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West Africa Facing Food Crisis as Coronavirus Spreads
Food insecurity could also double this year to affect 265 million people across the continent; west Africa, where the outbreak of the virus is most severe, is of increasing concern.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oxfam to Close in 18 Countries and Cut 1,500 Staff Amid Coronavirus Pressures
Oxfam currently operates in 66 countries and 20 affiliates. It will retain a physical presence in 48 countries, six of which it will explore as new independent affiliate members.
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- Coronavirus
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- global development, NGOs
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Peru’s Coronavirus Response Was ‘Right on Time’ – so Why Isn’t It Working?
Peru was one of the first Latin America countries to go into lockdown – but the jump in new cases is undeniable, and experts say it’s due to people’s behaviour.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Latin America
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Food Security During – And After – COVID-19: A Short and Long-Term Strategy for Funding Agribusiness
Over the past 18 months, Grassroots Capital Management had been preparing to launch a fund and technical assistance facility to improve access to capital and technology for smallholder farmers in Central America and the Caribbean. And then COVID-19 happened. Anna Kanze at Grassroots discusses how the pandemic has changed the landscape for smallholders in the region, requiring a new approach from the investors that support them.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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Protecting Microfinance Institutions and Clients in COVID-19 Crisis
Cordaid Investment Management and a group of other microfinance lenders and key players in inclusive finance worked on a set of principles to better support the microfinance sector in the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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3 Ways COVID-19 Could Actually Spark a Better Future for Africa
A lack of essential healthcare supplies has triggered a debate about the necessary industrialization of Africa.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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What More Could Donors Be Doing on COVID-19?
Development professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean are most frustrated with donors’ response — 88% of respondents based there feel donors are not doing enough, followed by 79% in North America.
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Chickens Are an Overlooked Risk to Child Health: Here’s Why We Have to Get Poultry Promotion Right
Bill Gates once wrote, “It’s pretty clear to me that just about anyone who’s living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens.” But despite the critical nutrition and income poultry can provide, Chris Prottas at the Water Trust raises a key concern: Chickens pose a significant threat to children’s health. He explores why the development community needs a better approach to poultry promotion.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH