Gendered perspectives on Covid-19 recovery in Africa: towards sustainable development

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Gendered Perspectives on Covid-19 Recovery in Africa-Towards Sustainable Development -- Introduction -- Women's Contributions to Achieving Sustainable Development -- The Effect of Covid-19 on Sustainable Development -- The Effect of Covid-19 on the Social and Economic Contributions of Women -- The Focus and Structure of This Book -- The Need for Targeted Responses and Recovery Plans -- References -- 2 The Covid-19 Pandemic and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: A General Overview -- Introduction -- Assessment of the Covid-19 and SDG Literature -- People (SDGs 1-5) -- Prosperity (SDGs 8-10) -- Planet (SDGs 11-13) -- Partnerships (SDG 17) -- Implications and Conclusion -- Future Directions -- References -- 3 Protecting Women and the Girl Child in Sub-Saharan Africa Against Extreme Poverty and Hunger During a Pandemic: Lessons from Covid-19 -- Introduction -- Covid-19 in Africa -- Consequences of Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa on Poverty and Hunger -- Achieving SDGs 1 and 2 Despite Covid-19 -- Recommendations for Achieving SDGs 1 and 2 for Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Gender-Based Violence and Covid-19: The Shadow Pandemic in Africa -- Introduction -- Gender-Based Violence-The African Situation Pre-Pandemic -- Gender-Based Violence and Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa -- Responding to Gender-Based Violence During a Pandemic -- Implement a Gendered Policy for a Time of Crisis and Pandemic -- Educate Women and Girls -- Provide Easy and Accessible Communication Platforms for Reporting of Cases -- Strengthen the Access to Justice -- Include Emergency Plans for the Protection of Women and Girls During a Crisis -- Recommendation for Recovery and Achievement of the SDGs 5 -- Target 2.

Introduction: Gendered Perspectives on Covid-19 Recovery in Africa - Towards Sustainable Development -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: A General Overview -- Protecting Women and the Girl-Child in Sub-Saharan Africa against Extreme Poverty and Hunger during a Pandemic – Lessons from COVID-19 -- Gender-based Violence and COVID-19: The Shadow Pandemic in Africa -- African Women's Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic – Implications for Policy and Development -- Covid-19 Pandemic and Girl-Child Education in Africa: The Case of Nigeria and South Africa -- The Impact of Covid-19 on the African Workforce Through the Lenses Of Nurses And Midwives -- Women's Entrepreneurship, Health-Related Crisis and a Gender-Sensitive Crisis Management Model for Sustainable Development -- The Role of African Entrepreneurship in Promoting Gender Equality and Increasing Resilience and Agility in Uncertain Times -- Gender and COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Towards Policy Recommendations and Directions in Kenya -- Empowering Women during covid-19 Pandemic: Trends, challenges and opportunities for Informality -- Financial Inclusion for Women in the Informal Economy: An SDG Agenda Post Pandemic -- Fintech, Blockchain and Women in the Post-COVID Africa -- Covid-19, Women in Tourism and Sustainable Development – The Nigeria Experience -- ICT for Sustainable Development and Women Empowerment: A Post-Pandemic Strategy -- Women Economic Empowerment and Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa: Normalising the "Un-Normal" Outcome of Covid-19.