Wednesday, August 9, 2023
In 2020, South Sudan witnessed the first locust invasion in over 70 years. The locusts destroyed crops and grazing land in many parts of the country, significantly affecting the incomes and food security of thousands of people, the majority of whom...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Crises are gendered. Because women and girls start off at a disadvantage in every society, they often have fewer resources to be able to withstand the impacts of crises and shocks. The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a “big revealer” in this regard. School...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The Government of Ghana launched the LEAP 1000 pilot – a ‘cash plus’ programme – targeted at pregnant women and those with infants living in poor households in 2015. The motivation of the pilot was to support children during the first 1000 days...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Somalia has faced a protracted humanitarian crisis due to decades of conflict, political instability, and recurrent droughts. Beyond humanitarian support, small enterprises are a key lifeline and income source, especially for those living in internally...
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Years of implementing, studying, and iterating on cash transfer programs have revealed some important lessons about achieving long-term impact.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Bangladesh is home to over 50 indigenous groups. They speak over 35 languages and comprise over 1.8% of the population. 80% live in the plainlands in northern Bangladesh and the rest live in the south, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. BRAC’s indigenous...
Monday, August 2, 2021
Growing evidence shows that coordinated economic inclusion interventions can provide a valuable pathway out of extreme poverty. Our recent report, The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021: The Potential to Scale (SEI report 2021), assessed...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Most of the world’s poor live in rural areas, working mainly in smallholder agriculture. The pandemic threatens to expose—and exacerbate—gender differences in the constraints that farmers face. Such differences leave women particularly vulnerable to the...
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Africa, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda
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Monday, June 1, 2020
As COVID-19 grips the world, market economies have shuttered, schools have closed, and nearly half of the global population is confined to their homes. Yet millions of care workers step out every day to keep the lights on and support those in need, for...
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Asia, Bangladesh, India, Oceania
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
China has pledged to lend more support to companies with multi-faceted measures in a renewed commitment to protecting jobs for its workforce amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, an official said Wednesday.