Comparative study of policy responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa

This brief assesses the policy responses to COVID-19 among low-income countries (LICs) in Africa. While LICs have adopted expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in the face of economic lockdown, as well as other mitigation strategies, the scale and quality of such responses have been modest compared with those of emerging and middle-income countries. Policy instruments have also varied across countries, in line with the level of development of domestic financial markets and the extent of digital inclusion. Pre-pandemic economic challenges, such as limited fiscal space, high debt levels and inflation, have also contributed to countries’ weak economic responses. External financing has been crucial for LICs’ ability to respond to the pandemic, but is still inadequate given the huge financial gap that exists. As LICs move from the relief to the recovery phase of COVID-19 economic management, a rethinking of economic responses is crucial both to bring about a swift recovery and to minimize the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on recent developmental gains

Studying the use of artifacts to rebuild self-image and identity among female breast cancer survivors in Brazil

Portuguese version available in IDRC Digital Library : Estudando o uso de artefatos para reconstruir a autoimagem e a identidade entre mulheres sobreviventes de câncer de mama no BrasilThis study qualitatively analyzes the individual and social well-being of female breast cancer survivors who underwent mastectomies in Pernambuco, Brazil. This study focuses on the potential of design as a vehicle for the resignification of self-image by women who have undergone mastectomies due to breast cancer, and to aid in reducing negative perceptions about their bodies. Through interviews, workshops, and exhibitions in collaboration with The Support and Self-Awareness Group for People with Cancer, this study has collected diverse personal experiences from survivors of breast cancer and of those receiving treatments, has highlighted the demands during the different stages of cancer treatment, has provided insight on the relationship these women establish with their own bodies and with artifacts they use, and has allowed women to explore strategies to rebuild their self-image and break taboos related to breasts and breast cancer

Climate-smart interventions for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia : June 2022 - March 2023

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR

Informe anual 2022-2023 del Intercambio en Conocimiento e Innovación (KIX) de la Alianza Global para la Educación : escalando innovaciones para los niños sin escolarizar

English version available in IDRC Digital Library: Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) annual report 2022-2023 : scaling educational options for out-of-school childrenFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Rapport annuel 2022-2023 du Programme Partage de connaissances et d’innovations (KIX) du Partenariat mondial pour l’éducation (GPE) : des innovations mises à l’échelle pour les enfants non scolarisé

Scaling quality TPD toolkit

The TPD@Scale Toolkit is a comprehensive resource for helping you develop your proposals. It provides different types of resources to facilitate the design and implementation of TPD@Scale programs. This toolkit consists of four parts. Each part provides a range of resources for supporting you in designing TPD@Scale programs. Part 1 focuses on the foundations of scaling quality teacher professional development and presents research that can help you conceptualize the TPD@Scale framework in your context. Part 2 describes the key principles on how gender, equity, and social inclusion (GESI) issues need to be taken into consideration for TPD@Scale programs. Part 3 provides the guidelines for planning the budget for TPD@Scale programs. Part 4 presents the insights of stakeholder engagement and the tools for stakeholder analysis and engagement

COVID-19 and its impact on Senegal’s macroeconomic structure

The spread of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 has caused high mortality and morbidity rates across the globe. Senegal, along with other developing countries, experienced the weakening of major economic sectors such as tourism, health, agriculture, banking, and transport. This led to the deterioration of the macroeconomic environment – despite fast gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6% over the past five years (2014-2019). As with most sub-Saharan countries, Senegal implemented a series of fiscal policies, and these, along with the new monetary policies of the Central Bank of West African States, aimed to enhance overall economic performance while keeping inflation down and restoring GDP growth