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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. Waste pickers in Colombia, as …

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 in the small village of …

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 Lab, founded in early 2012, …

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 and CDKN. Vidya Balkrishna Mane …

In Belhar, South Africa, a non-profit organisation is providing immediate support to children and youth and exploring sustainable solutions to tackle COVID-19 and future uncertainties. Beauty Bokwani reports.  This is the eighteenth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Grandle Opperman, the President and Chief Executive Officer of a community organisation called …