
Alastair Whitson
Blog posts
Shelter assistance: gaps in the evidence
Friday, 30 November 2018 16:57This discussion paper provides insights into the funding, reach and potential impact of Shelter Cluster-activated responses to rapid-onset disasters between 2007 and 2017. It highlights the information and knowledge gaps and challenges related to
State of practice: Savings groups and the role of government in sub-Saharan Africa
Thursday, 24 January 2019 15:54In recent years, governments across sub-Saharan Africa have deepened their engagement with savings groups, recognising the potential of the community-based microfinance model to contribute to national development agendas. This report, based on an
Doing Development Differently in the Global South – Workshop Report
Friday, 28 December 2018 10:37On 4 December 2018 CARE International and the British Council convened a workshop in Nairobi with the title “Doing Development Differently in the Global South” to consider how the Doing Development Differently global community can better
Ways forward on gender and women’s participation in humanitarian action
Thursday, 29 November 2018 11:45This policy paper summarises recommendations from CARE International on gender and women’s participation in humanitarian action. The paper outlines ideas and options for ways forward of relevance to several current policy
Women responders: Executive summary and guidance note
Friday, 23 November 2018 13:57This short booklet reproduces the executive summary of the CARE research report 'Women responders: Placing local action at the centre of humanitarian protection programming' and the guidance note for practitioners and donors outlining detailed
Women responders: Placing local action at the centre of humanitarian protection programming
Friday, 23 November 2018 13:46This global research report aims to answer a key question: How is the humanitarian protection sector ensuring the participation and leadership of women responders? The report provides a comprehensive review of collaboration between humanitarian
Business-based solutions in humanitarian crises: Lessons from Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 07 November 2018 12:27During 2016/17, a national liquidity crisis hit Zimbabwe which meant physical cash was scarce. At the same time, Zimbabwe was experiencing a food security humanitarian crisis following two consecutive
Agreeing a progressive ILO Convention and Recommendation on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work in June 2019
Friday, 28 September 2018 10:44This policy brief sets out CARE International’s top line positions and comments on the suggested new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of
Intersections of violence against women and girls with state-building and peace-building: Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone and South Sudan
Friday, 21 September 2018 15:46This study, conducted as part of the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Conflict and Humanitarian Crises programme funded by the UK government, explores how programmes and policies to prevent and respond to VAWG have
CARE evidence to the International Development Committee Inquiry into the DFID Economic Development Strategy
Monday, 28 May 2018 13:09CARE's written evidence to the IDC argues that DFID’s Economic Development Strategy has an inadequate focus on gender and therefore will not deliver outcomes for women, companies and