Addressing the challenge of remote project monitoring in crisis and conflict situations – a mobile data approach
Registration of beneficiaries for public works program in Kananga, DRC. Photo: Sophie Grumelard / World Bank
The good news first: development actors are not shying away from fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) and their programs are getting more ambitious and challenging. Now, the bad news: access to those in need in FCV is shrinking fast. Rising violence against aid workers has been an obstacle in recent years. The current pandemic – and the associated travel constraints – is a new blow to the ambition of leaving no one behind.