The Role of Local Resources in Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19

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2023-06Author
Tafere, Yisak
Shahan, Asif
Rahem, Raeesa
Diwakar, Vidya
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Abstract
Governments often found it challenging to mitigate the negative socioeconomic
impacts of Covid-19 for households in and near poverty. Local efforts were
critical to supplement government measures and implement government
guidelines. In Ethiopia, these efforts mobilised a pre-existing, government supported village network system. In Bangladesh, a network of formal
and informal strategies played an important role in increasing assistance
to people affected by the pandemic, including through industry-based
corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This policy brief outlines local
responses to and lessons learnt from mitigating the negative socioeconomic
impacts of Covid-19.