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Supporting Mutual Aid in Sudan

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This Policy Briefing sets out how donors and aid organisations can improve the quantity and quality of their support in Sudan.

Supporting Mutual Aid in Sudan: Conflict-Sensitive Approaches to Risk and Accountability

This study explores how mechanisms of social solidarity have been shaped by the war in Sudan, as well as by their interaction with external funders.

WFP’s support to strengthening the national social protection system in Cambodia

This case study reviews the World Food Programme’s (WFP) support to social protection in Cambodia over the last decade.

Sustaining Yemeni Capacities for Social Assistance: Lessons From a Decade of War

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Yemen has sometimes been held up as an impressive example of how existing social protection systems and capacities can be maintained and...

How Can Aid Actors Support Yemeni Capacities for Social Assistance?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Much of Yemen’s population needs basic assistance to avoid famine. As well as providing food and cash-based support during a decade of...

Conflict Disruptions to Social Assistance in a Multi-Hazard Context: Assessing Responses to the Northern Ethiopia Crisis (2020–22)

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper focuses on the responsiveness and resilience of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) to large-scale conflict shocks, particularly focusing on how PSNP systems and implementation responded during the 2020–22 conflict in northern Ethiopia.

Conflict, Displacement, and Social Assistance in Three Districts of Ethiopia

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

In the context of recurrent drought shocks and other climate stresses, and in the aftermath of conflict that has affected different parts of Ethiopia, the country is struggling to address a sizeable humanitarian challenge alongside the need to sustain support to those living in chronic and severe poverty.

Power, Trust, and Pre-Cooked Programmes: The Accountability of ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Social Assistance in Somalia

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Social assistance in Somalia has become deeply embedded in the country’s political economy and struggles with systemic diversion and...