Empowerment and social protection

This gender transformative action-oriented research aims to enhance evidence-informed policymaking and practice to promote the health, wellbeing and economic empowerment of extremely poor women in a pandemic recovery world in a pandemic recovery world in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using Ghana as a case study. The overall goal is to use gender equality and health equity lenses to understand the impact of cash transfers, particularly the Ghana Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program, and complementary water services on the work life and health of extremely poor women. The project is implemented in collaboration with the Ghana Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program and three districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana. This research area will provide evidence, policy options, and strategic direction on how to better align cash transfers and complementary services to meet the strategic needs of women in a COVID-19 recovery environment.