Sunday, March 3, 2024
Every two months, Marcelina Ngandu collects her cash transfer from the Zambian government and invests it in her small doughnut business. “I buy baking flour and make doughnuts for selling,” says Marcelina, a widow, who uses the money she makes to support...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
There is compelling evidence to show that supporting children’s development and enhancing women’s participation in economic activity increase economic development, reduce poverty, and improve household wellbeing. Providing affordable, quality childcare...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
A high school drop-out, Evelyn Nakabuye, who lives on the outskirts of Kampala, survived years of joblessness. She lived in a small house with her four children and her mother. “I was jobless and stranded,” she says. That all changed in 2018 when Evelyn...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
There has been a fair amount of discussion in this blog of multifaceted, poverty graduation programs (now often called ‘economic inclusion’ programs). Berk covered results from a big multicountry study, as well as some related qualitative...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
International development experts see both risks and signs for hope. What might social welfare look like beyond the pandemic? Experts grappled with this question in a recent event in an ongoing speaker series hosted by Harvard’s Center for...
Thursday, January 20, 2022
We are seeing early signs of global recovery in economic output, global mobility, and international trade. But the latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) edition presents a troubling picture: worsening inequality that the COVID-19 pandemic has...
Friday, December 3, 2021
Bangladesh accounts for four percent of stunted children globally which has a major impact on learning outcomes. Poorer households bear a disproportionate share of the burden of stunting and have limited access to early childhood development...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
New and innovative social protection solutions are urgently required to strike a balance between the provision of safety nets, promote financial resilience and human capital development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
The health impacts of COVID-19 have not spared Nigeria. Negative coping strategies threaten welfare today and have implications for the future. Alongside other immediate priorities for Nigeria, such as rolling out vaccines and recouping learning...
Friday, October 22, 2021
The Pacific region is truly unique. Its history, heritage and rich cultures are extraordinary, and so is its geography – quite literally a “sea of islands”, as Pacific scholar Epeli Hau’ofa famously described it. However, distance and dispersion across...