Understanding Gender Backlash: Southern Perspectives
Published by: IDS
Far from seeing continued steady progress on gender equality, we are currently witnessing significant backlash against gender and sexual...
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Published by: IDS
Far from seeing continued steady progress on gender equality, we are currently witnessing significant backlash against gender and sexual...
Published by: IDS
African countries are currently considering provisions in the AfCFTA and at the WTO to liberalise digital trade. As they face mounting...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper reflects on the changes induced by modifications in the Rainforest Alliance certification system that require wage transparency from plantation owners, a comparison with the local living wage benchmark, and a wage improvement plan. The paper synthesises the findings of four case studies in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and Kenya, covering plantations of coffee, bananas, and tea.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In the Karamoja and Turkana border regions of Uganda and Kenya, there is widespread violence including armed robbery, rape, and human rights abuses, yet community complaints about failures of governance remain largely unaddressed. This Policy Briefing highlights how different insecurities reinforce one another in ways exacerbated by the international border.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) was a three-year, CA$25m rapid research initiative that brought together 20 research projects to...
Inclusive participatory research can be designed to work respectfully and effectively with people with disabilities with a wide range of...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Following its research which highlighted the key role played by young people in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) developed and delivered a training of trainers on social accountability for meaningful youth engagement.
Revenue administrations have recently been investing significant efforts into registering a large number of new taxpayers, in the...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This report presents an overview of impact pathways from a selection of the Covid-19 Responses for Equity projects, chosen to represent the diversity of approaches to engage policymakers, civil society, and the media to generate and share evidence of the effect of the pandemic on diverse vulnerable groups.