<p>This study uses a cluster-level randomized controlled trial to evaluate the causal impact of the VEA program across 332 rural villages.VEA is a national community-led water, sanitation, and hygeine program in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Although VEA has been operational since 2008, the study focused on more recent activities; as the program was implemented in these villages in the later phase of the program (throughout 2019).</p>

<p>The nationwide lockdown announced by the Indian government on March 24, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 has had a tremendous effect&nbsp;on the Indian economy.Labor migrants are among the most affected: usually employed in informal, low-paid jobs, they are now without work, with no social protection, no assistance from previous employers, and no network to fall back to in their 'host’ states. Researchers assessed&nbsp;the short and long-term effects&nbsp;of the lockdown on labor migrants from Bihar and Jharkhand.This project focuses&nbsp;on labor migrants under the&nbsp;Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana&nbsp;(DDU-GKY), one of India’s most prominent skills and job creation schemes.</p>

<p>In India, COVID-19 and the resulting national lockdown has led to a public health and economic crisis.Safe behaviors such as frequent handwashing and physical distancing are an important means for stopping the transmission of the virus.In response to the pandemic-induced economic shock to households, the Government of India and state governments in the country have announced various social protection schemes to help poor households withstand the adverse effects of the lockdown. This descriptive study assesses the economic shock, health knowledge, and access to social protection schemes among a sample of poor women in rural Bihar (n=1,010).</p>