August 6, 2024
Research›Papers/Reports
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in Urban Resilience: Ghana and Sierra Leone
In 2023 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) West Africa Regional Office (WARO) commissioned a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) analysis to understand the specific effects of...More
June 21, 2024
Research›Papers/Reports
Drivers and Barriers to Household Resilience in Northern Nigeria
Led by the University of Notre Dame’s Integration Lab through partnership with Catholic Relief Services, this study explores both the long-term impacts of CRS’ Feed the Future (...More
June 28, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
The Case for Inclusive Agricultural Development
With this policy brief, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs aspires to add to the growing conversation about inclusive development through the lens of agriculture and food...More
January 28, 2020
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Rising from Resilient Roots
Rising from Resilient Roots is a one-day resilience-strengthening workshop designed to help participants in fragile and conflicted contexts find inner peace by understanding and...More
December 3, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Les racines de la résilience
Ce manuel montre comment organiser un atelier qui aide les participants à trouver une identité et une vision de leur vie qui équilibrent les expériences positives et négatives...More
July 18, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
MIRA - Measuring Resilience in Malawi
This handout provides an overview of the Measuring Resilience in Malawi (MIRA) project, which has devised a data collection and analysis scheme to measure and predict resilience...More
July 12, 2018
Research›Case Studies
Increasing Resilience to Natural Disasters with Cash-Based Interventions
Following Vietnam’s devastating Typhoon Damrey, which flooded 15 central provinces and claimed 100 lives in November 2017, at least 400,000 people were in need of urgent...More
April 24, 2018
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Assessment of the "Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement" project in southern Malawi
This assessment explores the impact of watershed development on rural household food security and resiliency in southern Malawi under an integrated five-year USAID-funded Title II...More
January 31, 2018
Research›Papers/Reports
Measuring Resilience in Malawi
With the increasing severity of weather related shocks threatening food security, there is demand for a comprehensive protocol to monitor and evaluate resilience in the context of...More
January 19, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Understanding and Assessing Resilience
CRS developed its Pathway to Prosperity approach in 2013 to help farmers recover from shocks and stressors by building and growing their assets. The approach also helps farm...More
