How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5

How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5

Understanding the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is important to inform policy responses. The arrival of COVID-19 disrupted lives across all countries and communities, creating unprecedented challenges. As of August 2021, there have...

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Main Authors: Pape, Utz, Delius, Antonia
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
LIVELIHOODS
EMPLOYMENT
FOOD SECURITY
COPING STRATEGIES
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/575161637041478617/How-COVID-19-Continues-to-Affect-Livelihoods-in-Kenya-Rapid-Response-Phone-Survey-Rounds-1-to-5
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spelling okr-10986-366502021-12-04T05:10:46Z How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5 Pape, Utz Delius, Antonia CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT POVERTY INEQUALITY LIVELIHOODS EMPLOYMENT FOOD SECURITY COPING STRATEGIES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HUMAN CAPITAL SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING Understanding the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is important to inform policy responses. The arrival of COVID-19 disrupted lives across all countries and communities, creating unprecedented challenges. As of August 2021, there have been more than 200 million cases globally, with more than 4 million deaths. Throughout the pandemic, governments have adopted measures to curb the spread of the virus, which inadvertently resulted in socioeconomic impacts. To shape and accelerate the recovery, it is important to better understand the implications of the pandemic and its associated restrictions. The strict containment measures that were put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya had negative socioeconomic impacts. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya in March 2020, a range of containment measures were introduced by the Government of Kenya (GoK). These included the promotion of social distancing practices, restrictions on public gatherings, night curfews, shutting down learning institutions, and limits on public transport passenger capacities. Despite this, the number of cases reached 200,000 in August 2021, with more than 4,000 deaths. People were facing job losses, rising food insecurity, and worsening health and education outcomes. Understanding and quantifying the repercussions of the pandemic, particularly on different sub-groups of the population, can help to inform policies and improve targeting. 2021-12-03T15:40:19Z 2021-12-03T15:40:19Z 2021-10-16 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/575161637041478617/How-COVID-19-Continues-to-Affect-Livelihoods-in-Kenya-Rapid-Response-Phone-Survey-Rounds-1-to-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36650 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Kenya
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
LIVELIHOODS
EMPLOYMENT
FOOD SECURITY
COPING STRATEGIES
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
spellingShingle CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
LIVELIHOODS
EMPLOYMENT
FOOD SECURITY
COPING STRATEGIES
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
Pape, Utz
Delius, Antonia
How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
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Kenya
description Understanding the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is important to inform policy responses. The arrival of COVID-19 disrupted lives across all countries and communities, creating unprecedented challenges. As of August 2021, there have been more than 200 million cases globally, with more than 4 million deaths. Throughout the pandemic, governments have adopted measures to curb the spread of the virus, which inadvertently resulted in socioeconomic impacts. To shape and accelerate the recovery, it is important to better understand the implications of the pandemic and its associated restrictions. The strict containment measures that were put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya had negative socioeconomic impacts. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya in March 2020, a range of containment measures were introduced by the Government of Kenya (GoK). These included the promotion of social distancing practices, restrictions on public gatherings, night curfews, shutting down learning institutions, and limits on public transport passenger capacities. Despite this, the number of cases reached 200,000 in August 2021, with more than 4,000 deaths. People were facing job losses, rising food insecurity, and worsening health and education outcomes. Understanding and quantifying the repercussions of the pandemic, particularly on different sub-groups of the population, can help to inform policies and improve targeting.
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author Pape, Utz
Delius, Antonia
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Delius, Antonia
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title How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
title_short How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
title_full How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
title_fullStr How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
title_full_unstemmed How COVID-19 Continues to Affect Livelihoods in Kenya : Rapid Response Phone Survey Rounds 1 to 5
title_sort how covid-19 continues to affect livelihoods in kenya : rapid response phone survey rounds 1 to 5
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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