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The Impact of Covid-19 on PACE Implementation

Covid-19 disrupted data collection activities but also provided opportunities for further analysis and reflection for the PACE team. These reports describe the field situation in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic during their respective lockdown periods in 2020. "Ethical and Practical Considerations" provides a case study on balancing the benefits of child labor research with the risks and uncertainties associated with research during a pandemic. 

Partnership Against Child Exploitation (PACE): Preliminary Findings on the Impact of COVID-19, Ethiopia

Discussion of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on both child labor and the PACE program activities in Ethiopia

Partnership Against Child Exploitation (PACE): Preliminary Findings on the Impact of COVID-19, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Description of the impact of Covid-19 on NGO activities, health, the local economy, and child labor in four locations in North and South Kivu, DRC

Partnership Against Child Exploitation (PACE): Ethical and Practical Considerations of Field Data Collection in the Time of COVID-19

Baseline data collection for the PACE consortium coincided with the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. This report discusses compliance with government mandates and ethical considerations around conducting research during the lockdown period in Ethiopia

Partnership Against Child Exploitation (PACE): Preliminary Findings on the Impact of COVID-19, Central African Republic

Description of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Batangafo and Bossangoa, Central African Republic. Includes information on government restrictions, information campaigns, the economy and impact on child labor