Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
As in most conflicts, in South Sudan, women and girls have been the most vulnerable. Not only do they face many challenges, including extreme poverty and lack of access to basic services and productive assets, but many of the risks they face, such...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/723961596172568911/Getting-it-Right-Strengthening-Gender-Outcomes-in-South-Sudan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34269 |
| Summary: | As in most conflicts, in South Sudan,
women and girls have been the most vulnerable. Not only do
they face many challenges, including extreme poverty and
lack of access to basic services and productive assets, but
many of the risks they face, such as gender–based violence
(GBV), are heightened during times of conflict. The
implementation of well–designed and inclusive poverty
reduction programs can contribute to empowering women and
addressing persistent gender gaps. Yet, until now, there
have been few assessments undertaken to better understand
how successfully these goals have been achieved. This paper
examines how social protection and other poverty reduction
programs targeting the most vulnerable have addressed the
needs of women and girls in South Sudan. Based on a
portfolio review of World Bank operations and a review of
impact evaluation evidence, it provides guidance to
practitioners to integrate gender equality in the design and
implementation of social protection and poverty reduction
programs in fragile situations. |
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