This paper focuses on the micro-level impact of aid-funded projects and how the design of such projects can maximise their impact on poverty alleviation. It draws on the literature and on field research among sex workers in Kolkata, India, that provides evidence about the impact of raising aspirations in a marginalised, stigmatised community. Findings include the ...» more
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This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Scoping study: What works in protection and how do we know?
Relief organisations have found it easier to measure the impact of their interventions in relation to material needs than activities geared to enhancing protection. This study, commissioned by DFID, undertakes a review of the literature to summarise what we know about what works in protection and to suggest further areas for research. The review studied 173 documents including ...» more
Social Protection Pathways: Shaping Social Justice Outcomes for the Most Marginalised, Now and Post-2015
Social injustice arises from structural inequalities which lead to unequal capabilities and outcomes for excluded and marginalised groups. There is a growing consensus that social justice requires addressing not just income deficits but also structural vulnerabilities and power hierarchies. This Background Note develops a conceptual framework at a number of scales from ...» more
Understanding and Tackling Violence Outside of Armed Conflict Settings
Understanding and tackling violence that occurs outside of armed conflict settings is essential to improving the wellbeing of some of the world’s poorest communities. Whilst advances have been made in terms of designing policies that address violence in fragile or conflict-affected countries, progress has been slower in relation to dealing with violence happening outside of ...» more
What is the evidence of the impact of initiatives to reduce risk and incidence of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict zones and other humanitarian crises in lower and middle-income countries? A systematic review
This review finds that implementation of conflict and crisis related-sexual violence initiatives on the ground remains very limited. It also highlights an acute lack of evaluation of such interventions, leading to insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of any interventions to address or prevent sexual violence in conflict or crisis. However, it notes that strategies appear ...» more