COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South - CEGA

CEGA 150d 4 tweets

Join CEGA, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), and the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) for the first in a webinar mini-series focused on the impacts of COVID-19 on forcibly displaced people in the Global South, and efforts by NGOs...

Heather 137d ago

Setting your calendar for today? Don't forget that 11 EST / 8 PST, @DanStein_econ will be presenting some of our @IDinsight work @CEGA_UC (cega.berkeley.edu/event/covid-19…). In particular, this work focuses on South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, displaced since ~2014. 1/n

CEGA 150d ago

Join us on 10/20 at 8am PDT for "COVID-19 & Forced Displacement in the Global South," a special "Berkeley Conversations" webinar w/ @mushfiq_econ, Nandini Krishnan, @EggerDennis, @DanStein_econ co-hosted by @poverty_action, @WorldBank, @unhcr, @UCBerkeley buff.ly/36JisXS pic.twitter.com/ujbgc3ikB2

CEGA 137d ago

@IDinsight @DanStein_econ @EggerDennis @mushfiq_econ @WorldBank @poverty_action @unhcr @tedmiguel @GiveDirectly In case you missed it, the complete webinar will is available on our event page. Thank you again to the organizers, panelists, and attendees!

Heather 137d ago

Qualitatively, no one mentions that the transfer has heightened tension in their household -- or that it has relieved it. Most people tell us that they sit with their households to discuss how the transfer will be used. For more, tune in today!