This working paper aims to describe and analyse the approach to innovation adopted by the STARS (Strengthening African Rural Smallholders) programme, presenting case studies across diverse val…
The STARS program, Strengthening African Rural Smallholders, was a five-year program (2017-2021) aimed at improving the livelihoods of rural people sustainably. This resource examines…
A new Ecosystem Health Check for your Startup Community
Swisscontact and Startup Heatmap Europe* have joined forces to develop a self-serving toolkit that empowers startup hubs all around the…
2021 |Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities MEAL Learning Hub
MEAL and faith in the development and humanitarian sector
Faith actors have long been involved in initiatives aimed at improving the wellbeing and health of communities. While much of…
This report synthesizes the state of knowledge on the linkages between psychosocial factors and resilience through the lens of Self Help Groups (SHGs). The objective of the report is two-fold.…
The purpose of Guidance Note 7, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in Resilience Programming, is to provide a resource for policymakers and implementing organizations looking to identify cost-effecti…
In rural Zimbabwe, the Amalima project implemented a project promoting Community Health Clubs (CHC) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health to facilitate sanitation and hygiene b…
The two year study assessed the impact of multi-purpose cash (MPC) on the well-being of over 11,000 Syrian refugee households living in the Bekaa, North and Mount Lebanon. The study finds that…
As global crises increase in number, duration, and complexity, COVID-19 promises to further decimate local economies, erode public trust, and upend social networks in conflict-affected setting…
Why monitor markets?
Markets play a key role in the response to and recovery from a crisis. Understanding how local, national and international markets function and interact is therefore a cri…
These 10 tips are a product of the SEEP Network’s peer learning group on Savings Groups for Refugees – composed of representatives from the Danish Refugee Council, the Fletcher Sch…
The Sphere Handbook and the other Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) initiatives offer guidance on the minimum response all crisis-affected people have the right to expect. They establis…
The Markets in Crises (MiC) Community of Practice includes almost 2,000 people with varying experience of market analysis and market-based programming. Members are welcome to post on the DGrou…
The case study explores, from a personal perspective, the relationship between Protection and Livelihoods interventions in a refugee context in Chad. The study uses three standards from the Mi…
This case study lays out the plan for a participatory market system analysis in the Sahrawi refugee camps in southwest Algeria. The analysis is informed by the guidance articulated in the Mini…
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