The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
Type: BriefReport#: 150832Date: June 30, 2020Author:
Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni ;
Palacios-Lopez,Amparo ;
Mcgee,Kevin Robert ;
Amankwah,Akuffo ;
Vishwanath,Tara ;
Lain,Jonathan William
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that Coronavirus (COVID-19) awareness is widespread
in Uganda. Nevertheless, households experienced job losses,
reductions...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that Coronavirus (COVID-19) awareness is widespread
in Zambia. People have stopped working and households have
experienced...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create a need for timely data
and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and
economic...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that Coronavirus (COVID-19) awareness is widespread
in Central African Republic. People have stopped working and
households...
Industry-sponsored studies reporting
negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and
economic growth have been used very effectively to support
arguments...
Type: BriefReport#: 150526Date: June 30, 2020Author:
Hattersley,Libby ;
Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan ;
Gonima,Alberto ;
Silver,Lynn D. ;
Mandeville,Kate
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create a need for timely data
and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and
economic...
Teacher accountability is a key
challenge to improving public education quality,
particularly in more remote parts of Indonesia. The rate of
teacher absenteeism in Indonesia...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that some Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention is being
practiced in Ghana. People have stopped working and
households have experienced...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention practices have
been implemented in Madagascar. People stopped working and
households...
Public works programs in Burkina Faso
provide an important safety net for vulnerable
householdsthrough temporary jobs. Yet, they may present a
difficult choice for mothers:...
In Bangladesh, only 36 percent of women
have a formal bank account, compared with 65 percent of men.
Mobile financial services(MFS)show great promise in
addressing this...
Almost one-in-three married women in
Nepal have experienced physical, sexual, or
emotionalviolence by a spouse. The absence of a
well-integrated response system can...
Governments are spending more than ever
before on youth employment programs but rarely do they
explicitly target young women. For girls, developing strong
life skills...
Prince of Peace Orphans and Widows
(POPOW) is a community-based non-profit organization founded
in 2009. Based in Kaberamaido, Uganda, their mission is to
empower community...
Type: BriefReport#: 152565Date: June 26, 2020Author:
Kaiser Schuster, Paulette ;
Ringe, Florence ;
Reimers,Fernando M.
Since 2008, the World Bank’s Land
Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED)
projects have supported the government’s Social Land
Concessions (SLC) program...
This brief has been produced under the
World Bank’s Indonesia Covid-19 Observatory, a partnership
among multiple Global Practices at the Bank that aims to
generate near-real-time...
Type: BriefReport#: 154131Date: June 26, 2020Author:
Ali,Rabia ;
Tiwari,Sailesh
This brief has been produced under the
World Bank’s Indonesia Covid-19 Observatory, a partnership
among multiple Global Practices at the Bank that aims to
generate near-real-time...
Type: BriefReport#: 154132Date: June 26, 2020Author:
Ali,Rabia ;
Ralston,Laura R.
This brief has been produced under the
World Bank’s Indonesia Covid-19 Observatory, a partnership
among multiple Global Practices at the Bank that aims to
generate near-real-time...
Type: BriefReport#: 154139Date: June 26, 2020Author:
Purnamasari,Ririn Salwa ;
Ali,Rabia
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
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