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Research in Action

UNEMPLOYMENT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES (PRS) EVALUATION POLICY MONITORING

From learning to policy-oriented research: Lessons from South Africa’s urban violence project

Learning, monitoring, and evaluation (LME) are significant components of the research process for IDRC and their partners.
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Monday, August 15, 2016 - 14:30
Research in Action

WOMEN POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES (PRS) UNEMPLOYMENT Gender

Older women play predominant role in building social ties and preventing violence through Community Work Programme

South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) employs predominantly women. In some sites women, especially women over the age of 35, make up 80% of participants.
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Monday, August 15, 2016 - 14:30
Research in Action

Economics UNEMPLOYMENT CRIME PREVENTION

Community Work Programme has positive and negative effects on social bonds in South African communities

IDRC-supported research has found that while South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) has reduced violence and poverty in some communities, in others it has exacerbated tensions and increased violence.
Published date
Monday, August 15, 2016 - 14:00