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Pune, India: Community leaders forming multiple partnerships to tackle the impacts of COVID-19

By ICCCAD
February 1, 2021
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,084

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 …

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Women’s group and local government join forces to protect lives

By ICCCAD
January 19, 2021
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,104

In Chakaria upazila, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, a women’s association is  partnering with the local government to raise awareness of Covid-19 and hygiene measures, in the face of widespread misinformation and fake hygiene products. Their coping strategies and organising power demonstrate women groups’ potential to be change-makers. Md Fahad Hossain reports. This is the thirtieth in the series of stories from …

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RESILIENCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES: LESSONS FROM COVID-19

By ICCCAD
January 17, 2021
in :  Policy Brief, Publications
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Executive Summary We provide a first assessment on how 15 local communities in the Global South are building resilience in the face of COVID-19. We found that communities used many different coping strategies, spanning multiple social domains of resilience, when responding to a crisis. Social domains of resilience not only imply communities having access to capital, but also that people …

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Caloco, Philippines: Fisher folks braving complex crises

By ICCCAD
January 11, 2021
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,697

In Caloco, a village in the Municipality of Tinambac, the fishers’ community is opting for an alternative livelihood option to deal with the dual crisis of the global pandemic and typhoon Pepito. This is the twenty-ninth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Caloco is a village in the Municipality of Tinambac …

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Keta, Ghana: Agribusiness offers women and youth greater food security during pandemic

By ICCCAD
December 21, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,496

In Keta, a rural community of Ghana, a semi-pro basketball player is promoting agribusiness among women and youth to enhance food security during the time of pandemic. Misper Apawu reports This is the twenty-eighth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Keta is a rural community of Ghana, situated in the Volta …

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Cape Town, South Africa: Urban farming on the rise to boost people’s food security

By ICCCAD
December 14, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,494

In Cape Town, South Africa, civil society organisations are stepping up their efforts to ensure food security by supporting small-scale farming during COVID-19. Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar reports. This is the twenty-seventh in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered higher levels of indigency among the most impoverished and …

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Kathmandu, Nepal: The plight of construction workers during the global pandemic

By ICCCAD
December 7, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,359

In Kathmandu, Nepal, construction workers are particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fall-out. An individual construction manager is supporting his fellow workers with food and accommodation to make up for insufficient government support. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report. This is the twenty-sixth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by …

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Korogocho, Kenya: The power of art during crisis

By ICCCAD
November 30, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
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In Korogocho, an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, a community- based organisation is mobilising a group of artists and creating graffiti to build awareness regarding COVID-19. Daniel Onyango reports. This is the twenty-fifth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. With approximately 1,50,000 to 2,00,000 inhabitants, Korogocho is the third largest informal …

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Guwahati, India: How informal settlers are building resilience in the face of compounding shocks

By ICCCAD
November 23, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
1,801

In Guwahati, India, residents of informal settlements are making collecting efforts and spreading awareness to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 and monsoon floods. Syeda Mehzebin Rahman and Minakhi Tamuli report This is the twenty-fourth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Guwahati is a sprawling city beside the Brahmaputra River in the …

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Bangladesh: Radical change needed to ensure justice for hijra communities at all times

By ICCCAD
November 16, 2020
in :  Voices from the Frontline
4,385

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a transgender activist is fighting relentlessly to uphold the rights and dignities of gender-diverse populations living in the country. Maheen Khan reports. This is the twenty-third in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. As we battle for the rights and protection of marginal communities, one of the most important …

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