Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana
While the lockdown in Ghana due to COVID-19 was not as stringent or long as in other countries (at least up to June 2021), it has severely affected rural household incomes, including remittances. Almost three-quarters of households surveyed reported income loss due to the pandemic in Aug/Sep 2020. U...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| author | Alvi, Muzna Gupta, Shweta Barooah, Prapti |
| author_browse | Alvi, Muzna Barooah, Prapti Gupta, Shweta |
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| description | While the lockdown in Ghana due to COVID-19 was not as stringent or long as in other countries (at least up to June 2021), it has severely affected rural household incomes, including remittances. Almost three-quarters of households surveyed reported income loss due to the pandemic in Aug/Sep 2020. Use of savings, borrowing and asset sales were common. Women often relied on men’s savings as a coping strategy; government transfers were insignificant. Addressing COVID-19 in rural areas is hindered by a domestic water supply crisis. Approximately half of respondents reported being worried about water availability, changing their activities due to lack of water, not having enough drinking water, and not washing hands when necessary. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1433142025-11-06T04:21:54Z Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana Alvi, Muzna Gupta, Shweta Barooah, Prapti gender covid-19 capacity development household income men quarantine rural areas impact assessment women While the lockdown in Ghana due to COVID-19 was not as stringent or long as in other countries (at least up to June 2021), it has severely affected rural household incomes, including remittances. Almost three-quarters of households surveyed reported income loss due to the pandemic in Aug/Sep 2020. Use of savings, borrowing and asset sales were common. Women often relied on men’s savings as a coping strategy; government transfers were insignificant. Addressing COVID-19 in rural areas is hindered by a domestic water supply crisis. Approximately half of respondents reported being worried about water availability, changing their activities due to lack of water, not having enough drinking water, and not washing hands when necessary. 2021-06-22 2024-05-22T12:13:03Z 2024-05-22T12:13:03Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143314 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103035 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-020-00332-6 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134466 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alvi, Muzna Fatima; Gupta, Shweta; and Barooah, Prapti. 2021. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana. GCAN COVID-19 Impact Fact Sheet 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134446. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114761 |
| spellingShingle | gender covid-19 capacity development household income men quarantine rural areas impact assessment women Alvi, Muzna Gupta, Shweta Barooah, Prapti Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title_full | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title_short | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana |
| title_sort | assessing the impact of covid 19 on rural women and men in northern ghana |
| topic | gender covid-19 capacity development household income men quarantine rural areas impact assessment women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143314 |
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