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Conflict and crisis in Darfur has continued unabated since 2003. Whilst there has been a growing body of knowledge about how this has impacted on livelihoods, there has been much less focus on understanding how trade and markets – the lifeblood of Darfur’s economy – have been affected. This report begins to address this gap. Part of Tufts University’s livelihoods research program in Darfur, ...

Can community-based approaches to the targeting of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies improve participation and reduce targeting error? Although most of the literature suggests that community-based targeting works best in slow-onset emergencies with no conflict or displacement, participatory approaches to targeting assistance have been attempted in complex emergencies, either direct...

QAHT-E-POOL “A CASH FAMINE” FOOD INSECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN 1999 – 2002 SUE LAUTZE ELIZABETH STITES NEAMAT NOJUMI FAZALKARIM NAJIMI MAY 2002 A CASH FAMINE Table of Contents Acknowledgements ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ..3 Executive Summary ........................................ .........................

The people of Ethiopia today are managing the risks and vulnerabilities generated by a serious drought, profound vulnerability to disease epidemics (human, crop and livestock), and a combination of local and international economic forces and domestic and international policies. The combined efforts of government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs and Ethiopian communities have helped vulnerable populat...

One for All and All for One Support and Assistance Models for an Effective IFRC A Report for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Photo: Karl Schuler/Swiss Red Cross Feinstein International Famine Center Friedman School of Nutrition Tufts University USA August 2004 Feinstein International Famine Center TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements........................

Ambiguity and Change: Humanitarian NGOs Prepare for the Future A report prepared for: World Vision, CARE, Save US, Mercy Corps, Oxfam USA, Oxfam GB & Catholic Relief Services The Feinstein International Famine Center Tufts University August 2004 “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Edmund Burke Feinstein International Famine Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and ...

In Haiti, many farmers lie beyond the reach of the formal banking system and MFIs. A powerful method of local financial intermediation, called mutuelles is helping to bridge the gap. Efficiently formed by local NGOs and church organizations, mutuelles are forces of social change. They also demonstrate financial discipline and could prove an interesting market for MFIs and banks seeking new cust...

It is well known in the Darfur region that peoples’ livelihoods have been devastated as a result of the conflict, both as a result of the direct asset-stripping of conflict affected households, but also as a result of the continuous erosion of the livelihood asset base of all groups in Darfur – even those who have not been directly affected by conflict. Growing recognition among the national...

1. This paper aims to capture the range of livelihood interventions that have been supported by OFDA over time, around the world, and in a wide variety of disaster settings. These interventions are not judged for their success or failure. 2. One goal of this paper is to demonstrate different types of livelihood classifications that can be used to report on interventions that support liveliho...

This study uses a livelihood framework to examine and analyze household livelihood strategies across three time periods in six rural villages in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The three time periods examined are the ending of the Cold War (1989), the height of the conflict, and late 2004. The study focuses on the ways in which households adapted their livelihood strategies to respond to drastic changes in...