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Item Social safety net reform in Sri Lanka(2022-08-05) Hurulle, GayaniThis presentation provides information on the need for social safety net reform in Sri Lanka. Several events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, fertilizer bans, and fuels shortages have thrown millions into poverty. The efficacy of various poverty reduction programmes is examined.Item Gender and digital access gaps and barriers in Asia : but what about after Access?(2022-10) Galpaya, Helani; Zainudeen, AyeshaThis paper explores the gender gaps in digital access and the underlying reasons for those gaps in the global South. It shows that over time some progress in closing those gaps in certain parts of South Asia, however it then goes on to argue that getting women simply connected is not the end goal. By examining the cases of India and Sri Lanka, the paper then identifies two key barriers to women’s meaningful access, specifically knowledge/awareness and digital skills barriers. The evidence shows that in these countries, the levels of digital skills and awareness of digital opportunities (such as online freelancing, using platforms to sell goods/services) are particularly low. The paper argues that in order to be digitally empowered, women need to firstly be aware of the possibilities of being online and have the necessary skills to enrich that experience.Item Samurdhi banks should not have monopoly on distributing welfare benefits(2022-10-26) Hurulle, GayaniSamurdhi banks in Sri Lanka have been used exclusively as distribution points for the monthly cash transfers. Senior citizens’ allowances, PWD benefits, and kidney patients’ allowances were disbursed via post offices, State banks and divisional secretariats, respectively. There is a distinct lack of cohesion in the delivery mechanisms, a symptom of a broader issue – a fragmented social welfare system. So, streamlining delivery through a single channel looks like a good decision. While efforts to streamline delivery are commendable, giving a monopoly to Samurdhi banks is not the solution.Item National fuel pass - roadblocks to inclusion(2022-07-22) Amarasinghe, TharakaIn 2022, the Ministry of Power and Energy in Sri Lanka launched the National Fuel Pass – a QR code-based system to tackle the ongoing and ever worsening queues for purchase fuel in Sri Lanka. This system requires those signing up to use a smartphone, or an internet accessible device to register for the service. However, only 78% of the vehicle owning households own such internet accessible devices and are at risk of being left behind.Item Promoting responsible value chains in India for an effective contribution of the private sector to SDGs(2023) Dey, Prasanta; Sengupta, Rijit; Hari, DevyaniItem Tirer profit du dividende genre pour accélérer la croissance économique en zone CEDEAO(2022-10) Gbenro, Nathaniel; École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Économie Appliquée (ENSEA), AbidjanItem GrOW program final review(2018-09-03) Lee, Nanci; Sisters Ink LtdThis GrOW final review serves mainly for IDRC internal learning as well as selective external audiences including funders UKAid and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The review assessed program performance, progress made since the Mid-term evaluation (project and program level) in achieving the program’s three outcomes. The review also assessed if recommendations from the mid-term review were applied and offered expert advice to inform future programming.Item Effects of unpaid caring activities and social norms on women’s employment in mangrove areas of Ramsar site 1017 in Benin (West Africa)(Elsevier Ltd., 2023) Padonou, Elie A.; Avocevou-Ayisso, Carolle M.A.; Zanou, Murielle; Obe, Maxime M.; Agbahoungba, Symphorien; Sinsin, BriceSocial norms drive women to practice unpaid caring activities that constitute an important barrier to their access to paid activities within the labour market in Benin. Assessing how far unpaid caring activities affect their business activities will help to improve the livelihoods of women. A survey was carried out in the district of Ouidah, with 300 households randomly selected to be issued with a questionnaire. Four types of households were identified according to their different characteristics. Payment for domestic work varied from one household to another. Most of the household types entrusted the care of their children to family members. Childcare, eldercare, and other home tasks were assigned to women according to the social norms, with men carrying out the more physically demanding roles (coconut harvesting, moto riding, basket lixiviation, palisade construction, fishing). The time allocated to work by women decreased with the increased coverage of the households’ needs and the education level of women in the household. This study provides knowledge that could help decision makers to design appropriate strategies to reduce women’s unpaid domestic work and to close the gender gap in the different households in mangrove areas of Ramsar site 1017 in Benin.Item Trade and women economic empowerment : Capstone report(2022-12-21) Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada; Adedeji, Adeniran; Dutta, Madhurjya K.; Fakmawii, Lal; Hao, Wen; Samy, YiagadeesenOver a period spanning more than four decades, Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada has provided assistance in the form of information, advice and contact services to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) from developing countries to gain access to international markets. Drawing from this experience, and as part of the current research project, TFO Canada proposes to establish a Women in Trade (WIT) Knowledge Platform, which will serve as a tool to fill important gaps related to the collection, storage, and analysis of gender disaggregated sector-specific trade and employment data. For the current research project, the following research questions were identified after an extensive review of the literature on trade and gender: 1). Why – and under what circumstances – do some trade sectors create more jobs for women and others do not? 2). To what extent are the jobs created contributing to women’s economic empowerment? 3). What strategies and policies are needed to ensure these sectors work optimally? We wanted to examine the relationship between trade and job creation for women, the extent to which these jobs contribute to women’s economic empowerment, and the policies that should be put in place to ensure that women benefit from trade.Item Women in trade knowledge platform to boost inclusive and sustainable growth : final technical report - January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2022(2022-12-31) Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) CanadaTrade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO Canada), with the financial assistance of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the technical support of TFO Canada Dr. Yiagadeesen Samy (Director, Normal Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University) and regional research organizations- Centre for Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) and Mekong Institute (MI), worked in partnership and implemented an innovative initiative to produce research on trade and women’s economic empowerment, build capacity of stakeholders and disseminate knowledge on women’s inclusion in trade. The research project ‘’Women in trade Knowledge Platform to Boost Inclusive and Sustainable Growth’’ has completed its third year in December 2022 and met its objectives. The objective of the research project is to examine the relationship between trade and job creation for women, and the extent to which these jobs contribute to women’s economic empowerment. The research project uses both original survey data and qualitative methods to answer the following research questions as they relate to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): 1). Why – and under what circumstances – do some trade sectors create more jobs for women and others do not? 2). To what extent are the jobs created contributing to women’s economic empowerment? 3). What strategies and policies are needed to ensure these sectors work optimally? The project focused on six developing and least developed countries (LDCs) in South-East Asia: Cambodia and Vietnam and Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Madagascar.Item Ser mujer y joven ante la pandemia : seis estudios latinoamericanos(FLACSO, 2022-12) Pérez Sáinz, Juan Pablo; de Rooy Estrada, Fidel; Pérez Sáinz, Juan Pablo; Hernández Salas, María FernandaItem Transition des jeunes vers les marchés du travail d’Afrique Francophone (Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Tchad) : rapport technique final(2022-12) Zamo Akono, Christian MarieItem Transition des jeunes vers les marchés du travail d’Afrique Francophone (Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Tchad) : rapport général(2022-12) Zamo Akono, Christian; Combary Sounglimpo, Omer; Douzounet, Mallaye; Gadom, Djal Gadom; Medjo Obia, Liliane Odette; Kaboré, Patrick JosuéItem Role of business in achieving the sustainable development goals in the global south : breadth and depth strategies of B corps in pursuing SDGs learning from north and south(2021-12-31) Bandini, Federica; Boni, Leonardo; Fia, Magalì; Pellegrini, Michele; Toschi, Laura; Rivera, Igor; De Leon, Denise DiazDespite the urgency to achieve sustainable objectives, institutional actors and private organizations do not share a guidance on which SDGs have to be in the agenda of companies. The project aims to analyze B Corps’ SDGs strategies in order to highlight how B Corps contribute to achieving SDGs and how they differ in their strategies depending on the social and environmental threats occurring in the countries and industries in which they are operating. To do this, a comparative analysis is carried out between developed “north” countries’ B Corps, and developing “south” countries’ B Corps, in order to provide dedicated policy implications of social and entrepreneurial relevance.Item Peace on the fringe : exploring how private enterprise contributes to SDG 16(2022-12) Fundación Impulsora de un Nuevo Sector en la Economía Sistema BThis article studies the role of business in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions - to explore the processes and practices of peacebuilding and the impact on achieving the targets of SDG 16. In particular, we study an extreme context of post-conflict entrepreneurship. We study entrepreneurial ventures where ex-combatants seek to create economic opportunities and challenge the status quo of poverty and inequality in their rural communities. We develop several qualitative case studies of ex-combatant entrepreneurship to identify the activities that enable them to promote and consolidate peace while managing their businesses. We find that these ex-combatant ventures contribute to SDG 16 and identify a matrix of stakeholder engagement for organizing the variety of multi-stakeholder arrangements required of both venture success and peacebuilding efforts.Item Vidas sitiadas - besieged lives : empowering young women in Latin America to overcome violence, poverty, and discrimination(2022-11) Armstrong, Fulton; CLALSThe initiative focused on the multiple vulnerabilities of young women in the region and lessons learned from an array of policies and programs that have aspired to provide them opportunities to improve their lives. The reports generated under program auspices examine challenges and advances for women in specific communities in five settings – San Salvador (El Salvador), San José (Costa Rica), Cali (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Montevideo (Uruguay). While each community of young women is distinctive in its own way, experiences of violence, poverty, and discrimination are widespread. Together, the cases portray a picture that is representative of systems of violence and marginalization that prevail across Latin America and the Caribbean.Item Evidencia para generar soluciones sobre : mujeres juvònes, oportunidades econòmicas y violencias en America Latina(2022-11) Sáinz, Juan Pablo Pérez; Estrada, Fidel de RooyItem Transition des jeunes vers les marchés du travail d’Afrique francophone : rapport de l’enquête auprès des jeunes au Bukina Faso(2022-08) Zamo Akono, Christian; Combary Sounglimpo, Omer; Kabore Patrick, JosuéItem Item Coletiva jovem (youths do collective) : a research and action project aimed at supporting production-oriented youth groups in the outskirts of São Paulo and Buenos Aires - final narrative report - executive summary(2021-09-29) Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias SocialesUnder the wider project “Innovation for the Economic Inclusion of Marginalized Youth” the Colectiva Joven Project aimed to implement a scalable, evidence-based initiative to support economic inclusion of young people in vulnerable communities with problematic drug use. Concerning the findings of the project, the actions of neighborhood organizations contribute to providing alternative paths to violence and exclusion, based on the (re)generation of personal and community ties and the formation of personal and institutional networks. This report outlines activities and achievements. Pandemic circumstances led to a timeline extension of six months.