There has been a stark dichotomy between development approaches concerned with the productive sectors, usually focusing on enhancing the ‘supply side’, and those concerned with social protection, which have been widely regarded as a drain on public resources...
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Chile Joven started in 1991, while Proyecto Joven started in 1994. In each case, the target was to train approximately 100,000 youths (ages 15–24) in a four-year period. Each provided courses of approximately 6 months length, including training classes and a...
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Micro-health insurance refers to the provision of tailor-made health insurance products, typically involving low premiums and modest benefits, by public and private insurance companies to poor or disadvantaged groups. A certain level of provision to such...
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South Africa’s social security system is the government’s chief initiative in tackling inequality in South Afria. It has two main objectives. The first is to immediately reduce poverty among groups who are not expected to participate fully in the labour...
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The Free School Textbook programme was initiated in 1980. It provides all students in grades 1 to 11 with required text books, free-of-charge. The Free School Uniform Programme was commenced in 1993. It provides all students in grades 1–13 in all government...
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The FNE aims to reduce unemployment among the most vulnerable categories of job seekers in three main ways: • first, by improving the employment prospects of job seekers through specific training programmes which both meet the demands of the labour market and...
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