皇冠体育app Impact of COVID-19 on the Ability of Households to Meet 皇冠体育appir Basic Needs in Sudan
皇冠体育app project aims to assess the effects of the pandemic on households by a rapid phone survey administered to 2,400 mobile phone users
Abstract
皇冠体育app project aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sudanese households by means of a rapid phone survey administered to 2,400 randomly selected mobile phone users. This first wave of the survey was carried out from March 4 to May 1, 2021 and inquired about changes in the ability of households to pay for goods and services, in their employment situation since February 2020, and in income and operations for household enterprises and farms. Prior to the pandemic Sudan had already been going through a great deal of economic and political turmoil associated with the overthrow of the Bashir regime in 2019, after months of protests, and the institution of a fragile transition government. Sudan has been experiencing very high inflation rates throughout this turmoil and recently introduced a major devaluation of its currency. While the project is not able to separate the effects of the pandemic from that of the ongoing political and economic turmoil, it does constitute one of the few sources on information on how households are coping through these challenging times.
Citation
Krafft, C., and Assad, R. (2021). 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Impact of COVID-19 on the Ability of Households to Meet 皇冠体育appir Basic Needs in Sudan鈥�. G2LM LIC Policy Brief No. 42