Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan

As in most conflicts, in South Sudan, women and girls have been the most vulnerable. Not only do they face many challenges, including extreme poverty and lack of access to basic services and productive assets, but many of the risks they face, such...

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Main Authors:	De Silva, Samantha, Hasan, Abir, Ouedraogo, Aissatou, Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	POVERTY REDUCTION GENDER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS EXTREME POVERTY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GENDER GAP SOCIAL PROTECTION VULNERABLE POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/723961596172568911/Getting-it-Right-Strengthening-Gender-Outcomes-in-South-Sudan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34269

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spelling	okr-10986-342692021-05-25T09:53:57Z Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan De Silva, Samantha Hasan, Abir Ouedraogo, Aissatou Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana POVERTY REDUCTION GENDER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS EXTREME POVERTY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GENDER GAP SOCIAL PROTECTION VULNERABLE POPULATION As in most conflicts, in South Sudan, women and girls have been the most vulnerable. Not only do they face many challenges, including extreme poverty and lack of access to basic services and productive assets, but many of the risks they face, such as gender–based violence (GBV), are heightened during times of conflict. The implementation of well–designed and inclusive poverty reduction programs can contribute to empowering women and addressing persistent gender gaps. Yet, until now, there have been few assessments undertaken to better understand how successfully these goals have been achieved. This paper examines how social protection and other poverty reduction programs targeting the most vulnerable have addressed the needs of women and girls in South Sudan. Based on a portfolio review of World Bank operations and a review of impact evaluation evidence, it provides guidance to practitioners to integrate gender equality in the design and implementation of social protection and poverty reduction programs in fragile situations. 2020-08-03T16:11:13Z 2020-08-03T16:11:13Z 2020-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/723961596172568911/Getting-it-Right-Strengthening-Gender-Outcomes-in-South-Sudan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34269 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2002 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa South Sudan
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description	As in most conflicts, in South Sudan, women and girls have been the most vulnerable. Not only do they face many challenges, including extreme poverty and lack of access to basic services and productive assets, but many of the risks they face, such as gender–based violence (GBV), are heightened during times of conflict. The implementation of well–designed and inclusive poverty reduction programs can contribute to empowering women and addressing persistent gender gaps. Yet, until now, there have been few assessments undertaken to better understand how successfully these goals have been achieved. This paper examines how social protection and other poverty reduction programs targeting the most vulnerable have addressed the needs of women and girls in South Sudan. Based on a portfolio review of World Bank operations and a review of impact evaluation evidence, it provides guidance to practitioners to integrate gender equality in the design and implementation of social protection and poverty reduction programs in fragile situations.
format	Working Paper
author	De Silva, Samantha Hasan, Abir Ouedraogo, Aissatou Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
author_facet	De Silva, Samantha Hasan, Abir Ouedraogo, Aissatou Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana
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title	Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
title_short	Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
title_full	Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
title_fullStr	Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
title_full_unstemmed	Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan
title_sort	getting it right : strengthening gender outcomes in south sudan
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/723961596172568911/Getting-it-Right-Strengthening-Gender-Outcomes-in-South-Sudan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34269
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Getting it Right : Strengthening Gender Outcomes in South Sudan

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