The slum dwellers in Mbarara city, Uganda are using collective savings to deal with the global pandemic and investing in new businesses. Sarah Nandudu reports This is the fortieth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Mbarara city, located in south western Uganda, is the main municipality of Mbarara district and it …

In an informal settlement in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, people are relying on community savings and using formal banking services to deal with the economic impacts of Covid-19. María Eugenia Torrico Ferrufino reports. This is the thirty-ninth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Cochabamba, lying in the valleys of the …

This story is the second part of last week’s story from Siaya, Kenya and will highlight women-led initiatives in the county. Rosemary Atieno reports This is the thirty-eighth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Ngiya and Nyabera, two villages in Siaya County, are located along the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya. …

In a remote village, located in Siaya County, Kenya, a group of women have taken up vegetable farming as a means to fight against the Covid-19 induced food insecurity. Rosemary Atieno reports. This is the thirty-seventh in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Nyabera is a small village located in Siaya County, …

In the peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa Ethiopia, community members are collectively saving money to deal with multiple hardships posed by the global pandemic. Ephrem Tesema reports. This is the thirty-sixth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Addis Ababa, the capital city Ethiopia, is the country’s largest urban centre. Sitting at …

In Kurigram district of Bangladesh, a women-headed, community-based organisation is training rural women and extending support to deal with Covid-19 and monsoon floods. Md Fahad Hossain reports. This is the thirty-fifth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Kurigram, located in the northwest region, is the poorest district of Bangladesh. The northwest …

In Uganda, young people are acquiring skills and tapping into new opportunities to fight against the global pandemic collectively. Businge Godliver reports This is the thirty-fourth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Kabulasoke is a sub-county in Gomba District, Central Uganda. The people living here are mostly peasants and pastoralists. Like …

In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a non-profit organisation is building COVID-19 resilient localities and assisting women savings groups to actively fight against the global pandemic. Annisa Hadny reports This is the thirty-third in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Yogyakarta is a historic city on the Indonesian island of Java. On the steep banks …

In Johannesburg, South Africa, an informal organisation of waste reclaimers is extending knowledge and keeping the city clean during the time of the global pandemic. Shahrin Mannan reports This is the thirty-second in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) is a Johannesburg-based informal organisation of waste reclaimers who …

In Laxmi Nagar, a slum in Pune, India, local community leaders are joining forces with civil society organisations as well as local government to achieve resilience against the global pandemic. Isha Joshi reports This is the thirty-first in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Sanitation services for the densely populated urban poor …