Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in Kenya

Muzna Alvi, Shweta Gupta and Prapti Barooah

No 3, GCAN COVID-19 impact fact sheets from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenyan government declared a nationwide dusk to dawn curfew in March 2020 that was lifted in large parts later in the year, followed by off-and-on reinstatements of curfews and limitations on mobility largely for the capital region. The government also banned religious and other public gatherings and encouraged people to work from home and practice social distancing. The government has extended social protection programs, including public works programs and stipends and cash transfers, which are often targeted to women and single parent households and other vulnerable members of society to support them through the pandemic.

Keywords: gender; covid-19; capacity development; household income; men; quarantine; rural areas; impact assessment; women; Kenya; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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