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Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19

17 Jan 2022

8 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The wealth of the world’s 10 richest men has doubled since the pandemic began. The incomes of 99% of humanity are worse off because of COVID-19. Widening economic, gender, and racial inequalities—as well as the inequality that exists between countries—are tearing our world apart. This is not by chance, but choice: “economic violence” is perpetrated […]

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Rising to the Challenge: The case for permanent progressive policies to tackle Asia’s coronavirus and inequality crisis

12 Jan 2022

1 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia remains in the grip of a coronavirus crisis that is supercharging already high levels of inequality. While the richest and most privileged can protect their health and increase their wealth further, the pandemic is putting the lives and livelihoods of the region's poorest and most vulnerable people at risk. Women, poor and low-skilled workers, […]

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Evaluation report

Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Sierra Leone: Impact evaluation of the ‘Improved WASH Services in WAU and WAR Districts’ project

10 Jan 2022

2 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

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Between October 2016 and March 2019, the Freetown WASH Consortium, led by Oxfam with Against Hunger, Concern Worldwide and Save the Children as members, carried out the ‘Improved WASH Services in Western Area Urban (WAU) and Western Area Rural (WAR) Districts’ project. Broadly, the project aimed to improve the availability, accessibility, affordability and sustainability of […]

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Research report

Gender-responsive Budgeting in Tanzania

29 Dec 2021

1 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English

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The Constitution and laws of the United Republic of Tanzania require the use of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) to promote gender-balanced and integrated national economic plans. It is at the village level where community budget needs are identified, though women’s needs are often marginalized. Although women are best at articulating their needs, their voices are seldom […]

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Research report

Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Agriculture in Ethiopia

29 Dec 2021

1 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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The gender division of labor in Ethiopia hinders women smallholders’ efforts to improve productivity to close the gap with men’s farms. There is substantial evidence that where women have access to the same inputs and training as men, they can close that gap. The government’s national development plan identifies agriculture as the main driver of […]

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Briefing note

Responding with Equality: The case for combating extreme inequality to tackle crises, strengthen democracy and foster a fairer future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

20 Dec 2021

1 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English

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For decades, our flawed economic and governance systems have allowed inequality and social exclusion to grow to extreme and dangerous levels, and now coronavirus has driven an even greater wedge between the haves and have nots. Without immediate action, the pandemic could cause the biggest spike in inequality ever seen, and further destabilize the democratic […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Young Women’s Economic Justice

20 Dec 2021

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

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The tool’s methodology is rooted in a feminist and youth-led participatory action research approach to diagnosing social norms. It uses participatory and transformative methods to engage young people and other community members not just as research participants, but as agents of change identifying solutions to arising issues. The exercises recognize and examine unequal power inequalities […]

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Inequality Kills: The unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19

Keywords

Overview

Rising to the Challenge: The case for permanent progressive policies to tackle Asia’s coronavirus and inequality crisis

Keywords

Overview

Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Sierra Leone: Impact evaluation of the ‘Improved WASH Services in WAU and WAR Districts’ project

Keywords

Overview

Gender-responsive Budgeting in Tanzania

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Overview

Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Agriculture in Ethiopia

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Overview

Responding with Equality: The case for combating extreme inequality to tackle crises, strengthen democracy and foster a fairer future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Keywords

Overview

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Young Women’s Economic Justice

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