Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Review of Evidence on Enablers and Barriers
Besides human rights protection and social welfare improvement, fostering female participation in the economy can stimulate growth with human capital accumulation and enhance the competitiveness of...
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In 2015, the United Nations adopted an ambitious new agenda for global development, and its proponents have called for a “data revolution” to further its goals. How to mobilize this data revolution?...
View ArticleMapping the Structure of Well-Being and Social Networks of Refugees
Despite strong ethnic, linguistic and religious similarities with host communities, the presence of Afghan refugees since the 1970s has fundamentally altered Peshawar’s social fabric. Using an original...
View ArticleDisplacement and Disconnection? Exploring the Role of Social Networks in the...
Building on original quantitative and qualitative fieldwork in three refugee hosting cities – Nairobi, Gaziantep, and Peshawar—this study explores the role of social networks in furthering or hampering...
View ArticleMobilizing Additional Funds for Pro-Poor Water Services
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal for universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030 requires utilities serving the poorest households to play critical roles. Yet...
View ArticleFor Profit Humanitarians
As the Syrian refugee crisis enters its eighth year, leveraging the private sector’s financial capital and capacity for innovation has emerged as an attractive solution to protracted displacement. But...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Humanitarians:
The world is in the midst of an unprecedented refugee crisis, and Uganda’s response to the influx of asylum-seekers from South-Sudan is considered successful and is therefore a valuable target for...
View ArticlePrivate-Sector Humanitarians?
With the global displaced population exceeding 68 million, the global humanitarian response system is under unprecedented stress. With widening funding gaps and no resolution in sight, new solutions...
View ArticleBehavior Change in Local Systems to Mitigate Ocean Plastic Pollution
Every year, an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste end up in our oceans, damaging marine life, coastal communities, and the livelihoods of people who depend on marine resources to earn a...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Kenya: Indices on County Healthcare Capacity and Populations at Risk
The virus, COVID-19 is burdening an already strained healthcare system in Kenya. Under the 2010 Constitution and after the 2013 election, healthcare is one of the 14 functions that has been devolved to...
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