microsystems CEO

Some final thoughts...

Some (better) final thoughts...

Thank you... Questions?

www.cashlearning.org

Supported by: