Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Webinar: Migrants in Africa & COVID-19: From Emergency Measures to Inclusive Social Protection Systems, 15 June 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

After the 'Migration Crisis': How Europe Works to Keep Africans in Africa - Expert Discussion (openDemocracy, May 2020) [access]

Are Self-help Psychosocial Interventions for Refugees in Uganda a Band-aid on a Bullet Wound? (Africa at LSE Blog, June 2020) [text]

"Congo Aid Scam Triggers Sector-wide Alarm," The New Humanitarian, 11 June 2020 [text]

*"Ethiopia Races to Stave Off Coronavirus in Refugee Camps," VOA News, 11 June 2020 [text]

How to Protect Refugees in a Pandemic (Project Syndicate, May 2020) [text]
- Focuses on Uganda.

The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia (RI Blog, June 2020) [text]

"In Vast Kenya Camp, Refugee Journalists on Coronavirus Front Line," Aljazeera, 27 May 2020 [text]
- Profile of Kanere News.

*Information is Key! Effects of COVID-19 on Refugees in Kakuma and the Role of Local News (FluchtforschungsBlog, June 2020) [text]
- See also German version.

*"Leaked Review Exposes Scale of Aid Corruption and Abuse in Congo," The New Humanitarian, 12 June 2020 [text]

Return Pressure Builds as COVID-19 Hits South Sudan Displacement Camps," The New Humanitarian, 1 June 2020 [text]

*"UN Vows to 'Maintain Trust' in Congo Aid Effort after Damning Review Leaked," The New Humanitarian, 12 June 2020 [text]

Resource:

Implementation Guide: Financial Literacy Training Program for Refugees & Host Communities (World Food Programme, March 2020) [access]
- "Increasing the financial capability of refugees and refugee hosting communities and ensuring that they are better equipped to make sound financial decisions, as well as helping them effectively interact with financial service providers and achieve their financial goals, is why the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in Uganda came together to develop a financial education training toolkit customized to the needs of migrant populations in Uganda building on existing learning and resources developed thus far." Materials are available in English, Kinyabwisha and Kiswahili.

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Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (26 May 2020)
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (26 May 2020)

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