How to conduct Digital Merl in the time of COVID-19
Date
2020-06
Authors
CLEAR-AA
MERL-Tech
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Publisher
CLEAR-AA
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the globe with its exponentially growing numbers of affected
persons, crashing economies, and dwindling medical supplies. A great majority of the world is suffering the
effects. COVID-19 has also brought drastic changes in how organizations operate due to travel restrictions,
quarantine, and social distancing orders from governments who are desperate to slow the spread of the virus
and lessen its impact.
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the globe with its exponentially growing numbers of affected
persons, crashing economies, and dwindling medical supplies. A great majority of the world is suffering the
effects. COVID-19 has also brought drastic changes in how organizations operate due to travel restrictions,
quarantine, and social distancing orders from governments who are desperate to slow the spread of the virus
and lessen its impact.
During the first week of June, MERL Tech and CLEAR-Anglophone Africa joined together for three virtual events
as part of CLEAR’s gLOCAL Evaluation Week. A wide range of practitioners from African countries and beyond,
representing academic institutions, multilateral development institutions, civil society organizations, private sector,
and government, signed up to attend the three events.