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Mitigating the effects of Covid-19 in West Africa

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Read about the latest research and analysis from the CORE research initiative.

Mitigating the effects of Covid-19 in West Africa
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Mitigating the effects of Covid-19 in West Africa

7 December 20227 December 2022

In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments around the world took a range of measures to fight against the spread of the pandemic, including containment measures, closure of public […]

Evidence reveals better ways to protect livelihoods and rights during global emergencies
GRADE
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Evidence reveals better ways to protect livelihoods and rights during global emergencies

14 October 2022

In 2020, IDRC mobilised to support research to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its largest initiative within this response, Covid-19 Responses for Equity, sought to understand the socioeconomic impacts of […]

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The real value of pandemic research stretches far beyond short term policy responses

14 September 2022

The human tragedy of Covid-19 has provided a challenging research environment that has tested the ability of development donors to rapidly mobilise funding and support impact. A new report by […]

Social accountability for meaningful youth engagement in Kenya
OSSREA
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Social accountability for meaningful youth engagement in Kenya

13 July 202218 July 2022

The Covid-19 and the youth question in Africa: Response, impact and prevention measures in the IGAD region (COYOQA) project is a participatory action research project in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. […]

Stranded in a pandemic: migrant and refugee experiences call for collaborative governance
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Stranded in a pandemic: migrant and refugee experiences call for collaborative governance

20 June 20222 December 2022

This blog was first published on the IDRC website.  EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (CC BY-ND 2.0)People crossing the border between Guatemala and Mexico. The mobility of almost everyone […]

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Call in the social science cavalry for post-pandemic recovery

14 March 2022

This blog was first published on Asia Pathways. Many governments around the world found themselves ill-prepared to respond to the massive social and economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease […]

Covid-19: A global response to a global challenge
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Covid-19: A global response to a global challenge

11 March 2022

On the two year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic, Estefania Charvet of Southern Voice reflects on what has changed since the start of Covid-19. Changes in […]

Why Covid-19 recovery must be gender responsive
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Why Covid-19 recovery must be gender responsive

8 March 20228 March 2022

The Coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on livelihoods across the globe, with women and minority communities working in informal economies often the hardest hit. This is the focus […]

Top 5 Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021
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Top 5 Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021

8 February 2022

This blog was first published on Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing’s (WIEGO) website on 1 February. 2021 was another tough year for informal workers: their earnings stayed far […]

Rethinking our understanding of vulnerability under the pandemic
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Rethinking our understanding of vulnerability under the pandemic

31 January 2022

One of the challenges facing organisations trying to assess the Covid-19 pandemic’s socio-economic impact on vulnerable social groups is how to understand vulnerability in a complex and data-poor context. As […]

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Flexibility and adaptation: shaping research practice during Covid-19

14 December 202114 December 2021

Carrying out research in complex and dynamic socio-political contexts can be difficult. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened, extended, and created new challenges, causing research partners around the […]

Covid-19 and social accountability: Insights from a rapid baseline study in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
OSSREA
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Covid-19 and social accountability: Insights from a rapid baseline study in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

6 December 20216 December 2021

Involving citizens and communities in the processes of governance, so that the decisions and actions of those in power are made public, and can be questioned, is key to an […]

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