Tuesday, December 12, 2023
In Mali, the Jigisemejiri Emergency Social Safety Net Program is protecting the poorest and most vulnerable rural households from the impact of economic shocks and other crises. Since the program’s launch in 2013, the Government of Mali, with...
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Kenya has become a poster child for digitally driven development. Known as “Silicon Savannah,” the country has a multi-billion-dollar tech industry that routinely produces startups. Among its most prominent successes is M-Pesa. Launched in 2007, the...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
A $45 million investment project seeks to ensure minimum levels of quality of life for vulnerable people in the face of the crisis caused by COVID-19 and hurricanes Eta and Iota.
Monday, May 31, 2021
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The Oxfam-led response program to Covid-19 and TC Harold in Vanuatu has passed a 6-month milestone. We’re...
Thursday, May 6, 2021
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Almost 89 per cent of the neo-literate women were aware of government schemes as opposed to just 51 per cent in...
Friday, March 26, 2021
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The idea of universal basic income has been a focus of serious discussion in recent years. India is the latest...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $73 million loan to improve social welfare support for the poor and vulnerable, especially women and children, to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in...
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme helped Pakistan counter the socioeconomic fallout of Covid-19, reveals a report by International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG).
Friday, March 5, 2021
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Bébé Agbodoglo a merchant in Avépozo, Togo, has seen her sales plummet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bébé...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Indonesia, an archipelago of over 13,000 inhabited islands, faces strong regional diversity and geographical...