Thursday, July 25, 2024
Households that received the transfer were far less likely to go a day without eating, reported higher child food consumption and wellbeing after the floods hit, lost fewer assets, and had better earnings potential post-flooding. And these benefits...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Local organizations understand the needs of their communities best, yet they only receive 2.1% of donor money as of 2022, according to research consultancy Development Initiatives. What is preventing international NGOs and implementers...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Conditional cash transfers in Nicaragua during primary school led to higher schooling and earnings in adulthood, but mechanisms differed by sex. Interventions aimed at increasing the nutrition, health, and education of children are often motivated...
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Viet Nam’s social assistance schemes provide monthly unconditional benefits to the most vulnerable people in poor and disadvantaged households, including people with disabilities and orphans. Phuong’s story illustrates how social protection...
Friday, July 5, 2024
Conflicts undermine the ability of states to provide social protection and other social services. Yemen is no exception. The war caused a cumulative economic contraction of about 50% over the period 2014-2020 and reduced the annual GDP growth rate to...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
One of the first humanitarian responses to the current Gaza crisis involved cash assistance. Since its implementation, skepticism has loomed over its usage. Concerns about market depletion, telecommunication and electricity cuts, financial service...
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Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Monday, July 1, 2024
Around the world, emergencies are becoming more complex and protracted. To address them effectively, we need to strengthen the connection between humanitarian action, development efforts, and peacebuilding. This is what the humanitarian-development-peace...
Country:
Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
Cash Plus is a cash transfer modality that pairs unconditional cash transfers with productive inputs, assets and or technical training, aimed at supporting beneficiaries to address immediate needs while engaging in productive activities (FAO, 2023)....
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Tjingababili Primary School in Matabeleland South’s Mangwe District has become a magnet for children from outside its catchment area after introducing a feeding scheme to alleviate the devastating impact of the El Nino-induced drought. The school’s...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
GirlsEmpoweringGirls is the first urban social protection programme in Uganda that seeks to ensure that in- and out-of-school adolescent girls living in Kampala transition safely into adulthood, and are empowered to achieve their goals, while...
