Somalia

Conflict disrupting transport routes in Somalia raises food prices and worsens household welfare in distant, peaceful markets, showing that the economic costs of violence travel far beyond the front line through supply chains. Aid strategies focused ...

Can an intermediate, less severe action serve as a stepping stone to eliminating a harmful norm? Research on female genital cutting in Somalia suggests that the intermediate action risks becoming the new norm.

Lumpsum cash transfers delivered as business grants can spur microentrepreneurial activities

Female role models improved gender attitudes and educational aspirations of primary school students, with particular impact on boy(s)/male students