We are building an interactive dashboard with data from 19 African countries. Users can select options on the dashboard to estimate the economic impact of different levels of COVID-19 shocks on the entire country or in specific sectors such as retail trade or services. The dashboard will provide new poverty and inequality indicators due to the shock, and characteristics of those affected. The dashboard will also allow the user to simulate the mitigating impact of a cash transfer that uses parameters (transfer size, eligibility criteria) from the main cash transfer program in the country, as well as other categorically targeted programs. The dashboard will calculate new poverty indicators, the number of people reached by the transfer, and the total cost. Learn more here: 'Poverty Impacts of COVID-19 and Cash Transfer Mitigation Potential: An 20 country Dashboard for sub Saharan Africa'!

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