As we enter the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, globally, we are witnessing the dampening of the once uniting “build back better” rhetoric coupled with escalating levels of inequality and civic unrest. This GADN members’ meeting provided an opportunity to re-examine transformative feminist alternatives as part of ongoing global Covid-19 recovery efforts.
Women-led small businesses and informal workers were particularly vulnerable to shocks from the Covid-19 pandemic, and many did not have access to government relief programs. One solution may be unconditional cash transfers to help vulnerable communities withstand shocks and improve economic outcomes. This Covid Dialogues webinar shared evidence on the effectiveness of cash transfers and […]
The Elephant in conversation with Dr Joy Mueni Kiiru, Economist and Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Nairobi on the effects of COVID-19 on the economy and the academy.
This session brings together an expert panel, representing a range of sector perspectives, to reflect on some of the key issues outlined in this paper (In)equitable knowledge systems: before, during and beyond a pandemic Many of the inequities which COVID-19 has exposed – and exacerbated – have been with us for a long time. COVID […]
This session considers what it means to organize for gender rights in global contexts in the 21st century during a pandemic. The speakers feature diverse geographic and disciplinary perspectives, addressing key issues related to gendered power and difference in Africa, South Asia, and among minoritized people in the United States, including the gendered nature of […]
Lyn Ossome in conversation with Firoze Manji talk about organising in Uganda in the time of Covid-19