<p>The coronavirus pandemic imposes not only&nbsp;a global health threat but also an economic shutdown in many countries.Such a shock poses a particularly large risk for the poor in developing countries who often have highly vulnerable income sources, limited savings, and a lack of adequate safety nets to fall back on.</p>

<p>Indigenous communities are often socially and economically marginalized which makes them particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.The Population Council has a longstanding partnership with indigenous communities in Guatemala through the Abriendo Oportunidades (AO) program.To understand the knowledge, perspectives, and needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will conduct key informant interviews with indigenous community leaders and frontline workers.Phone-based surveys will be carried out with 144 key informants in the municipalities of Chisec, Patzún, San Andrés Semetabaj, San Juan Ostuncalco, San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Pedro Carchá, Santa María Chiquimula, Totonicapán, Uspantán and Sololá in April 2020.</p>

<p>In early 2017, the Government of Uzbekistan announced a radical shift toward liberalizing national economic, social, and political policy.The rapid pace of reforms posed unique challenges.Partners began aggressively tackling issues that had major implications for well-being – including for instance forced labor, trade policy, and exchange rate unification – while the capacity to measure effects and public support was limited.The Listening to the Citizens of Uzbekistan (L2CU) project was a rapid and adaptive response to these needs.Together with partners, the World Bank launched a comprehensive and nationally representative in-person household well-being survey in 2018.</p>