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Men, women and children risk sexual and gender-based violence in situations of conflict and emergency and during the process of flight. Even once they are settled, in displacement camps or urban areas, their individual insecurity often increases, due to factors such as the breakdown of family and community ties, shifting gender roles, and limited access to resources, police protection and adequate housing. Having a diversity of safe shelter options available is ideal to accommodate the range of security needs as well as individuals' desire for independence and community connection. Understanding the diversity of possible programme models -- and making this range available within a single camp or community -- can enable survivors to transfer to more appropriate safe shelters as their needs and preferences evolve. More in-depth, rigorous evaluation of safe shelter programmes is urgently needed to confirm which models work well in different circumstances. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractAs cash increasingly becomes an essential part of humanitarian assistance, it is critical that practitioners are aware of, and work to mitigate, exposure to protection risks among the most vulnerable recipients. This article presents findings from qualitative research exploring protection risks and barriers that arise in cash programming for internally displaced persons at high risk of violence and exploitation in Cameroon and Afghanistan. The authors conclude with recommendations for mainstreaming global protection principles into cash programmes, as well as key considerations for designing and implementing cash programmes in ways that minimize existing risks of harm and avoid creating new ones.