In 2011 the Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (BoLSA), UNICEF and a number of donors including Irish Aid initiated the Tigray Social Cash Transfer Programme (TSCTP) in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The programme aimed to reduce poverty and hunger in...
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The Kenyan Ministry of Labour, Social Security & Services (MLSSS) implements three main cash transfer programmes that were scaled up in 2013 and will be further scaled up and integrated under the Inua Jamii programme: the Cash Transfer to Orphans and...
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Compared to many African countries, Namibia has a very well-developed social protection system, comprised of seven formal and wholly publicly funded programmes, as well as contributory pension schemes. There are, however, still a large number of Namibians—...
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The Child Grant Programme (CGP) is one of Zambia’s flagship social protection schemes. It targets ultra-poor districts not previously served by other government programmes. Established in 2010, the CGP reaches 20,000 households with children under the age of...
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Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme provides cash transfers to very poor people, particularly in households with orphans or vulnerable children, the elderly and people with extreme disabilities. Beneficiaries also receive free...
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In 2011, the Tigray Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs launched the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP) with support from UNICEF. The programme, which is based in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, aims to improve the quality of life of orphans,...
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