‘Surviving a pandemic’: Five key insights from the Corner Shop Diaries research in India and Indonesia
This blog offers five key insights drawn from early data of our Corner Shop Diaries research in India and Indonesia.
Feb 26, 2021
Rahul Chatterjee, Anant Tiwari, Manoshij Banerjee, Rahmatika Febrianti, Ira Aprilianti and Yani Parasti Siregar
Response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
This report discusses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of low- and middle-income (LMI) people in Bangladesh toward COVID-19 and its impact on their lives. It also provides recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment recover from the pandemic.
Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
Navigating the new normal: Can behavioral sciences help?
This note focuses on the situation of COVID-19 in India and the government’s communication efforts during the pandemic. Based on MSC’s research with low- and middle-income households, it highlights how these efforts can be strengthened through the adoption of a Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) campaign.
Sep 4, 2020
Sep 4, 2020
Budget 2020: How FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s dictum ‘Nari tu Narayani’ can actually work
This note examines the impact of initiatives targeted towards women empowerment, in light of the budgetary allocations of the Government of India. It also highlights the challenges for women to access these benefits and the factors that must be considered to make a program successful and more gender-centric.
Jan 31, 2020
Jan 31, 2020