Policymakers and program implementers in Somalia are increasingly recognizing the importance of complementing short-term support in the form of cash or in-kind transfers with interventions targeting longer-term development goals and poverty exit, a goal that cuts across both more traditional social protection systems and programming targeting internally displaced people. This webinar will present evidence on gendered patterns of livelihoods and access to safety nets among displaced households in Somalia.

Join us for this session on key lessons learned from two sets of research findings. First, speakers will discuss evidence from a randomized trial of the Ultra Poor Graduation program implemented among internally displaced households in Baidoa and explore how the treatment effects vary among households with varying levels of women’s economic engagement. The discussion will then draw on an earlier secondary survey conducted by the World Bank to explore how both formal and informal assistance reach Somali households, and whether there are gendered patterns in access to these resources. Together, these findings offer complementary evidence on how targeted programming and informal networks shape resilience among Somalia’s poorest women and their households.

Displacement and Development: Gender Heterogeneity in a Graduation Program for Somalia’s Ultra-Poor

• Deboleena Rakshit, Research Analyst, IFPRI

Count on Me: Shocks and Formal versus Informal Assistance in Somalia

• Jessica Leight, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Reflections and Implications for Policy

• John-Paul Nyeko, Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager, World Vision International