Tag: Voices from the Frontline
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RESILIENCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES: LESSONS FROM COVID-19
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…
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Caloco, Philippines: Fisher folks braving complex crises
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…
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Keta, Ghana: Agribusiness offers women and youth greater food security during pandemic
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…
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Cape Town, South Africa: Urban farming on the rise to boost people’s food security
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…
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Kathmandu, Nepal: The plight of construction workers during the global pandemic
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…
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Korogocho, Kenya: The power of art during crisis
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…
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Guwahati, India: How informal settlers are building resilience in the face of compounding shocks
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…
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Bangladesh: Radical change needed to ensure justice for hijra communities at all times
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,…
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Colombia: How waste pickers have fought for their rights and cleaned cities during COVID-19
In Colombia, despite the nationwide lockdown, waste pickers have successfully advocated for their rights to continue collecting wastes from the streets to keep cities clean. Federico Parra interviews three waste pickers from different unions and collectives- This is the twenty-second in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.…
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Sussundenga, Mozambique: How an agri-business has made itself resilient to multiple shocks
In the Sussundenga district of Mozambique, one woman is helping to address the aftermath of cyclone Idai and COVID-19 among the rural farmers through her sustainable agribusiness. Doreen Tekedese reports This is the twenty-first in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Amélia Rendição, a 51-year-old woman, lives…
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Nepal: Managing Misinformation During COVID-19
In Nepal, a local network called the “Accountability Lab Nepal” is using multi-way communication to eliminate information gaps between government and citizens and debunking rumours during the time of pandemic. Suresh and Bikin report This is the twentieth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. The Accountability…
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Dharavi, India: Local women help where government agencies will not
In Dharavi, an informal settlement in Mumbai, India, two women leaders are drawing on their past experience to feed the most vulnerable and extend essential services to tackle the impacts of COVID-19. Shweta Sundar and Bharat Gangurde report. This is the nineteenth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD…