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18 February 2025
Who controls the borderlands? Rents, debts and the role of political and commercial elites on the Kenya-Ethiopia and Sudan-South Sudan borders

Who controls the borderlands? Rents, debts and the role of political and commercial elites on the Kenya-Ethiopia and Sudan-South Sudan borders

The Rift Valley Forum is hosting a panel discussion to explore the research findings and examine the impact of the evolving dynamics in borderland regions in Kenya and South Sudan.

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Community volunteering in Venezuela: mutual aid and conviviality

A two-year investigation for Caritas identified the capabilities, contribution to social mobilisation and the reconstruction of social ties at community level of humanitarian action volunteers in Venezuela.

Nirma Hernandez Ramos

23 Jan 2025

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Tackling concerns and misperceptions about social science for emergency response

Find ways to address the doubts of seasoned emergency responders in this last in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response

Ginger A. Johnson

13 Dec 2024

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Sharing your social science findings for emergency response

Learn why setting up multiple channels, presenting in different fora and adapting to decision makers’ schedules is key in this fourth in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.

Ginger A. Johnson

12 Dec 2024

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Tailoring your message effectively for emergency response

Find out why you should know your audience – their name, their organisation, their sector (and its jargon) – in this third in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.

Ginger A. Johnson

11 Dec 2024

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Resourcing and planning for social science assessments for emergency response

How to advocate for good practice in social science is covered in this second in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.

Ginger A. Johnson

10 Dec 2024

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Promoting the value of qualitative methods for emergency response

Suggestions on how to respond to questions about social science methodologies comprise the first in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.

Ginger A. Johnson

9 Dec 2024

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SSHAP Webinar: Mobilising Social Science for Humanitarian Action – Insights and Lessons

27th November 2024

Key learnings on mobilising evidence and expertise on the social dimensions of diseases outbreaks, health emergencies and humanitarian crises to improve preparedness and response.

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Taking urgent action on mpox during a humanitarian and security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

The spread of the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased both the suffering of communities and the scale of the challenge facing humanitarian actors and authorities. In such circumstances, how can an effective response to mpox, including through vaccination, be achieved?

6 Oct 2024

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Cross-border learning to enhance the contribution of social science to humanitarian action

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is a critical component of cholera outbreak response. Sharing insights, strategies, and best practices for RCCE from national and regional efforts to combat cholera can enable actors to co-create solutions to common challenges and help pave the way towards stronger and more empowered communities.

Ginger A. Johnson, Rachel James, Sophie Everest, Nadine Beckmann

8 Sep 2024

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Rapid qualitative assessments: harnessing the explanatory power of social science for people-centred emergency response

Equipping people working in community engagement and communications during humanitarian crises with the knowledge to use social science research can enable them to generate robust, rigorous and context-relevant socio-behavioural evidence to inform interventions and policymaking. Ginger Johnson highlights the important work of Collective Service partners to support governmental and non-governmental…

Ginger A. Johnson

28 Aug 2024

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A new mpox emergency declared but the politics of global inequities persist

In this blog, Hayley MacGregor considers how the surge of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond underscores the need for urgent global action, stronger health systems and ongoing investment in pandemic preparedness.

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Hayley MacGregor

19 Aug 2024

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Who controls the borderlands? Rents, debts and the role of political and commercial elites on the Kenya-Ethiopia and Sudan-South Sudan borders

Community volunteering in Venezuela: mutual aid and conviviality

Tackling concerns and misperceptions about social science for emergency response

Sharing your social science findings for emergency response

Tailoring your message effectively for emergency response

Resourcing and planning for social science assessments for emergency response

Promoting the value of qualitative methods for emergency response

Taking urgent action on mpox during a humanitarian and security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

A new mpox emergency declared but the politics of global inequities persist

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