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Advancing Resiliency in
Self-Employed Women in Nigeria (ARISE&WIN)

The ARISE&WIN Project is a research project which aims to design supportive structures and systems for self-employed young women in Nigeria.

Who We Are

OUR RESEARCH PROJECT

Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Young Self-Employed Nigerian Women and Co-Producing Solutions that Foster Better Systems and Wellbeing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate economic and health impacts on self-employed workers in Nigeria. Self-employed women and youth have been particularly affected. Though uniquely disruptive, the COVID-19 pandemic shares similarities with life events such as childbirth, family emergencies and health emergencies.

The ARISE&WIN Project

Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Young Self-Employed Nigerian Women and Co-Producing Solutions that Foster Better Systems and Wellbeing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate economic and health impacts on self-employed workers in Nigeria. Self-employed women and youth have been particularly affected. Though uniquely disruptive, the COVID-19 pandemic shares similarities with life events such as childbirth, family emergencies, and health emergencies.

ARISE&WIN

Our Methodology

ANALYSIS

01

Situational Analysis

This phase of the project entails conducting a situational analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other significant life events and experiences on the work and well-being of self-employed young women and comparing these with the experiences of self-employed young men using qualitative interviews, secondary data analysis and digital storytelling.

PRODUCTION

02

Co-Production

This phase involves co-producing interventional packages with self-employed young women, using methods of focus group discussions, scoping and systematic reviews, policy analysis, and theory of change workshops aimed at improving their resilience against disruptive significant life events and experiences.

EVALUATION

03

Piloting & Evaluation

In this phase of the project, we will be conducting a quasi-experimental study to pilot the interventional packages co-produced in phase 2 and find out the effectiveness of various interventions for improving the resilience of self-employed young women.

This project will advance knowledge of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptive life events on the work and wellbeing of self-employed young women and provide co-produced, actionable solutions to mitigate the effects of these disruptors on their work and wellbeing.

Discovering Impact Stories

Meet The Team

Olayinka Omigbodun

Principal Investigator

Srividya Iyer

Co-Principal Investigator

Eyinade Gbadesire

Decision-Maker

Owoade Oluwatomisin Abolade

Oluwatomisin Owoade

Self-Employed Woman Consultant

The project’s first objective is to conduct a gendered situational analysis to address the question of how the COVID-19 pandemic and other disruptive life events affect the paid and unpaid work and the physical, mental and social wellbeing of self-employed young women in Nigeria; their strategies for coping with such events, and how these compare with those of self-employed young men.

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