Assessing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

On the socio-economic situation of vulnerable populations through community-based monitoring

Aanganwadi worker, Seema Devi, feeds complementary food to severe acute malnutrition children in Uttar Pradesh
UNICEF/UN0390169/Vishwanathan

Highlights

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown had adversely affected peoples’ lives, particularly the marginalized sections of the populations with loss of livelihoods, food shortage and disruptions in access to health services and education.

This Report is based on findings using Community Based Monitoring (CBM) in seven states over four rounds during the period June-July till December 2020. The Report has brought out the voices of the vulnerable populations, as they experienced disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

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