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Student Unlocks Potential with Mushroom Short Course
Even with a job as an extension worker, Nelson Lulanga could not financially support his large family. Being the only employed child in a family of eight children, the salary was never enough to care for his grandmother, support his younger siblings with school tuition, food and basic needs. He could barely make the ends […]
Mushroom Production Short Course Helps a Young Woman Realize her Dreams
Qualified Adolescent Young Girls and Women (AYGW) and vulnerable young men in Malawi face many barriers to access Higher Education (HE) and safe employment. A country with one of the fastest growing populations and one of the youngest age structures in the world, where 45% of the 19.1 million total population is under 15 years […]
Rapid Market Assessment on Impact of COVID-19 on Private Sector Partners and Farmers
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Nepal issued a strict preemptive nationwide lockdown to protect its citizens against the virus, which halted public movement, closed non-essential businesses, and drastically reduced economic activities throughout the country. The Feed the Future Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal (KISAN) II project conducted a rapid market […]
Situational Assessment of Labor Migrants in Asia: Needs and Knowledge During COVID-19
Between the months of February and March 2020, more than 200,000 labor migrants returned to Bangladesh as the Covid-19 pandemic caused mass business and industry closures in destination countries such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.1 Hundreds of thousands were left unemployed, facing uncertain futures. To better understand the short- and long-term needs of this population, […]
Data for Water Security: Improving Water Data Access and Use
This report introduces water-related data for solving different types of water security problems, considerations for data collection initiatives and an overview of the data value chain. It also discusses why data is critical for water security, what data should be collected and how. Finally, global water data repositories are listed to help trigger the search […]
June 2020 SWP newsletter
In the June 2020 SWP newsletter: IWMA Multiplies USAID Impact in Nepal SWP Publishes Studies on the Mara Exploring Big Data Solutions in Africa
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Malaysia
USAID Asia CTIP grantee Mixed Migration Centre interviewed Rohingya and Bangladeshis residing in Malaysia, to better understand their migration experiences and protection needs under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This snapshot focuses on the day-to-day impacts of COVID-19, and aims to contribute towards building a solid evidence base to inform targeted responses on the […]
