Life with Corona – Africa (LwC-Africa)
Researchers
- Tilman Brück (IGZ, ISDC & NRI)
- Ghassan Baliki (IGZ & ISDC)
- Liliana de Abreu (University of Konstanz)
- Damir Esenaliev (IGZ & ISDC)
- Neil T. N. Ferguson (ISDC)
- Hanna Freudenreich (IGZ)
- Anke Hoeffler (University of Konstanz)
- Patricia Justino (UNU-WIDER)
- Anke Koebach (University of Konstanz)
- Monika Schreiner (IGZ)
- Wolfgang Stojetz (ISDC)
- Mekdim Regassa (IGZ)
Abstract
The overall objective of LwC-Africa is to generate new evidence and policy guidelines on how African citizens respond to and cope with the profound global shock to their lives and livelihoods caused by COVID-19. The survey builds on the unique Life with Corona online survey to advance understanding of how the pandemic is affecting health, food, work, gender and social cohesion outcomes in order to better prepare communities and governments to respond to the challenges ahead as the pandemic spreads across the continent.
Project Outcomes of Interest
How individuals and governments across Africa, and aid donors, respond to the pandemic today, and how communities react to such policies
Partners
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
- International Security and Development Center (ISDC)
- University of Konstanz
- United Nations University WIDER
Impact Goals
- Build resilience and protect the financial health of families and individuals
- Improve social-safety net responses
- Promote peace and safety, and improve humanitarian response
- Reduce COVID-19 transmission rates
Project Data Collection Mode
- CATI (Computer-assisted telephone interviewing)
Implementing Organization
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), International Security and Development Center (ISDC)
Results Status
No Results Yet