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This brief highlights key learnings for policymakers from research that explores AfriScout and the causal impact of two intervention models designed to support pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.

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Being face-to-face with the bulk of responsibilities, trying to fit them in all in a 24-hour day and serving as the primary support system for children and elderly family members, Ukrainian women are struggling to manage emotions that have come up during this yearslong conflict — exhaustion, apathy and overwhelm being at the top of the list. 

Olena and Eugenia are two psychologists who were hired by Civic Initiatives of Ukraine (CIU) to provide training in art therapy techniques for working with this specific population. CIU is a local civil society organization that partnered with Global Communities to implement the Community-Led Emergency Action and Response (CLEAR) 2 program funded by the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) in Chernihiv oblast.

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During this difficult time, members from a Women Empowered (WE) group invited her to join their circle. Initially, Norma declined the invitation due to her emotional state, but the unwavering perseverance and constant support of her peers eventually inspired her to join.

WE is a Global Communities initiative dedicated to the social, economic and political empowerment of women through the formation of self-managed, self-sustaining savings groups. WE groups are formed based on proven savings group methodologies that bring together 15-25 participants to save money, develop financial literacy, lend to each other and invest in income-generating activities. The WE groups become a platform for members to raise awareness of important issues and act collectively to improve their lives and their communities.

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Last year, Global Communities began working in this remote hromada under the Community-Led Emergency Action and Response (CLEAR) program, partnering with a local civil society organization known as LAMPA. With funding from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), children and adults started receiving psychosocial support services and attending various therapy activities in a child-friendly space created by the program.

More recently, under a renewed CLEAR 2 program, Sesame Workshop joined the partnership and developed a series of animated content and tools for teachers to help children and caregivers process the trauma of conflict and displacement.

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