Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural Livelihoods in Zambia: A Gender and Wellbeing Perspective
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Date
2022-10
Authors
Manda, Simon
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African Economic Research Consortium
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain it have induced livelihood
struggles in rural economies, but livelihood impacts across gender and wellbeing
remain under-researched. This report explores gendered impacts of COVID-19 on
rural livelihoods and implications for wellbeing in rural Zambia.
Research design and methodology: The study uses a 3-D Objective, Relational
and Subjective theoretical perspective of wellbeing. This enabled exploration of
objectively quantifiable and verifiable elements, needs and aspirations of households
(material), role and importance of social connections and relationships that shaped
or constrained livelihoods (relational) and people's perceptions about whether their
livelihood needs were being met in view of national policy responses (subjective
elements). Using mixed methods research design, data was drawn from multi-level
interviews and focus group discussions. We deployed household surveys which were
followed by intra-household case study interviews as pathway to interrogating intra household COVID-19 and livelihood dynamics.