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Why Do Social Connections Matter for Resilience and Recovery?

Thu,  Sep
05

Event Format

Virtual

Event Date

- (1:30 - 3:00 pm UTC)

Event Location

virtual

Participation Eligibility

Interested Public

Across a range of contexts, research has shown the critical importance of social connections - especially during times of crisis - in enabling populations to manage shocks and stresses. In South Sudan, these social connections are a lifeline for many households during the ongoing crisis. The South Sudanese rely on their social networks - often more than they rely on external aid - to cope and recover. When humanitarian actors fail to understand the role and importance of people’s social connections, they risk inadvertently harming these underlying support structures.

Join Marketlinks on September 5th for a webinar with Alex Humphrey, Jeeyon Kim and Vaidehi Krishnan from Mercy Corps to find out more about the ongoing USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded research in South Sudan. They will discuss their effort to understand and measure how household social connectedness links to resilience, and highlight the implications of research findings for returns and recovery in South Sudan. Participants will also gain insights into how they might unpack the role of social connectedness in their own program contexts. Register here

Presenters 

  • Alex Humphrey, Research Manager, Mercy Corps
  • Jeeyon Kim, Senior Researcher, Mercy Corps
  • Vaidehi Krishan, Researcher, Mercy Corps
  • Laura Meissner, Economic Recovery and Markets Advisor, USAID

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