Use of local radio to promote food and nutrition messages coupled with support to rural livelihoods
27/10/2021
The Central-North region of Burkina Faso (specifically Yirgou and Gasseliki villages) has experienced frequent attacks by non-state armed groups, besides the inter-community clashes in Barsalogho. These actions led to internal displacements of the population since the beginning of 2019. The [...]
Strengthening food security and acute malnutrition analysis for improved decision making
20/08/2021
After more than five years of protracted conflict, Yemen continues to face an unprecedented humanitarian, social and economic crisis. Conflict, displacement and economic decline are placing immense pressure on essential basic services and the institutions that provide them. Humanitarian needs [...]
Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) and food related interventions in Kitui county
19/08/2021
The arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya cover nearly 84 percent of the national land and thus present an enormous potential contribution to national agricultural production as well as basic food and income for farmers residing in these areas. About three in [...]
Promoting COVID-19-safe migration and livestock markets while tailoring livestock packages and cash-for-work schemes
24/11/2020
Kuchi pastoralists, numbering around 2.4 million people in Afghanistan, are one of the region’s most vulnerable groups. Their condition has since been exacerbated by COVID-19 and containment measures related to the pandemic. As part of its emerging COVID-19 response, the [...]
Using digital media and distanced messaging to promote virus mitigation and combat misinformation
09/11/2020
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic—and related lockdowns—triggered a massive cash crisis around the world for families who depend on informal earnings, including daily wage workers. In Pakistan, a nationwide lockdown was imposed on 21 March 2020. This had major reverberations on [...]