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Women and Gender in Development Virtual Conference 2021

The Women and Gender in International Development team at the Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) of Virginia Tech invites students, faculty, practitioners, extension professionals, and all interested individuals to an intensive learning and networking opportunity engaging renowned experts in gender and development—both international and domestic—with particular emphasis on inclusive rural development. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this 4-day event will be virtual, using Zoom and Whova, with two days of asynchronous, pre-event material and networking and an optional workshop, and two half days of synchronous programming.

Application Lab for Emergency Implementers Showcase

Join IDEAL for a storytelling showcase led by the Application Lab cohort on their project participant targeting adaptions. In order to better assist the emergency food security implementing community, IDEAL has convened their first Application Lab for Emergency Implementers to collectively problem-solve around project participant targeting during the time of COVID-19. IDEAL invites you to the Application Lab virtual storytelling showcase, which will feature the first Application Lab cohort and how they have adapted or planned to adapt their project participant targeting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this showcase, event attendees will: Hear from the Application Lab

Will the COVID-19 vaccine ever reach forcibly displaced populations?

Efforts are underway to accelerate the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, with the emphasis so far being on highlighting equity in distribution among countries. While COVID-19 has a disproportionately greater impact on certain populations, including forcibly displaced populations, it is often politically untenable to say that this group should be given priority when it comes to planning vaccination campaigns. Seroprevalence studies show suboptimal immunity to various vaccine-preventable diseases among refugees, and lower vaccination coverage of these groups compared with local host populations has also been observed. In addition, there are specific barriers—informal (language, access to information and culture)

September, 2012 CM Task Force Meeting

The Gender Analysis Process in Food For Peace Development Programs

The demand for gender analysis consultants is growing. Earlier this year, TOPS distributed a survey to consultants and implementing partners to find out what each is seeking and where gaps exist in the gender analysis process. During this one hour webinar, we summarized the survey results and shared resources to bridge the connection between consultants and implementing partners of Food For Peace development programs. Participants had the opportunity to contribute comments and resources in response to the survey results as well as answer questions. Event Resources Event Recording Event Presentation Webinar: What do you know/not known about the gender context

The COVID-19 Crisis and its Long-Term Impacts on Financial Sustainability of the WASH Sector in Emerging Economies

From Recovery to “Resilient” – When Good Development Outcomes Aren’t Good Enough

COVID19’s worldwide sweep has underscored that recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 isn’t enough. As USAID and other donors assess COVID19’s implications for future shocks, it is urgent that programs strive to build resilient systems and institutions where we work. How do we know if our development outcomes across sectors are strengthening resilience capacities at the individual, household, community, and systems level? This webinar will explore what resilience means in the COVID-19 influenced world from the perspective of both measurement and outcomes; provide case examples; and highlight current tools, methods and resources program planners and implementers can access.

COVID-19 and Seed Security Response Now and Beyond

The Future of Food Assistance for Nutrition: Findings, Challenges, and Emerging Concerns

CORE Group’s Nutrition Working Group invites you to join Dr. Patrick Webb and Dr. Beatrice Lorge Rogers from the Food Aid Quality Review project on Wednesday, December 16, at 9:00 AM (EST) for a presentation on findings, challenges, and emerging concerns proceeding from the recent successful conference, The Future of Food Assistance for Nutrition: Evidence Summit II, and a Q&A discussion centered on the current state of evidence and implications for programming related to food assistance for nutrition. The Summit was hosted virtually in October 2020 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and

PAHAL Impact Evaluation Brief